Note: Hyper Epics was presented with the top three scripts to select which of the three to translate into a comic.  That announcement is forthcoming.  


Writers/Readers Choice*

Ole Bess' Bait Shop (3.73) by Paul Knauer (PKCardinal) writing as ? - Short, Horror, Light - Wanna catch something big? Choose the right bait. - pdf format

Writers/Readers Liked

So Warm The Water (3.25) by Steve Miles (stevemiles) writing as ? - Short, Horror - A tormented Mariner finds comfort in the most unlikely of company. - pdf format

Beneath The Surface (3.21) by Richard D. Kinsella (Scar Tissue Films) writing as ? - Short, Horror - Who knows what lurks beneath the surface of the deepest, darkest waters, or what lurks beneath the surface of the darkest waters of all, the Human Soul? - pdf format

The Rest

The Void by Praneel Nand (PraneelNand ) writing as ? - Short, Horror - Beings of infinite power and knowledge are still no match for the seduction of power. - pdf format

The 13th Leeds by John Staats (JEStaats) writing as Dee C. Marvel - Short, Horror - There's always a catch when you deal with the Devil. - pdf format

Wamphyr by Mario Perrotta (coldsnap) writing as ? - Short, Horror - To stop an ancient evil, a band of soldiers must resurrect something much worse. - pdf format

My Monster
by Mark Moore (Irish Eyes) writing as ? - Short, Horror - The parents of a young girl suffering from night terrors, arrange a sleep over; but at what cost? - pdf format

Blood Diamonds by Rene Claveau (ReneC) writing as An Elephant - Short, Suspense - A guide leads a man to a cave of riches and learns some bargains have too high a price. - pdf format

Has Cold Feet by  Darren Seeley (DarrenJamesSeeley) writing as Jerry the Jack - Short, Horror - On Halloween, a recluse fears the trick and treating kids will meet his dead wife. - pdf format

Nanobe by Dustin Bowcott (Dustin) writing as Don Siegel - Short, Horror, Sci Fi - After surviving cosmic extinction, a Nanobe finds hope and new food sources on planet Earth. - pdf format

Umbra Spirituum by Javier Torregrosa (jayrex) writing as Pope Boniface VIII - Short, Horror, Psychological, Paranormal - Darcey and Jessy go trick or treating along with their older sister Marta.   They encounter some nasty night time creatures that make them regret ever wanting candy again. - pdf format

Case of the Banzai Banshee by Mark-Curtis Dunn (currentcmine) writing as ? - Short, Horror, Noir - A private detective's investigation of a missing daughter leads to murder and a battle with a vampire. - pdf format

The Boring Thing by Joe Garza (SPQR) writing as Mr. Ed - Short, Horror - It's been working its way up from the center of the Earth for a billion years. Today it surfaces. - pdf format

*Votes included votes from non-participants who read every single script.  Votes for the writers own script were screened out in the final tally.  Writers Choice top four and Readers Choice top four were virtually identical.  Oddly enough, writer's votes for his own script made no difference in the final outcome.  Generally speaking, the higher voted scripts had the highest standard deviation.

Thanks to everyone for the great notes on my script. I've already (slightly) re-written it to iron out a few of the issues that were pointed out by the great group here. (For anyone that cares, I'll detail the changes in the script-specific thread.)

Congrats to Steve and Richard... and good luck to you both!

Congrats Paul! It was top of my list. I can easily see it in comic form.

Kudos to Steve and Richard too - Very worthy!

Exciting stuff.


Those three were my top three, as well. Though obviously, I'm biased!

I’m happy my favourite script came top.  Nice to know the majority felt the same too.

Well done to everyone involved!

Congrats, Challenge leaders!

Also, a shout out to Don for letting those of us who read all entries cast our vote.

A couple of entries, (apart from the front runners) that stuck with me after the reading was done - Blood Diamonds, and Nanobe. Thanks for the vibe and visuals, Rene and Dustin.

13th Leeds should have placed.

I guess the structure was too much for most peeps to get, but it was a solid effort and the way it tied a real "monster" into it, was quite well thought out.

So, how many entrants didn't review a single entry?  To those who read everyone...especially those who didn't enter, NICE JOB!!

Congrats Paul!!! This is so cool... I can't wait to see the comic!!!

Quoted from Dreamscale 13th Leeds should have placed. I guess the structure was too much for most peeps to get, but it was a solid effort and the way it tied a real "monster" into it, was quite well thought out.

Thanks for the shout out, Jeff.

Great contest, Don.

Well done to everyone.

Congrats to all participants, and thanks to those who read and reviewed. And salute to Don, it was a fun challenge.

Congrats to Paul, Steve and Richard. Totally deserved.

And well done to everyone! This one was an interesting challenge.

Looking forward to read the comic!!

Thanks to Don for a fresh take on the October OWC, been a while since I could find the time and idea to enter.  

Congrats to Paul and Richard, and thanks to those who took the time to read even though they didn't enter.  I thought I had a couple of the writers pegged but I was way off the mark.

I was also surprised not to see the 13th Leeds up there - that was one that stuck with me.

I'm glad my favourite top 2 scripts placed in the top 2!

Congratulations!

-Mark