2025 Winners

Emerging Screenwriters Horror Screenplay Competition

Semi-Finalists

(Alphabetical Order by Title)

A Demon on the Page by Melissa Behrend
A Zombie Love Story by Robert Tremblay
Adventures in Serial Killing by Jack Warner
Aftershock by Jeff Markowitz
Asbestos King by Dutch Godshalk
Before the Drop by Christina Rueda
Beneath the Surface by Luke Valdes Rodriguez
Blood Fest by Paul Scott
Blue Dreams by Jonathan Samuel
Bravo Jake by Kevin Frech
Bury Me in Smoke by Henry Winnik
Caroline by Aaron Edwards
Char by R R
Childbirth by Florencia Lowry
Civitas: A Tale of Anathema by Bob Singleton
Cling by Aaron Warner
Coal Eyes Are Watching by Christine Makepeace
Community Guidelines: Banned by AB Norman and Bart Norman
Consumed by Don Stroud
Dark Lakes by Steven James Griffiths and James Metcalf
Deal With It by Tristan Reed and Isabella Bonanno
Deep by Khan Holland
Deers! by John Furby
Devour by Matt Wanicur
Dreadel by Nick Roth
Emporium by Sharan Duggal
F**k Shui by Tammy Klembith
Feed the Demon by Cote Bellard
Feral Mountains by Terry Podnar
For My Daughter by Kevin McMechan
Galentine’s Day by Carlos Gabriel Ruiz
Germination by Leah Simmons
Grave Maker by Mario G. Lopez
Greed by Nick Quinn
Grimoire by Pablo Torroella
Hallow Corner by Ryan Peverly
Hallow’s Point by Brian W Smith
Harrow by Lee Bentley
Homecoming Scream by Laurie Boyle Crompton
Hop, Skip, Jump by Jonathan Fox
Hot Rod Monsters by Michael Kenney
Human by Emma Fischer
Hunger of the Forest by JD Lavallis
Hungry Eyes by Egidio Concas
Ice Fishing by Dean Cameron
Killing Time by Jack Warner
La Hacienda by PM Fox
Leeds by Jason Goldberg
Legacy by Michael Morra
Leonard by Darrell McGregor
Liveona by Paul Shiban
LOL by AB Norman
Muse in the Mazeum by Clay Fusco and Pamela Chiacchiaro
Nightmarecrawler by Clay Fusco
Nocturna by Erika Arlee and Logan Tabor
Odious by Tyler Schultz
Oskar: Lucifer Hides in Plain Sight by Steven Antonuccio
Panacea by Colin Charles Dale and Michael Naizu
Psithurism by Michael Mortimer
Residue by Matilda Szydagis
Ripples by Gareth Rees
Rotted Roots by Xavion Niles
Rubaiyat by Kimba Henderson
Selfie by Michael Hale
Shift by Russell Bradley Fenton
Shush by Brian Salay
Sister Morgan by Jeff Barker
Skinned by Carlos Perez
Slumber by Jared Michael Delaney
Spearfinger by Allen Sircy
Star of the Taboo Network by Stuart Pollack
Table for Two by David Clark
Taxidermist by Thadd Turner
That Which Binds Us by Daryl Denner
The Bad Lady by D Ross
The Baphomet Condition by Jeff Barker
The Black Girl (Maybe) Lives by Brandon Collins
The Bullpen by Hoss Carroll
The Crude by Zach Green
The Dark Gift by Sergio Pintore and Daryl D. Well
The Girl by Tim Ball
The Hole in the Wall by James Woodland
The Leopard by Scott Younger
The Maw by Sean Plemmons and Jeff Hassen
The Montgomery Murders by Jordan Ray Allen
The Orchestrion by David Biscevic
The Precipice by Olga Holtz
The Second Prom of Willy Strom by Jim Spivey
The Suckers by Joseph Fanger
The Suicide Gospels by Brandon Abney
The Switch by Thomas Clary
The Verbalek by Stewart Fergus
The Westminster Insurgent by Alan Devey
The Witch & The Wolf by Benjamin Ryan
The Yearning by Paul Frank
Three Days by Heather Foster
Three Pines by Jeffrey Nease and Steve Bruner
Trespass by Thomas Cresta
Trick Selfie by Chad Wellinger
Unrest by Hadj Gill

Quarter-Finalists

(Alphabetical Order by Title)

A Demon on the Page by Melissa Behrend
A Nice Place to Visit by Jack Warner
A Zombie Love Story by Robert Tremblay
Adventures in Serial Killing by Jack Warner
Aftershock by Jeff Markowitz
Artificial by Matthew Walsh
Asbestos King by Dutch Godshalk
Attack of the Killer Wiener by Matt Hausmann
Baba by George Brighton
Bad Blood by Patrick M. Hoy
Ballad of the Black Guitar by Omar Juarez
Beast of Virginia by Matthew Corley
Before the Drop by Christina Rueda
Beneath the Surface by Luke Valdes Rodriguez
Blood Fest by Paul Scott
Blood, Sweat & Tears by Leo Lake
Bloodhound by Danny Katz
Blue Dreams by Jonathan Samuel
Bottles of Blood by Craig McCabe
Brain Worms by VJ Mancuso
Bravo Jake by Kevin Frech
Burnt Ends by Jake Bennett
Bury Me in Smoke by Henry Winnik
Candy Apples by Mark a Pollesel and Dave Alexander
Caroline by Aaron Edwards
Char by R R
Childbirth by Florencia Lowry
Christmas Glenn by Dusty Latouffe
Chupacabra by Jose Manuel
Civitas: A Tale of Anathema by Bob Singleton
Cling by Aaron Warner
Coal Eyes Are Watching by Christine Makepeace
Cold by Todd McComas
Community Guidelines: Banned by AB Norman and Bart Norman
Consumed by Don Stroud
Contractus by Jose Flores
Cougar by Robert Rossetti
Coyote by Clark Childers
Credence by S A Teller
Cryptid Containment by Joseph Murillo
Dark Lakes by Steven James Griffiths and James Metcalf
Dark Moon Hotel by Leonidas Stanescu
Dark Trinity by Sean McKee
Dawn of the Woman by Martyn Eaden
Dead Weight by Leanne Sampson-Bowden and Travis Jai
Deadly Woods by James Fine
Deadman’s Lift by Adam Thomas Lumb
Deal With It by Tristan Reed and Isabella Bonanno
Deep by Khan Holland
Deers! by John Furby
Devil’s Claw by Jose Villanueva
Devour by Matt Wanicur
Dracula at Stalingrad by Jeremiah Granden
Dreadel by Nick Roth
Dream Wedding – Horror Show by Brian Couch
Due by Kathryn Zizek
Emporium by Sharan Duggal
Empty Nest by Anwen Bull
Eternal Scarring by Todd Bronson
F**k Shui by Tammy Klembith
Fairyland by Neville Goodison
Feed the Demon by Cote Bellard
Feral Mountains by Terry Podnar
Follow Me by Nate Tate and Mary Kate
For My Daughter by Kevin McMechan
Friday the 31st by Christopher Greffrath
Galentine’s Day by Carlos Gabriel Ruiz
Gate of Torment by Vincent Marello
Geocaching by Benjamin Lorenzo
Germination by Leah Simmons
Ghosted by Alex Kahler
Girl in the Rain by Jacqueline Sparks
Glory Days by Matthew Hoch
Gratuitous by Edwin Resto
Grave Maker by Mario G. Lopez
Greed by Nick Quinn
Grimoire by Pablo Torroella
Hallow Corner by Ryan Peverly
Hallow’s Point by Brian W Smith
Harmony Lane by Alison Weaverdyck
Harrow by Lee Bentley
Hellfire by Keith Ryan
Home Bound by Tijuana Ricks
Homecoming Scream by Laurie Boyle Crompton
Hop, Skip, Jump by Jonathan Fox
Hot Rod Monsters by Michael Kenney
House of Mirrors by Danny Galvin and Brad Pike
Huckleberry by Justin Moynihan
Human by Emma Fischer
Humdrum by Daniela DI Salvo
Hunger of the Forest by JD Lavallis
Hungry Eyes by Egidio Concas
I Feel Pretty by Cole Hediger
Ice Fishing by Dean Cameron
Inner Demons: The Exorcism of Cardinal Torres by Claudio Martinez-Valle
Into the Soul of Madness by Rob Seyk
Into the Well by Parker Stocksdale
Invasion of the Brewery Slugs by William Curley
Isolation by Mark Allen
It’s Only a Movie… by Zane Dunscomb
Jacob’s Bully by David Brandt
Jersey by Russell Davis
Karma Kat by Katz Entertainment
Kill the Wolf by T.D. Lang
Killing Time by Jack Warner
La Hacienda by PM Fox
Laced by Simon Wakelin
Leeds by Jason Goldberg
Legacy by Michael Morra
Leonard by Darrell McGregor
Lights, Camera… Evil! by Peter Simon
Little Old Ladies by Jeffrey Chase
Liveona by Paul Shiban
Lizard Uncle by John Distefano and Mark DiStefano
LOL by AB Norman
Love Sick by Richard Garry
Lucifer Rising by Rod Usher
Macabre: Yarns to Chill and Thrill by Connor Brown
Man by Neil Mackay
Manitou: Big Evil by Jim Kowalski
Margo by Daniel Perryman
Mental by Derek Weissbein
Michangleo to Van Gogh by Jermaine Battle
Mina Murray: The Dracula Story by Kevin McMechan
Monument by Glenn Maneval Jr
Muse in the Mazeum by Clay Fusco and Pamela Chiacchiaro
Never Have I Ever by Harker Jones
Never Say the Name by Lewis Tuck
Nightmarecrawler by Clay Fusco
Nocturna by Erika Arlee and Logan Tabor
Nosferatu Caligari by Courtney Bowen
Odious by Tyler Schultz
Old Peg by Dylan Smith and Derrick Smith
Operation Blood Moon by Alex Vaz
Oskar: Lucifer Hides in Plain Sight by Steven Antonuccio
Overtime and Space by Colin Schaefer
Panacea by Colin Charles Dale and Michael Naizu
Pellagra by Will Hager
Persistense of Vision by Marc Spiegel
Pick Up Your Toys by KJ Law
Platform 7 by Michael Mortimer
Potluck by Patricia Hickman
Precursor by Steve Brown
Project Lion’s Den by Stafford Echols
Protect Your Own by P Tavares
Psithurism by Michael Mortimer
Psych Ward by Robert Rosenbaum
Quid Pro Quo by Maggie Grant
Rattlesnake Canyon by Mark Allen
Red Devil and Tail by Adam Hersh
Residue by Matilda Szydagis
Return of the Salesman by Clay Fusco
Ripples by Gareth Rees
Rot by Ray Petrolino
Rotted Roots by Xavion Niles
Rubaiyat by Kimba Henderson
Saint Death by Chelly Pike
Scare Me to Death by Stan Evans
Scatt’s Crag Ridge by Michael Colucci
Sea of Souls by Alexandra Fisher
Self Storage by Robert Walcott
Selfie by Michael Hale
Sherlock Holmes, Vampire Detective by Hilary Van Hoose
Shift by Russell Bradley Fenton
Shush by Brian Salay
Sister Morgan by Jeff Barker
Skinned by Carlos Perez
Skunks! by Harry Kelley
Slasherlorette by Emma Polski
Slaughter in the Sistine Chapel by Jeff Koyen
Slumber by Jared Michael Delaney
Social Media Killer by William Derek Ratliff
Spearfinger by Allen Sircy
Spider Junkie by Kristina Zill
Stan the Monster Hunter by Darren Rae
Star of the Taboo Network by Stuart Pollack
Stricken by Ted Campbell
Sunny Acres by Eliott Smadja and Bob Smadja, Will Fihn Ramsey
Swipe by Colin Francis Costello
Syd by Billy Smith
Table for Two by David Clark
Taxidermist by Thadd Turner
Thanatophobia by Carolyn Joyce
That Which Binds Us by Daryl Denner
The Andersonville Horror by Denise Agnew
The Bad Lady by D Ross
The Baphomet Condition by Jeff Barker
The Black Girl (Maybe) Lives by Brandon Collins
The Bliss Project by Ryan Bennett
The Bullpen by Hoss Carroll
The Burdizzo Method by Collin Frey
The Call of the Owl by Benjamin Lopez
The Copper Mine by Chandler Ramirez
The Couch by Eric Chambers
The Crude by Zach Green
The Dark Gift by Sergio Pintore and Daryl D. Well
The Darkness That Surrounds Us by Sam Lebow
The Devil’s Due by David Wickenden
The Eighth Day by Dan Southard
The Emergence of Carlyle by Anne-Marie Maidan
The Fallen by Gabrielle Nehring
The Girl by Tim Ball
The Gloam Within by Andrew Walter
The Hole in the Wall by James Woodland
The Jumbee’s ah Come by Mike Alter
The Kill Clause by Kevin Tavolaro
The Lake by Jonathan Everett
The Last Coven by Mark Sercye
The Legend of Spring Heeled Jack by Anthony Labriola
The Leopard by Scott Younger
The Lessons of Dr. Moreau by Matthew Walsh
The Maw by Sean Plemmons and Jeff Hassen
The Montgomery Murders by Jordan Ray Allen
The Offering by David Kornfield
The Orchestrion by David Biscevic
The Precipice by Olga Holtz
The Presence by Maria Soriano
The President of Earth by Lee Arter
The Rabbi and the Golem by Jared Piller
The Rage Inside You by Michael Buonocore
The Reclaimers by Jason Sheedy
The Second Prom of Willy Strom by Jim Spivey
The Stitched Man by Ashrith Kora
The Suburban Nightmare by Robert Charles
The Suckers by Joseph Fanger
The Suicide Gospels by Brandon Abney
The Switch by Thomas Clary
The Verbalek by Stewart Fergus
The Westminster Insurgent by Alan Devey
The Witch & The Wolf by Benjamin Ryan
The Yearning by Paul Frank
This Is Just for You by Joshua Strauch
Three Days by Heather Foster
Three Pines by Jeffrey Nease and Steve Bruner
Thunderstorm by Maria Mathis
Tranquility Bay by Steve Brody PhD and Michael Brody
Trespass by Thomas Cresta
Trick Selfie by Chad Wellinger
Trust Me by Aimee Kuge
Unfortunates by Dee Mick
Unrest by Hadj Gill
Vampire Highway by Lee Arter
Waken by Shero Syndicate
We Want Your Baby by Leah Rowell
Wendigo by Jake Bean
Witch Ever Way You Go by Robert Herold
Woodpeck County by Frank Vallarelli
Woods of Madness by Roberto Niño de Rivera
Worms by Steve Mitchell