Submission Samples from the Horror Genre

Title: Giggle

Logline: After being gruesomly murdered twenty years earlier, a serial killer clown returns from certain death to take revenge on the daughter of the deceased town sheriff who took his life.

Synopsis: Twenty years earlier in a small seaside town, a respected trauma surgeon, DR. GABNEY, who also performedas the town clown, is caught returning to the hospital at night and removing the organs from patients in their sleep leaving them to die. Sheriff TOM MAYER and Officer GORD get justice, shooting and burning the clown to his death, then taking his body to the isolated caves outside of town, burying him forever. Now, the clown returns to take bloody revenge on MAYGAN, daughter of the deceased Sheriff, and her high school friends. the clown tries to kill Maygan with a dirty shovel, but is saved by officer Gord. A year later, Maygan still lives with the trauma of that night, but has made new friends. The clown returns again killing everyone with what ever is at hand except Maygan and pal ANDY. After an attempt to kill the clown in the streets with a gun the clown pursues Maygan to the old hospital. She tries to hide but is cornered. Officer Gord finds Maygan and kills the clown forever.

Title: ICEMEN

Logline: Snowmen come to life and attack teenagers at a cabin in the woods.

Synopsis: Seven teenagers: Jack, Brad, Jet, Qwan, Christie, Val, and Elizabeth party at a bar at: "The Grey Mountain Ski Resort". They then drive, in a Hummer, to a cabin in the woods. At night, around the fire, Brad tells the story of how the cabin they are staying at is haunted. Val, Christie's younger sister, finds old clothing in the attic. She runs outside and scares the whole group. She then puts the cloths on the five snowmen that they built.   The five snowmen come to life and start attacking the guys. The guys find a flame thrower and wound the snowmen. They decide to lure the snowmen away from the girls by taking off in the Hummer. The snowmen continue to attack the teenagers at various locations: a ski lodge, a chalet, the forest, and a spa. In the end almost all of the teenagers are killed except for Elizabeth and Jack. Elizabeth, with her operatic voice, kills off the snowmen on the mountain. Jack snow boards up to her and they kiss.

Title: The Hatchet Fairy

Logline: A Fairy Tale Willing to Bleed its Way to the Ball

Synopsis: Bitty had always been a strange sister, so when Lore met Bitty's fairy godmother for the upcoming ball, she didn't think much of it. Sure, the fairy godmother was mean and drank scotch, but then again, Bitty was a personal injury lawyer, so allowances had to be made about her mental stability. After refusing to go the ball and disgust the prince with her appearance, Lore wakes to find her roommate dead and Bitty still thirsty for blood. With the first strike of midnight, Bitty's gone and Lore's bleeding. Kill or be killed, the ghosts finally convince her. Armed with only her shoes, Lore has to survive the ball, ignore the prince, and kill her sister to stay alive.

Title: Hands That Shed Innocent Blood

Logline: A terrified young woman struggles to understand her recurring nightmares that recall, reveal, and foreshadow the vicious murders of real children.

Synopsis: Since she was only eight years old, twenty-three year old Molly has been terrorized by nightmares of an evil man who dwells in a cabin in the woods, where he viciously murders unsuspecting children, at their parents' requests. Convinced that she is dreaming about something real; Molly feels compelled to understand these dreams, and stop these horrifying murders. As the nightmares continuously gain a stronger foothold on her conscious and subconscious thoughts, she begins to have hallucinations that make her question her own sanity. Nevertheless, she remains determined to go to any extreme necessary to break free from the emotional torment that has been haunting her for over fifteen years. This script has finished in ninth place in the national Writer's Digest 78th Annual Writer's Competition, in the television/movie script category which includes all genres. If you are interested in representing me, please contact me. Thank you for your time and consideration.

Title: Unidentified

Logline: The discovery of a lifetime just may end their lives.

Synopsis: In UNIDENTIFIED, a sci-fi/horror blend, JAKE WHITAKER, takes a quick side-trip on the eve of his budding legal career to Galveston, Texas to meet his fiance GENA's family. What begins as a difficult time -- his unimpressed soon-to-be father-in-law, a treasure hunting hobbyist, invites Jake and AJ and FLINT, Gena's ex-boyfriend and brother, to join him in a hunt for sunken treasure -- turns unbelievable when they discover the find of the century, a UFO long submerged in the sea. As they squabble over ownership of the UFO, things turns deadly as the UFO's occupant, a vicious, voracious alien lurking inside, is unleashed. I'm a 'graduate' of David S. Freeman's Beyond Structure screenwriting course. Currently, I am awaiting production of my short, "Love Thy Neighbor," which finished in the top six percent out of 2600 in a screenwriting competition. If you wish to read my script, please contact me. Sincerely, Carson Cooper Sirtark@aol.com (317) 443-8229

Title: X-Ray

Logline: A daring rock climber stranded in a remote mountain range fights for her life against a local man whose grisly secret is an obsession with human bones and the twisted lenghts he goes to indulge it.

Synopsis: NANCY THOMAS, 24, speed climbs a sheer cliff without the aid of ropes or gear. Using only her hands and feet she skillfully maneuvers jutting boulders and impossibly angled walls. She's confident and strong until a problem with one of her legs stops her. At the same time, a Man shovels human bones and ash from a crematory furnace. He puts aside a skull and pelvis then dumps the rest into a grinder. He pours the remaining ashes into an urn and slaps on a dog-bone shaped label, "Fluffy" Miller. Nancy's doctor warns her never to climb again. Devastated, she heads to the Northern California mountains with her dog, FREEWAY, to prove to herself he was wrong. Freeway escapes and is hit by a car. She takes the injured dog to the only veterinarian nearby, handsome DAVID DENMEYER, 30s. She's grateful and attracted to the charming Doctor...until she discovers his deadly secret. Then in spite of her disabililty and fear she must use her wits and rock climbing skills to survive. (98pgs.)

Title: AMERICAN HUNGER

Logline: A small, isolated southern town is torn apart when a dead boy is resurrected during funeral services.

Synopsis: Dearest Agent, I am writing to you from deep within an underground bunker to gauge interest in representing me and my new feature-length screenplay AMERICAN HUNGER. It is a period zombie horror screenplay dealing with issues of racism and religion. Readers for FirstGlance International Film Festival (I was a finalist in 2009), have said of my work, "It is highly imaginative, funny, exciting, thought-provoking... All the good stuff" (their words, not mine). Another reviewer under the employ of BlueCat Screenplay Competition claimed, "One of the most unique and original pieces a reader can ever come across. Its imagination knows no bounds." Please let me know if you're interested in having a look. Thank you. Your Brother in Arms, Victor de Oliveira

Title: Save your child

Logline: A woman struggles to free her son from child pornograghers. Little does she know that a ghost is on her side.

Synopsis: Lisa Evans and her son John are on the their way to see her mother. Her car breaks down and she receives a lift from a stranger. Lisa and John spend the night, and later have problems that lead to John's disappearance. Lisa must fight to free her son, and keep herself alive as well.

Title: Virgin White

Logline: Hell hath no fury like a woman born.. A by product of a union spawned out of violence and rage. THIS is Chelsea Marie Grahams driving force behind her insatiable thirst for revenge, justice and blood

Synopsis: Ah!Female serial killers! Prolific, sexy and Oh! SO deadly. Chelsea Marie Graham is such a woman. A blond haired blue eyed self proclaimed crusader, outwardly she is a vision of sheer loveliness, demure in nature, quiet, caring, professional.. Inwardly she carries a deep dark secret, one that has plagued her, her entire life. Culminating in a rage so black, so malevolent that it eventually consumes her and ultimately causes her to act out in the most horrendous ways imaginable. Needing an outlet for this rage Chelsea begins by creating an on line alter ego named Virgin White who is the "voice" of her Internet website Women For Purity Dot Com. Fronting as a supremacist website Chelsea uses Virgin to get into the hearts and minds of some of the worst characters you'd never want to meet. Her ploy is most effective as she lures unsuspecting men to her home and to their ultimate demise.

Title: Dead of the Night

Logline: The end of the world is just the beginning.

Synopsis: In the middle of the night, a mysterious explosion is seen and heard in the sky above the town of Evans City. Most dismiss it, but by the next morning, the town's residents are becoming infected by the chemicals in the explosion and are turning into flesh-eating ghouls. In the midst of this horror, we meet several disparate groups of survivors, including a young college couple, a suburban family, and a young man trying desperately to find his girlfriend. These people must try to find a way out of the city and come together to find a way to stay alive in the face of a virus that's not only destroying their home, but civilization as we know it.