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I'll Be Seeing You by Gary Howell
A man tries to get his wife out of a nursing home during the middle of a pandemic.
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6pp
1 reader loves this script
Perchance to Dream by James Austin McCormick
A dead soldier follows the light at the end of the tunnel but discovers his own personal afterlife is nothing he could have imagined.
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10pp
4 readers love this script
Out Of Order by Luke Anthony Walker
A night at the local multiplex turns into a nightmare for a middle-aged man with a dark past who learns that being sorry doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll be forgiven.
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5pp
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Geriatricks by Mark Renshaw
A group of geriatric desperados attempt a bank heist. With no experience, no clue and no bowel control, their chances are slim, especially when they encounter an off-duty cop
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12pp
Bridges by James Austin McCormick
A suicidal man is comforted by a stranger but soon begins to suspect he might be better off without her help.
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4pp
2 readers love this script
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10pp
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The Light at the End of the Tunnel by Sean Elwood
When three teens attempt to prove a ghost story true at a haunted tunnel, they get more than they bargained for when something far more horrifying greets them on the other side.
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12pp
Virus-99 by Rob Herzog
The quarantine for a deadly virus is over, but the trouble has just started for a man keeping his bizarre family on permanent lockdown.
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6pp
1 reader loves this script
Heiress by Mario Waller
Who really holds the reins as secret agendas and misgivings weave a web of deceit.
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6pp
The Resident by Dawn Johnston
An old man who's been abandoned in a locked ward finds his way to freedom.
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3pp
13 readers love this script
Branded by Natalie Ekberg
When a drug addict who has committed suicide enters hew new 'post mortem' residence, her only objective is to find her baby.
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12pp
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7 readers love this script 
Food Fight by Christopher Stewart
A couple take a unique approach in deciding who will choose the restaurant they'll eat at.
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3pp
3 readers love this script
Here Comes The Bogeyman by Zack Akers
When an evil entity demands that a single mother choose one of her two children for a blood sacrifice, she must find a way to save them both.
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23pp
Dialled Up by Matthew Taylor
An old man tries to hold off the bailiffs long enough for one last call with his son.
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7pp
4 readers love this script
The Other Side by Kirsten James
A young woman and her boyfriend innocently play on a Ouija Board only to discover the other side is not to be messed with.
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13pp
4 readers love this script
Rear View by Anthony Cawood
An elderly gent with distinctly modern tastes wishes he'd never bought a car with a reversing camera.
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4pp
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Relive by Luke Anthony Walker
While rushing to the maternity ward, Ben and his pregnant wife, Anna, accidentally hit a mysterious woman with their car. When they try to help her, the night takes a harrowing turn for the worst.
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5pp
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1 reader loves this script 
Inbox (1) by Matthew Taylor
After receiving increasingly strange emails, a deaf customer services agent must battle with his own mind if he is to make sense of his night.
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11pp
Flee This Room by Rob Herzog
Jay's new girlfriend brings him to a room of cultists who favor boy bands and meat cleavers.
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12pp
A Furtive Response by Anthony Cawood
A grieiving couple seperated by the loss of a child live a distant existence until a unifying secret is accidentally revealed.
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8pp
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Transition by Chris Keaton
An EMT helping out a friend finds himself with an undesirable life saving job. (Inspired by a Lovecraft story)
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5pp
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14 readers love this script 
Exit Strategy by Rick Hansberry
First dates require courage, resourcefulness and originality -- and that's just to get out of the bathroom.
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5pp
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5 readers love this script 
When the Snow Melts by Sean Elwood
A quiet neighborhood is disturbed when the parents wake up on Christmas Day to find that their children are missing.
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5pp
11 readers love this script