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Within This Wall by Rob Herzog
Arthur struggles to explain the hole that's been mysteriously drilled into his wall and the stranger that stares back at him from inside it.
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10pp
2 readers love this script
Conversation with God by Anthony Straeger
On a quest for divine intervention, Thomas is led to a revelation.
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4pp
2 readers love this script
Live Love Eat Die by Michael J Kospiah
When an obnoxious, meathead womanizer tricks his vegan Tinder date into eating meat, he unleashes something not quite human.
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14pp
1 reader loves this script
American Classic by Rick Garrison
A cunning husband fakes his death to elicit concern from his wife, only to find himself entangled in a web of unintended consequences when his actions lead to a dramatic and unexpected conclusion.
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6pp
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3 readers love this script 
New Arrival by Lonnie Lapierre
After a terrible tragedy, a young Father finds solace in a support group, but not all is what it seems.
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6pp
2 readers love this script
Barstool Deceptions by P.H. Cook
When a journalist investigating alien sightings encounters a mysterious woman at an airport bar, he is drawn into a revelation about otherworldly beings that blurs the line between belief and reality.
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8pp
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8 readers love this script 
Something for the Weekend by Anthony Cawood
A desperate driver has to jump through hoops to get his car back before the impound yard closes for the weekend.
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7pp
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3 readers love this script
Fuck Off, Aliens by Matthew Taylor
10 minutes until Earth is destroyed and a bewildered custodian is forced to clean up the mess by convincing the alien destroyers that Humans are worth saving.
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10pp
2 readers love this script
Daylight by Aaron Ridenour
A timid nurse must protect her epileptic son and father with dementia from an unseen enemy that hunts in the sunlight.
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17pp
4 readers love this script
Model Citizen by Shelly Paino
Under pressure to find male models, a talent scout recruits a cat-calling construction worker, giving him a taste of what it’s like to be objectified.
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11pp
2 readers love this script
Uberdark by J. Phillip Wilkins
A frightened girl hopes a rideshare is her escape from a cult in hot pursuit.
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16pp
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17 readers love this script 
Timber by Jess Waters
After failing to capture her corporate dreams, 38-year-old Zora returns home where she is faced with her aging father’s hoarding and a struggle to make her homecoming matter.
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10pp
3 readers love this script
Shiloh by Dave Schroeder
Crossing a Blue-Red state line in a dystopian 2029, a father and daughter confront bounty hunters, law enforcement, and their own past.
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18pp
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2 readers love this script 
The Best Men by Oliver Diprose
Pete's wedding day finally arrives but he's reluctant to go. His Best Men find out the reason why.
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3 readers love this script
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18pp
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Jewelry Store Robbery by Tal Almog
A first-time jewelry thief must grapple with the salesclerk’s unexpected talkativeness.
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8pp
1 reader loves this script
Thanks for the Hands by James Austin McCormick
An idealistic surgeon gives a mutilated prisoner a new set of hands but soon wishes he hadn't when he learns of the man's macabre compulsion.
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(Never) Forever by Lewis Eastwood
The world's first real superhero naively demonstrates her powers for the world to see.
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5pp
2 readers love this script
Your House Is My House by Rob Herzog
The peculiar man who admires Kate’s house abruptly decides to move in.
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12pp
1 reader loves this script
Fairy Tale on I-75 by Tal Almog
A lawyer pieces together the details of his hungover client's theft of a bouncy castle... and a cow.
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8pp
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