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Caller Unknown by Warren Duncan
An emergency call center attendant attempts to talk a young woman off the ledge as she asks him increasingly personal questions.
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7pp
1 reader loves this script
The Nu You by John Hunter
A homely young woman is ready to pay any price to be taller, thinner and more attractive.
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14pp
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2 readers love this script 
The Other White Meat by John Hunter
Two researchers on a remote and frozen planet awaken a micro-sized terror which threatens to devour the universe. This short morphed into a two part novella length Space Opera.
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8pp
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3 readers love this script 
Thirteen Steps to the Attic by Rob Herzog
To join the cool girls at her school, Emily must knock on an attic door and ask to be let in by whatever entity resides there.
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5pp
5 readers love this script
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Bats Can See by Yuvraj Rajwanshi
A visually impaired painter with an unusual gift soon discovers that her paintings bear resemblance to a forthcoming mishap.
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13pp
1 reader loves this script
Great Again by Michael J Kospiah
After falsely reporting a hate crime, Wendell believes he's being followed and harassed by a mysterious man. But will anybody believe him this time?
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6pp
1 reader loves this script
First Generation by Mark Renshaw
When a female android takes her pet in for repairs, an accident turns her world upside down and reveals her entire existence has been a lie.
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7pp
2 readers love this script
The Tale of Tin Can Kade by Mark Renshaw
On a quest for vengeance, a grieving outlaw’s chance encounter with a scam artist turns out not to be a chance encounter at all.
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5pp
1 reader loves this script
There's Something Inside by Mark Renshaw
A strange creature seeking shelter for the night finds itself 20,000 feet in the air on an aeroplane wing with one passenger inside bent on its destruction.
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4pp
1 reader loves this script
Doomsday for Denton by Anthony Cawood
A wannabe street fighter tries to boost his rep by going up against a legendary brawler from the past.
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6pp
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5pp
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The Monster In The Well by Zack Akers
There's a monster in the well. Don't believe me? Take a peek...
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6pp
Are You Looking After Yourself? by Ben Clifford
After feeling his wife has checked out mentally, a young father bonds with a widower in his neighborhood over a shared sense of loss.
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18pp
1 reader loves this script
Night Steak by Yuvraj Rajwanshi
To fill the stomach of a starving little girl, an old man acknowledges the true evil in the dead of a night.
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3pp
3 readers love this script
Connected by Anthony Cawood
What if the point of singularity has already happened and we just don’t know about it?
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7pp
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2 readers love this script
...For Dummies by Ben Clifford
A couple planning a special evening for their anniversary have exactly one hour until their guest of honor arrives.
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10pp
2 readers love this script
UNSAID (NOT AVAILABLE - SOLD) by David Lambertson
A married couple explores whether some things are better left unsaid.
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9pp
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11 readers love this script 
Gift Horse by Anthony Cawood
What seems like a chance encounter turns out to be something much more sinister when a muscle-bound gym-rat crosses paths with a bartender who’s grieving the death of his twin sister.
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6pp
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1 reader loves this script
A Matter of Taste by James Austin McCormick
Two crime bosses pit their wine tasting skills against one another in a contest to become head of the underworld, only they’re vampires and the wine isn’t actually wine.
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10pp
1 reader loves this script
And Then He Cometh by Warren Duncan
A Halloween party descends into chaos for a young girl and her partner when they take centre place in an ancient ritual.
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11pp
SCAVENGE by Steve Miles
A backpacker stumbles upon an abandoned campsite only to discover he’s not alone when it comes to an appetite for scavenging.
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5pp
3 readers love this script
Final Checkout by Elaine Clayton
A young teenager works her last shift before embarking on asummer travel adventure. But the night is going to be one big adventure too and one she might not make it through.
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12pp
3 readers love this script