Submit your script to the one week challenge/excercise/thing... Simply Scripts:

You must write one script (properly formatted) between 5 to 12 pages (courier 12 point font) on this month's theme:

Genre: Open
Theme: Open
Location: An Elevator or Lift (a moving platform or cage for carrying passengers or freight from one level to another, as in a building.)

The story must take place in and/or just outside an elevator. Low/No budget.

*So, what does this have to do with Message in a Bottle by The Police? The key word is "Bottle" as in Bottle Episode as used in episodic television.

Lift in a 1 Star Hotel by Simon Wiedmann (simon) writing as It's a secret... for now... hosted by Simply Scripts

(Short, Comedy) - Eek… 8 pages (pdf - formatting: )

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The Deuce by R. E. McManus (rendevous) writing as ? hosted by Simply Scripts

(Short, Drama, Thriller) - An elevator and two guys on their way up. What can go down? 10 pages (pdf - formatting: )

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Great White by P. Cook (angry bear) writing as Queenie Tarantela hosted by Simply Scripts

(Short, Crime, Thriller) - A crime boss and his goons, regret letting an extremely annoying woman into the elevator with them. 9 pages (pdf - formatting: )

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Drop Zone by Richard Russell (richardr) writing as Otis Hoo hosted by Simply Scripts

(Short) - A physicist about to compete in a reality game show gets a call from his wife--she's pregnant--and his brother has hit on her. 8 pages (pdf - formatting: )

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The Equitable Life by Pete B. Lane writing as ? hosted by Simply Scripts

(Short, Supernatural Horror) - As a delivery man, Isaac's destination is chosen for him. But this elevator ride will force him to choose his path. 12 pages (pdf - formatting: )

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Going Down by Chris Bodily writing as Anonymous hosted by Simply Scripts

(Short, Thriller, Horror) - An elevator reunites a woman with her two exes -- one a pudgy gentleman; the other a suave, abusive creep. 8 pages (pdf - formatting: )

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Company Stress Test by Darren J Seeley writing as Bill S. Guier hosted by Simply Scripts

(Short, Science Fiction, Satire Comedy, Surreal) - There's something wrong with the stairs, so four employees take the new elevator. There's something wrong with that, too. 12 pages (pdf - formatting: )

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Elevated Blood Pressure by Dustin Bowcott writing as Guy N. Smith hosted by Simply Scripts

(Short, Horror) - Four ghost hunters find more than they bargained for inside the elevator of an old slaughterhouse. 9 pages (pdf - formatting: )

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The Final Level by Jeff Bush (dreamscale) writing as blank hosted by Simply Scripts

(Short, Survival, Horror, SyFy) - Two warriors fight for their survival in a wicked game with deadly adversaries. 9 pages (pdf - formatting: )

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The Elevator Most Belonging To Alice by Bill Sarre (reef dreamer) writing as Christine Beauchamp hosted by Simply Scripts

(Short, Drama) - With the help of a new friend, Alice discovers a way to manage her difficult situation. 11 pages (pdf - formatting: )

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The Necro File by Jayden Simon writing as Dunkin Ho Nuts hosted by Simply Scripts

(Short, Erotic Horror) - A sexually inexperienced assistant to the coroner becomes stuck on an elevator with the corpse of a beautiful young woman and, well, first love is never easy, is it? 8 pages (pdf - formatting: )

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Elevator Game by Steve McDonell writing as hosted by Simply Scripts

(Short, Horror) - Two girls risk supernatural forces when they play the Elevator Game. 6 pages (pdf - formatting: )

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Case of Death by Dena McKinnon (pale yellow) writing as Quintana Tarantula hosted by Simply Scripts

(Short, Thriller) - A ruthless assassin must improvise when a small wrench is thrown into her plan. 7 pages (pdf - formatting: )

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Tales of Horror presents: The Game Room forth ed. by Dan Campisi + Debra Johnson writing as Godzilla loves virgins + Debra Desch hosted by Simply Scripts

(Short, Horror) - Death isn't the worst thing that can happen to you. 11 pages (pdf - formatting: )

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The Saturn Method by John Robbins & Steven Clark writing as hosted by Simply Scripts

(Short, Comedy) - On an elevator, a sleazy underdog rivals a professional "pickup artist" in a battle of egos. 12 pages (pdf - formatting: )

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I Got 99 Problems by Mark Renshaw writing as Elisha Graves Otis hosted by Simply Scripts

(Short, Fantasy, Horror) - An office worker returns home after a long day and embarks on a rather surreal journey in a faulty elevator to the 99th floor. 11 pages (pdf - formatting: )

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Just the Tip by Steve Miles writing as hosted by Simply Scripts

(Short, Dark Comedy) - A proud elevator operator fights to protect those in his charge -- unless that is, they opt for the stairs… 10 pages (pdf - formatting: )

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Going Down (another script with the same title) by Kyle Hasegawa writing as hosted by Simply Scripts

(Short, Drama) - Multiple obstacles stop a man from going downstairs via elevator. 7 pages (pdf - formatting: )

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Broken Restraining Order by Mark-Curtis Dunn writing as hosted by Simply Scripts

(Short, Crime, Drama) - Celebrity Lori Kirkland believes she covers herself with caution, only to be trapped in an elevator with her stalker. 8 pages (pdf - formatting: )

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Once Upon A Time In An Elevator by Khamanna Iskandarova writing as hosted by Simply Scripts

(Short, Comedy) - Two strangers meet in an elevator and look at each other really really hard. One kills the other with his look. 7 pages (pdf - formatting: )

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Starlift by Ian J. Courter writing as Niemand Geist hosted by Simply Scripts

(Short, Science Fiction, Comedy) - Ineptitude and a clash of personalities endanger the launch of the first space lift/elevator as supposedly English speaking astronauts try to work together and save the mission in this salute to those bad special effect shows of the 1970s. 11 apges (pdf - formatting: )

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The Kill Switch by Ammar Salmi writing as hosted by Simply Scripts

(Short, Action, Thriller) - A private detective break all the laws to save the love of his life from a secret organization. 7 pages (pdf - formatting: )

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Feels Like Falling by Eric Wall writing as Michelle O'Connell hosted by Simply Scripts

(Short, Drama) - An elevator operator finds his simple job becoming much more complicated when he tries to talk one of his building's tenants out of an abusive relationship. 12 pages (pdf - formatting: )

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I Got The Shaft by Jeffrey Dean Langham (Jeremiah Johnson) writing as Steven Tyler hosted by Simply Scripts

(Short, Drama) - A geek and a beautiful woman stuck in an elevator. What could go wrong? 7 pages (pdf - formatting: )

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Fabrini by Henry Christner (stumpzian) writing as Ulysses Diello hosted by Simply Scripts

(Short, Drama) - A hotel elevator operator in Washington, D.C., discovers an alignment of past and present. 7 pages (pdf - formatting: )

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Placebo Button by Jamrach Buchanan (paydirt) writing as hosted by Simply Scripts

(Short, Thriller) - After a traumatic encounter in an elevator, a dejected man risks his life in an effort to save one stranger from another. 11 pages (pdf - formatting: )

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Elevator Parody by Alex Brauck writing as hosted by Simply Scripts

(Short, Action, Comedy, Parody) - Spidey Kid kicks ass in a world full of blockbuster characters. 7 pages (pdf - formatting: )

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