With Halloween fast approaching and writers furiously working on his/her October One Week Writing Challenge scripts, I thought I’d add some inspiration.

-Don

I Know What You Did Last Summer – March 12, 1997 third draft script by Kevin Williamson (based on the novel by Lois ducan) – hosted by: Horrorlair – in pdf format

Adaptation of Lois Duncan’s thriller about four teenagers trying to cover up a hit-and-run. Love Hewitt plays Julie, a high school senior who goes trip with her friends and accidently hits a fisherman. They think he is dead and dump him into the waters. But later they get a strange letter that says “I know what you did last summer.”

Information courtesy of imdb.com

More scripts, horror and otherwise, on the Movie Scripts page.

Over on the Unproduced Scripts page are twenty seven original scripts for your reading pleasure. Please note that scripts submission are closed until November 1st. This is so everyone can focus on writing his/her October One Week Challenge script.

– Don

The October ’14 One Week Challenge topic and genre are:

Topic: At sundown on October 31st the doorways to the Otherworld open, allowing the inhabitants to come into our world and also allowing humans to go to the Otherworld. Sunrise on November 1st, that door closes.

Genre: Horror Fantasy

Limitations: Only one character can have dialogue. (Writer cannot use Voice Over, however the character can speak off camera.)

You have one week to write a screenplay between 6 to 10 pages. The screenplay must be properly formatted (12 pt courier font) and in PDF format.

The scripts are due on Friday, October 24th at 11:59 pm edt and must be submitted to SimplyScripts.com/owc.

There will be a Writer’s Choice wherein the participants (and only the participants) will be asked to select one script he or she likes the best.

You can follow the event on the discussion board. Self registration on the discussion board is closed, if you wish to become a member, please contact me.

The Gist:

• 6 – 10 pages
• Properly formatted saved as a PDF file
• This isn’t a contest there are no prizes
• Free to submit
• One entry per person/team (unless you think you try to slip one by me.)
• You can revise your script as many times as you wish up until 11:59 pm on 10/24.
• Participants are strongly encouraged to read and comment/review on the scripts submitted. If you are not a member of the discussion board, please contact me and I’ll get you set up.
• Do not put your real name on your script. However, please use your real name when submitting your script. (After the challenge closes you can either have your script removed or resubmit with your script with your name on it.
• Please put (c) Copyright 2014 on your script

Jon writes, The finished film has the title Finding Eric, and it played in a few film festivals in Europe

Colliteral Damage (filmed as Finding Eric) by Jon Barton (short, comedy. 13 pages – pdf format)

Most of us have to suffer for our art. Megan has to suffer for Eric’s.

Finding Eric from Red Bandit Productions on Vimeo.

VICTORIA is excited to see ERIC again after a break until she realises he’s not the man she thought he was. To complicate things, he’s not sure who he is either.

Discuss this script on the Discussion Board

Congratulations to Matias Caruso (Mr. Z) 2014 PAGE Awards Grand Prize Winner for his script Three of Swords.

Three of Swords started out as short about a tarot reading that exposes an undercover FBI agent who must escape a traveling carnival full of criminal freaks. Needless to say, it grew into something.

Congratulate Matias and talk about it on the Discussion Board.

Over on the Unproduced Scripts page are 22 original scripts for your reading pleasure.

And speaking of original scripts. It is that time of year for the October One Week Challenge. It is a free exercise to see if you can write a 6 to 10 page script on a specific theme and genre. The theme and genre will be announced this October 17th at 10:00 pm edt.

-Don

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Over on the Unproduced Scripts page are twenty-one original scripts for your reading pleasure.

– Don

“The Question” by Rick Hansberry ~ First Place
A reckless equestrian struggles through personal and professional setbacks as he tries to make history as the youngest winner ever of the elite Rolex championship, but his destructive personality poses the biggest obstacle to claiming the title.

“Grimm Reapers” by Michael Berg ~ Second Place
After witnessing a werewolf murder their father, two scholarly brothers vow to eliminate any mythical threat they discover while traveling under the guise of fairy tale collectors.

“Jesus Freaked” by Kirk White ~ Third Place
To save his crumbling relationship with “the one”, a desperate atheist does the ultimate sacrifice for love: he joins her crazy church.