It’s been a late start with Scripts Studios are Posting for 2019 – 2020 Script Award Consideration. Once again, Richie Solomon has outclassed me and located the first publically available FYC script of the season. I highly recommend you follow Richie Solomon’s Screening page for the latest available For Your Consideration* (*For Informational Purposes Only).

We begin the award season (for script nuts) with …

Hustlers – April 19, 2019 Unpecified draft script by Lorene Scafaria (Based on the article “The Hustlers at Scores” by Jessica Pressler) – hosted by: STX Awards – in pdf format

Inspired by the viral New York Magazine article, Hustlers follows a crew of savvy former strip club employees who band together to turn the tables on their Wall Street clients.

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On a recent trip to Lincoln’s Cottage my son brought this to me, from where I do not know.

PC: Public Domain

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

– Don

Thanks to Jake for the heads up.

Hocus Pocus – May 13, 1992 draft script by Neil Cuthbert (based on a story by David Kirshchner and on a screenplay by Mick Garris and a screenplay by James Douglas Cox) – hosted by: Hocus Pocus – in pdf format

300 years have passed since the Sanderson sisters were executed for practicing dark witchcraft. Returning to life thanks to a combination of a spell spoken before their demise and the accidental actions of Max, the new-kid-in-town, the sisters have but one night to secure their continuing existence…

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Sean Elwood has been a long time and major contributor to the screenwriting and SimplyScripts community. Never a fan of horror, Sean reintroduced me and taught me to appreciate some of the subtle nuances of the horror genre. Sean has just published his nineteen tales of horror and suspense available on Amazon^*. You can also get more information about this and Sean’s other works on his website SeanElwoodArt.com

AfterLife AfterDeath: Stories for the Dark presents nineteen chilling tales that will creep beneath your skin and chill you to the bone, opening up some of the most primal feelings that every human being retains of death, darkness, and the fear of the unknown. Follow a man who returns to his childhood home after his mother’s suicide, only to discover something evil residing within it, and has been waiting for him to return; A dispatch operator receives a terrifying 911 call from a frantic woman who finds her entire family slaughtered; Three teens chasing an urban legend get more than they bargained for when the rumor ends up being true, and more than just a ghost story; A public channel broadcasts something strange to the residents of an apartment building, who begin to act even stranger; A horrific nightmare comes to life for a passenger on a plane traveling overseas. These stories will make you reconsider what truly lives in the darkest shadows of your home, and instill fears you thought you would never have. Turn the lights off!

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Cold Blood (Writers’ Choice short, horror – pdf format) by Paul Knauer (PKCardinal) writing as Anonymous

A young woman is haunted by the history of her new home.

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Thanks to Mark for pointing out the obvious. Simply type into your favorite search engine, “JOKER an origin written by Todd Phillips & Scott Silver” pdf and viola! A Googlewhack of a sort.

Joker – April 13, 2018 ‘leaked draft’ script by Todd Phillips & Scott Silver – hosted by: Google Search – in pdf format

In Gotham City, mentally-troubled comedian Arthur Fleck is disregarded and mistreated by society. He then embarks on a downward spiral of revolution and bloody crime. This path brings him face-to-face with his alter-ego: “The Joker”.

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Thanks, Jake, for the heads up on this blast from the past!

The Hindenberg – April 22, 1974 2nd draft script by Nelson Gidding (based on the book by Michael M. Mooney – hosted by: 0 – in pdf format

The Hindenburg is the pride of Nazi Germany, a dirigible with regular flights from Frankfurt to Lakehurst, New Jersey. When the Germans receive a warning that the Hindenburg will be destroyed by a bomb as it flies over New York City, they assign Luftwaffe Colonel Ritter to travel on the airship as its security officer. There are many passengers on board – a German countess, a circus clown, two card sharks and many others – and Ritter is kept busy keeping an eye on them as well as the crew. When they learn that the person who reported the threat is actually a self-styled psychic, there is some question as to whether they may be chasing shadows. Ritter soon learns otherwise.

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It’s close to midnight in a seemingly ordinary suburban home, and the annual Halloween party is over. But for this particular couple, the clean-up is only the beginning of their misfortune. For after the floors are swept and the last dish is washed, a new nightmare awaits.

A Scream is heard. It could be loud. It could be barely audible. But one thing is certain – it came from inside the house. Oh, another thing is certain, too…

Only one of them heard it.

Read the scripts of the October 2019 One Week Challenge

photo credit: PH Cook