Shriekfest 2021

Screenplay Finalists


Short Screenplay Finalists
“The Boy With the Sombrero” written by Constantine Konstin
“Murphy’s Gulch” written by Jeff Bassetti
“The Boneyard” written by Megan Fitzgerald
“Fear of Falling” written by Jeffrey Stackhouse and Renfield Rasputin
“The Grand Exchange” written by Jamal Hodge
“Moon-Sick” written by Melissa Pleckham
“Again” written by Dorian Frankel
“Tramps” written by Jeffrey Howe
“The Strawberries Ain’t For Pickin” written by Milethia Thomas
“Who Is It?” written by Jason Bradford
“Bitch” written by Jason Bradford
“Saving Grace” written by Stephen Kayfish
“The Show Must Go On” written by Edward Santiago
“The Dweller in the Crawlspace” written by Michael Schaar-Ney & Mackenzie Gates
“Mascaras por almas” written by Wilfred Esteves
“Long Road to London” written by Russell David Whaley
“Chocolate Roulette” written by John Licata
“Freezer” written by Chris Wiltz
“Chuangi” written by Jennifer Lee Loy
“The Preserve” written by Jason Rice


Pilot Screenplay Finalists
“Rome, Georgia” written by Daniel Talbott
“What Darkness Brings” written by Ross Denyer
“Children of Metal” written by Geoffrey Prather
“The Extraction List” written by Renee Meland
“Judgement House” written by Alan R. Baxter


Feature Screenplay Finalists
“In Country” written by Scott Peterman and Cat Davis
“Mother Clucker” written by Frank Nichols
“Turn to Stone” written by John R. Kestner
“The Hitchhiker” written by Dan Ast
“The Ghost” written by Chris Hoyt, Adam Hampton, and Luke Wyckoff
“The Murdering Kind” written by Susan McCauley & Barney Burman
“The Derby” written by Lisa J. Dooley
“The Scrying Glass” written by Jennifer Quintenz
“The White City” written by Carroll Brown
“The Night Watchman” written by Carroll Brown
“Siege” written by Ian Neligh
“The White Chair” written by Solomon Gray
“Vermin” written by Patricia Semler
“Ball-Peen Hammer” written by Joel David Santner & Daniel Flint
“The Visiting Stone” written by A.J. Briones
“Precipice” written by Avishai Weinberger
“Trading Bullets with the Devil” written by Mark Steensland
“In the Scrape” written by Mark Steensland & James Newman
“Antarctica” written by Alex Bram & Michael David Anderson
“Raven Mocker” written by Dylan Barnett