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Screenplay Contest Winners

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Screenplay Contest Winners

SHORT SCREENPLAY CONTEST
FEATURE SCREENPLAY CONTEST

FIRST PLACE

HALF ASLEEP - LEE CARTY

FIRST PLACE

THE SUFFERING - THOMAS QUINN

SECOND PLACE

SECOND PLACE

RETAIL THERAPY - GEMMA LAROUCHE

STEPHEN'S HOUSE - ABBY STIEGLITZ

THIRD PLACE

MRS. RICHMOND'S HABIT - KEVIN DYETT

THIRD PLACE

ALL THE EMPTY CHAIRS - LISA GALGAN

10 x ADDITIONAL WINNERS

10 x ADDITIONAL WINNERS

The Over Dark - Alicia R. Norman

Be Not Afraid - Olivia Loccisano

A Super Friendly Guy - Mićo Ivanović

Induction - Eric Meisner

Inheritance of Ash - Donald Edward Schroeder

The Boar - Phil Longden

Mother's Keeper - Matthew C. Nicholson

Tricks - Blake Labriola

In With the Storm - Cara Marshall

The Last Dance of Victor Hall - Mike Underwood

Ordeal - Polly Blim

Vanishing Place - Dan Olds

Livermore - Stephen Hernley

Mall Santa Massacre - Scott Alan Gregory

Stairway to Hell - Tina Anne Lowe

Suspect: Under the Bloodmoon - Tony William Bolton

By His Hand - William R. Perry

Hung Out - Clarence Close

Night Echoes - Jessica Kimsey

The House by Myddleton Park - Geraldine Ryan

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Massive congratulations to our overall winners and to those of you who placed in the top 25% as finalists!

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Making the final decisions was extremely difficult because the standard of screenwriting and the quality of films on display was absolutely phenomenal. We were overwhelmed by the brilliant ideas, fantastic story-telling, mesmerizing dialogue and memorable characters which were presented. 

 

A huge thank you to every single one of you who entered. Although we are sorry for your disappointment if you didn't make it as a winner or place as a finalist, we sincerely hope you still enjoyed taking part in the contest and found your judge's feedback constructive.

 

All screenplay winners will be contacted via email with full details of their prizes.

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For the full list of Finalists who scored in the top 25%, see the Finalists 2025 page.

 

Selected film-makers who placed as winners and finalists will be contacted shortly regarding a film distribution offer via 13Horror.com's Amazon Prime Video collective.

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We hope to see you again for our next Film & Screenplay contest, which is open for entries now!

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SHORT FILM CONTEST

Best Film - At The Mercy of Faith

Best Director - Graham Burrell,

Over the River and Through the Woods


Best Actor - Chance Fuerstinger,

Just What the Fuck Is Going on in There?!

Best Actress - Lyssa Samuel, Rash

Best Baddy - Holly Prentice, Quench

Best Special Effects - Beyond The Moonlight

FEATURE FILM CONTEST

Best Film - Contamination

Best Director - Vishesh Manka, Bawla

Best Actor - Neil Chase, Contamination

Best Actress - Lena Glass, The Priory

Best Supporting Actor - William Hinson, Black Theta

Best Supporting Actress - Kenzie Phillips, Slice

Best Baddy - Son of Gacy, directed by Pete Jacelone

Best Special Effects - Slice

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We are now home to one of the best rated horror film and screenplay contests in the industry. As well as being the leading publisher of horror screenplays, we are also a distributor and producer of independent horror films.

 

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