Screenplay Contest Finalists
Finalist status is awarded to the screenplays which scored high enough to place in the top 20% of entries. Finalists can download their Finalist Laurels here.
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As a Finalist, you also qualify for the opportunity to have your screenplay published as a paperback and/or ebook and made available for sale internationally on Amazon and with Barnes & Noble. This is a unique chance to showcase your talent to a global audience, while keeping full creative control and 100% of your royalties.
SHORT SCREENPLAY CONTEST FINALISTS
William Scruggs - The Starlight Veil 💀 Robert Cunniff - Bar in the Woods 💀 Fernando Medina - Nor Sleet Nor Hell
Rives Elliot - The Ghost Show AKA Off-Off-Off-Broadway 💀 Warren Lane - Dementia of the Dead
Daryl Denner - The Woods 💀 Ryan Dean Mullenix - Dead of the Dead 💀 Carleigh Johnston - Till Death Do Us Part
Bobbie Jean Burgess-Tatum - Don't Let The Lights Go Out 💀 Carlos Perez - Enid's Pet 💀 Cesar Sanchis Romero - Failures
Justin B. Head - Dawn 💀 Marleen Irani & Megan Polstra - Cupidity 💀 Kelly McInerney - Unfinished Business
Margina Sisson - Asking For A Friend 💀 Lawrence Whitener - Too, Too Late 💀 Tom Avery - Accidents Happen
Paul Corricelli - Head Wound 💀 Jason Tostevin - Eat Me 💀 Staci Mallett - The Spider's Warning 💀 Alisa Sakson - Shadows Jules Che Thurlow - Santa's Grotto 💀 Ho-seung Son & Ri Yang - MSG 💀 Crystal Muma Rivers - Rage
Ho-seung Son & Lee Yang - Dog Eat Man 💀 Steve Capone, Jr. - Cure For Creativity 💀 Dan Richardson - Body of Work Ashland Thomas - Metal Show 💀 José Luis Krede Rossi - The Valdemar Case 💀 Steve Stoddard - Scare to Death
Glyndwr Edwards & Alan Edwards - Forbidden Fruit 💀 Johnathon Miller - Stake Out 💀 David J. Webb - Small Talk
Leon Bell - Matchbox 💀 Jessica Stamper - Snap 💀 Rachel Thomas-Medwid - Frankie
Antonio Caos & Daria Leone - The Cartoon Man 💀 Alisdair Xibin Zhang - Hunt of the Hound 💀 Jordan G. Read - Lineage Samuel Robert Van Fossen - Little Family Secret 💀 John Norris Ray - The Magic King 💀 Bruno Sereno - Capybara.EXE
James R. Crawford - Garou 💀 Sapphire Sandalo - How Was Your Day? 💀 Jacob Anthony Miles - Danny
Dinesh Chandra Cherukuri - Haunted Spotlight 💀 Lexis A. Hooton - Serenity 💀 John Bolbot - Et In Arcadia Ego
Noah Patrick Alderete - Deal 💀 Kevin Machate - One for the Box 💀 Aaron Turner - What God Allows
FEATURE SCREENPLAY CONTEST FINALISTS
Matthew Chase Swartz - Darkest Depths 💀 Stuart Alan Pollack - Star Of The Taboo Network
Harold Blake Hoss, Noah Lang, Patrick Biesemans - Ingenium 💀 Jason J. Morillo - The Bowl Cut Slasher
Teresa Baranowski, Scott Kenyon Barker - Torn in Half 💀 Don Stroud, Winter Mead - Greenman
Kristen D Mackinen, Benito F Perez - Mutatio 💀 Gregory Warren Burgess - Monsterland: Orcus Rising
Ronald McQueen - The Prison 💀 Craig Peters - The 49th Day 💀 Kelly Jean Karam - Alma's Will 💀 Andre Aguirre - La Bruja
Ian Anthony Senior - Scream If You Need Me! 💀 Simon Abbott - Blood of My Blood 💀 Sojean Peou - Eternal Echoes Part 2
Colin Dodds - Grandiosity 💀 Todd Bronson - Eternal Scarring (aka Witches-n-Stitches) 💀 Kevin M. Wilde - The Camarilla
Cal Marsh - When A Star Burns Out 💀 Rehanna L. Loncar - Arachnid Infestation 💀 Harker Jones - Never Have I Ever
Conor F. Shine - You Didn't Sign My Yearbook! 💀 Tommy Francis - Bayou of Blood 💀 Jon Jay Jacobmeier - Skinwalker
Markus Guy Siegele - The Den 💀 Frank Martinez & Turk Matthews - Wolf Bane Blum 💀 Joe Boi - Code Blue
Leon McConnell - Joshua Tree 💀 Paul Grammatico - The Damned Next Door 💀 Grant Chauncey - The Apartment
Luke Ollerton - Walker's Game 💀 Robert Michael Neumann - Change the World 💀 Julian David Hoxter - Operation Werewolf Christopher Lee - Death Follows 💀 Jody Matzer - Fear Eater 💀 Adam William Galassi - The Last Schoolhouse
Loren Bjurling - Devil's Hollow 💀 Thomas Edward Forman - The Chapel's Call 💀 Joel Thomas Macha - Rise of the Pumpkinoids!
Claudia Civinini - Dave 💀 James Steele Haney - Superstar Blvd. 💀 George Rhodes Wessel - This Wound I Call My Soul
Stephen Dudycha - Bind 💀 Kansas Alexander Tagai - Talos 💀 Jchon Perkins - Black Dog Burrows 💀 Warren V Blasland - Pagan
Brett McKay - 8 Realms of Hell 💀 Jamaal Adam Creecy - Shadows of the Bayou
EXCLUSIVE to Finalists - discounted publishing packages:
SCREENPLAY PUBLICATION AS A PAPERBACK AND/OR E-BOOK
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Your screenplay published on under 13Horror.com's imprint and made available on Amazon
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An eye-catching cover based on your synopsis/your own images
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Finalist laurels included on the cover
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Full copyright details listing you as the copyright holder and an ISBN
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Retain full rights to your screenplay
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Receive ALL of the royalties for life on paperback and e-books sales directly from Amazon
$69.99
SCREENPLAY PUBLICATION, PROMOTIONAL WEBSITE AND MOVIE-STYLE TRAILER
$249.99
Your screenplay published as a paperback and/or e-book as with the above offer, plus the following:​
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A stunning website to help you promote your screenplay
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A movie-style trailer based on your screenplay - at least one minute long, based on your screenplay, including creepy music, relevant stock footage, a voiceover and layers of atmosphere! This will feature on your website and you will also be able to share it via social media to get people excited about your screenplay and keen to read it
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Website includes links to where your screenplay can be purchased as a paperback and e-book on Amazon
To claim your publishing prize, simply select the package that suits you best from the options above. Payment is made securely via PayPal, but you don’t need a PayPal account—you can easily check out as a guest using any major debit or credit card.
Once your purchase is complete, email your screenplay and synopsis to editor@13horror.com. Our sponsors, Dizzy Emu Publishing, will take it from there, setting everything up for publication, including designing a stunning cover based on your synopsis. You retain full rights to your screenplay and receive 100% of the royalties directly from Amazon. Publishing is handled on a first-come, first-served basis, and once your order is confirmed, Dizzy Emu be in touch to let you know the next steps. They will walk you through setting up your publishing account so that you can receive your screenplay's royalties.
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Publishing your screenplay is a powerful way to get your work in front of a global audience. Many 13Horror.com Finalists have already seen their titles climb Amazon’s best-selling horror charts. Your work will be released under the 13Horror.com imprint, with full copyright in your name and you will retain complete control through your own publishing account.
On average, authors receive $4.00 per $9.99 paperback sale and 70% of the e-book price, with distribution through Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
Please note: screenplays under 21 pages will be published as e-books only, while those 21 pages or longer will be available in both paperback and e-book formats.
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Congratulations once again on being selected as a Finalist in a hugely competitive contest!
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