Genre: Biopic Premise: Chronicles the early life of L. Frank Baum, the author of “The Wizard of Oz.” About: Unknown scribe Josh Golden hit the kind of jackpot that can turn a black and white world into a color one. He was a finalist in the Nicholl Screenplay Competition (with this script), then sold it […]

Genre: TV Pilot – Horror/Zombie Premise: An expansion of one of the most popular shows on television, The Walking Dead. Except in this piece, we begin our journey in Los Angeles, before the zombie virus has broken out. About: Spin-off shows are nothing new. Hollywood’s been doing them forever. Heck, I think Steve Urkel once […]

Genre: Horror Premise: A mother and her two young daughters enjoy a vacation at their remote lake house until they realize they’re being watched. About: This script finished number 5 on last year’s Blood List, the list of the best horror specs of the year. It was written by up-and-coming scribe, Mike Scannell, a UTA […]

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I’ve talked about this scene on the site before, but no matter how many times I write about it, I can’t get it out of my mind. To me, it represents everything that was wrong with the two Matrix sequels and every bad writing choice that could have possibly been made in a single scene. […]