Genre: Action/Horror Premise: In a city locked under a brutal curfew, a desperate teen must brave the night to save her younger brother from a winged billionaire vigilante armed with high-tech gadgets and a sadistic obsession with exterminating lawbreakers. About: Last year I did a pitch contest called Blood & Ink where anyone could pitch […]

A million buckaroos for this sale! Genre: Thriller/Mystery Premise: An out-of-work American actor takes a mysterious acting job in Korea where he’s paid to perform increasingly violent scenes with actors he’s forbidden from meeting beforehand. About: This is that big Lord & Miller Steven Yeun collaboration short story that sold for a million bucks to […]

I wanted to do something different today. For those unaware, I did a pitch contest recently called the High Concept Club Contest. You pitched me ideas for four weeks and I picked the best ones. These writers then had six months to go write their script. For my favorite ten ideas, I offered to look […]

It’s all about the style baby! Genre: Psychological Thriller Premise: A cocky corporate fixer’s last day turns into a nightmare when he’s locked in a remote exit interview with an HR rep whose questions strip away his lies, his dignity, and — piece by piece — his chances of leaving alive. About: Last year I did a […]

And let the power of possibility motivate you. Ever since The Ballad of the Ember Knight and Wildman sold, I’ve been getting a lot of e-mails from writers new to Scriptshadow. Which I love. Come on in, the water’s warm. But because these writers are new to the site, they don’t yet know how Scriptshadow […]