These sci-fi submissions did not make the Science Fiction Showdown. Find out why! One of the most frustrating things that writers go through is sending their scripts out there only to get rejected time and time again, and having no idea why. I had two instances this week where writers e-mailed me and wanted to […]

The Brigands of Rattleborge meets Water for Elephants meets Deliverance? Genre: Drama/Dark/Thriller Premise: After a 1976 traveling carnival sets up in a small town in Louisiana, the locals become enraged with the actions of the carnival workers, and set about taking the carnival down. About: S. Craig Zahler needs no introduction on this site. He […]

Wait a minute. This script sold for 3 million dollars?? Genre: Comedy/Horror/Blockbuster? Premise: When a man comes to a psychiatrist claiming to be a werewolf, the psychiatrist attempts to videotape his transformation to prove to him that he’s merely hallucinating, but is shocked to learn that the man is telling the truth. About: Is Hollywood […]

Plus the writer, Alex Felix, chimes in on what it was like getting the script made. An insightful look into the development and production process of Hollywood! Genre: Drama/Crime Logline: (from IMDB) A social worker assigned to the care of the daughter of a single mother intervenes when the dad returns from prison and lures […]

It’s finally here. If you don’t know what’s happening, let’s catch you up. The Scriptshadow Showdown Series is a screenplay competition where anyone can send in their script to compete. I go through all the loglines and pick my favorite five. I then post those five, along with the scripts, for you, the readers, to […]