It turns out you guys love yourselves some American Psycho! Between this and the success of the Headhunter script, it seems there’s an appetite for another one of these movies. Maybe QB1 will be that movie. Let me explain the rules of the contest. This week, the top four vote-getting scripts from the Mega-Showdown last […]

Make sure to vote below! As is always the case when I put these contests together, I experience the highest of highs (“Wow, where has this writer been?? This is great stuff!”) and the lowest of lows (20 entries in a row without a single compelling opening page!). But in the end, I love it […]

Accepting entries until 10pm Pacific time! Good news!  I survived the 2025 West Coast Tsunami!  Which means the contest is still on!!! As a reminder, this is THE greatest online screenwriting contest ever. I pick the 10 best entries, post their titles and loglines here on the site, along with their first page. You, the […]

Submissions for The Scriptshadow Mega-Showdown Screenplay Contest are due THURSDAY! – Here’s how to submit! Genre: Comedy Premise: When there’s a death in the family and his daughter, who’s a very talented ballerina, needs money to get into the top ballet school, hardcore alcoholic Happy Gilmore pulls out the clubs again to go back on […]

Submissions for The Scriptshadow Mega-Showdown Screenplay Contest are due THURSDAY! – Here’s how to submit! Genre: Superhero Premise: As the world’s most famous family, The Fantastic Four, prepare to have their first baby, an evil giant entity known as Galactus threatens to destroy their planet. About: A lot is riding on this film’s success for […]