This is gonna be fun. We have a comedy favorite returning (which some argued should’ve been the script reviewed the first time it came around). And we also have a guy who’s clearly insane. But in the best way possible. I haven’t laughed that hard all week. I’ll save his submission for last. Read’em and vote for’em everyone!
Remember, you can submit your own script to challenge your peers by sending me an e-mail (carsonreeves3@gmail.com) with your TITLE, GENRE, LOGLINE, WHY YOU THINK IT DESERVES A SHOT, and a PDF of the screenplay. A good review tends to get writers some industry contacts. So who knows, maybe you’ll be the next “The Last Alchemist.” Keep’em coming!
Title: Hair of the Dog
Genre: Horror/Thriller
Logline: After a corpse turns up outside of his college dormitory, a meek Freshman gets sucked into the ensuing mystery by his female neighbor-turned-Nancy Drew and her promiscuous roommate.
Why You Should Read: I had a lot flowing through my mind when coming up with the script, Hair of the Dog – I wanted to write a horror movie but something closer to the slow-burn films I grew up on. I wanted to deliver a fresh take on some of the old monster movie cliches and set it in a contained, familiar environment that is horrifying in its own right – the first year of college. Hair of the Dog unfurls in a (hopefully) quick 102 pages. The script received some solid feedback before its latest draft, but I’d love to see how it fairs in the eyes of the ScriptShadow community. I hope you enjoy Hair of the Dog and any feedback would be tremendously appreciated.
Title: Tammi
Genre: Comedy
Logline: A young man from a strict religious family awakens from a head injury with the personality of a vulgar, slutty party girl.
Why You Should Read: Tammi was included in Amateur Offerings last year, and while it didn’t get picked, I received a lot of positive feedback and thoughtful comments from those that read it. I recently launched a Kickstarter campaign to make the film myself. In a little over three weeks, I’ve raised almost $20,000. I would love to get feedback on the updated draft from you and the SS community before we (potentially) head into production.
Title: House of Voodoo
Genre: Horror/Thrasher
Logline: A history professor and five students embark on a field trip to encounter the legendary voodoo curse of an abandoned slave plantation.
Why You Should Read: It’s been nearly 200 years after the Hamilton massacre. Professor Bennett, history guru and voodoo skeptic, bribes five students to accompany him to the abandoned Hamilton Plantation in effort to encounter the voodoo curse of Mahala, a beautiful slave girl. For the others, it’s an exciting adventure. For Alex, the only living Hamilton blood, it’s an opportunity to confront his nightmarish visions of Mahala. The curse reveals itself as the clan is brutally picked off one by one by a mysterious voodoo man.
Title: The Last Beast of Versailles
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi
Logline: In the most dangerous scavenger hunt in the world, a bitter huntress and a desperate competitor must work together in order to make it out alive, as they battle the most terrifying creatures of myth brought to life.
Why You Should Read: This is quite possibly like nothing you’ve read before. In fact, we have no idea what to compare this script to. I suppose if we had to pick, it’s something like Harry Potter meets The Hunger Games by way of Jurassic Park. It’s a completely different genre for us. Given that the Scriptshadow community is both awesome and various in its feedback, we thought it would be a perfect place to put this script out for critical analysis. It’s pacy and intense with some set pieces you’ve never seen before…but it also comes in under 100 pages!
And the last entry I’m keeping in its original format, since I believe it contributes to the beauty of the submission…
KEPLER 7
In 2150, three black market disease hunters must escape a strange, galactic game that exposes a much darker reality.
About me/wysr: I passed out drunk in a ditch and woke up with this script printed and bound 90’s-style in my hands. Beamed down from crazy aliens? Maybe. It didn’t have the right Acco Solid Brass Fasteners, though. They were 1 1/5th inch when EVERYONE knows it’s supposed to be 1 1/4th inch. So I then did that thing where I go into Staples and go “Hmm, this box of 1 1/4th Acco Brass Brads looks interesting…” (dumps a few on the floor) “…crap some dropped! I’ll pick ’em up…” (only picks two needed) “…nah, these aren’t the ones I need…” (flees crime, saves $3.99). And anyone who denies they’ve ever done the same thing has Kylie Jenner’s app on their phone.
Genre: Sci-Fi
