Off Grid (short, Sci Fi script in pdf format by John Staats (JEStaats) writing as A Prime Customer has been audio produced by Anthology Zone When it’s either Prime or premium for basic services. Listen to Off Grid on Anthology Zone to hear other stories. Talk about it on the Discussion Board ABOUT THE WRITER: As a fly-fishing fanatic and skier living in the Arizona desert, John Staats finds plenty of time for writing. His feature Impasse was a 2019 Filmmatic Season 4 Drama Screenplay Finalist and has been published as an e-book on Amazon. In addition to features and shorts for the screen, John has found a niche writing for the illustrated page (comics!). John can be contacted at jestaats (a) hotmail. The Anthology Zone podcast is a fresh mix of short stories. The episodes for season one are an eclectic group of comedies and dramas presenting the everyday challenges of ordinary people. The stories are brought to life by talented writers, directors and actors. The writers are from the US to the UK; the cast and directors are based in Los Angeles where the episodes are produced.

Now that we are through the Brown Water, we push through the … Veil of Blood The October, 2011 One Week Challenge genre was Gothic Horror. The theme was Ghosts are not bad, just misunderstood. Participants had one week to write a 6 – 12 page script on the genre and theme. There were 38 scripts which were read and discussed over on the discussion board. One script was selected to be audio performed by the fine folks over at iScript.com. That selected script is Veil of Blood by Ryan Lee. A young woman ventures to her uncle’s crumbling plantation in 1874 Louisiana. You can read along with the pdf version of the script. You can discuss this script and all the OWC entries here. Click the “Play” button to listen to the script. {note: This audio recording is released under a Creative Commons, attribution, noncommercial, no derivatives 3.0 license. You can share the audio recording in its entirety, but you can’t change it or sell it. } Thanks to everyone who participated in the challenge. – Don

What if the only thing you were scared of was the only thing that could save you?

Cherry Blossom (14 pages in pdf format) by Cameron Dueker With the Trinity Test failed, two US Marines and two Japanese schoolgirls fight to survive Operation Olympic, the American invasion of Japan. Listen to the script About the writer: Cameron Dueker is an ambitious amateur screenwriter by night and high school history teacher by day. He is currently writing shorts for the YouTube cartoon series Car City and developing a graphic novel based on his passion project, a western script entitled, No Beans In The Wheel. When he is not writing he enjoys reading about military history, surfing, day dreaming about improbable new business ideas and sharing his geekier hobbies with his younger daughter. He can be reached at CameronDueker (a) gmail. The January 2018 Two Week Challenge was a short screenwriting exercise wherein writers are given two weeks to write a short script on the theme and genre provided. These are quickly done and may be a little rough around the edges considering the short time frame in which they are written. Note: This audio recording is released under a Creative Commons, attribution, noncommercial, no derivatives 3.0 license. You can share the audio recording in its entirety, but you can’t change it or sell it. This screenplay may not be used or reproduced for any purpose including educational purposes without the expressed written permission of the author.

An aging musician relives his first love when someone asks what inspired him to write a particular love song.

What if the only thing you were scared of was the only thing that could save you?

Scared Yet? pdf format by Zack Akers Now With Audio! Late one stormy night, two young children are confronted by a terrifying figure in the dark. Check out the audio performance of the work by Vanessa Nicol Guilt. It creeps up on you. Lurking in doubt’s oily shadow, darkening your thoughts, inching right up your spine. That’s why six-year-old James can’t sleep. Can’t stop re-living his mother’s death. His thoughts roiling as the storm rages outside his bedroom window. “Your mind is playing tricks on you,” says his older sister, Lizzy. But he sees it: His mother, in a white gown, standing on the front lawn. Lizzy’s protests drowned out as the storm crests, thunder and lightning booming in deafening waves. THEN BLACK. Power’s out. And they’re not alone. Someone’s in the house. Lizzy fumbles desperately for a flashlight, trains a shaky beam of light on the bedroom door. As it CREAKS open… Scared Yet? You will be once you’ve read Zack Ackers’ newest horror short and get hit with an ending you won’t see coming and won’t soon forget. This is the kind of easy-to-make single location horror that sets YouTube on fire (See: Lights Out). Production: Two adults and two kids. A bedroom. About the writer: Zack Akers started writing in 2005, stumbled upon Simplyscripts in 06. Since then, he’s written over 25 shorts, and is currently hard at work on his first feature. He’s wanted to write scary movies ever since he was seven years old. Still chasing the dream. About the reviewer: James Barron is a former law student turned screenwriter who loves to write comedy along with the occasional horror/thriller. Contact James at jbarron021 (a) gmail. Read Scared Yet? (8 page short drama in pdf format) Find more scripts available for production This screenplay may not be used or reproduced for any purpose including educational purposes without the expressed written permission of the author.

Babz Buzz 26. Each month Literary Agent, Babz Bitela of Facebook In this installment Babz talks about… Monsters dressed as clowns Ego Rewriting Cliches Ted Newsome Robert Powers Script: Done Script: Handout Editing Know your monster Creating Unforgettable Characters by Linda Seger Rain Man Dangerous Liaisons Knights Tale Ryan Lee Talk about this Babz Buzz podcast on the Discussion Board ********* Babz Buzz is produced by Michael Cornetto and released under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives 3.0 license* Music provided by Incompetech You can subscribe to Babz Buzz as well as SimplyScripts Radio and the occasional iScript on iTunes *In English, this podcast can be share with others as long as you mention the site and link back, but you can’t change it in any way or use it commercially.