Grand Prize Emerging Screenwriters Suspense Screenplay Competition
(2023)
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Can't Stop the Rain Thriller / Suspense ⋄ Crime An emotionally burdened cop finds himself trapped in a downpour of doubt and paranoia as the trail for the "Rain Stalker" killer points to someone disturbingly close.
Fin Thriller / Suspense ⋄ Film Noir Haunted by the murder of his pregnant wife and hunted by a ruthless cartel boss, a burned‑out ex‑security guard is forced out of hiding when the enemy closes in — setting off a bloody, no‑rules vendetta that either wins back his life or ends it for good.
Food Chain Horror ⋄ Film Noir In a smoke‑stained tavern where trouble comes free with the whiskey, a cynical drifter takes on a job to deal with a beautiful stranger.
Road Kill Horror After a late-night drive turns deadly, a man finds himself stalked at home by a relentless pack of inhuman predators.
Abomination Horror ⋄ Action As a nameless horror rips through the city, a weary cop, fractured by doubt, vows to give the creature the death it craves. But an unyielding scientist, driven by perilous convictions, will stop at nothing to keep her from killing it.
Mine Forever Thriller / Suspense ⋄ Horror After being stalked and shot by an obsessive date, a man’s life spirals into a waking nightmare as her ghost leaves a trail of brutal murders, and all evidence points to him.
Running the Asylum Budget: $5M - $10M | Thriller / Suspense ⋄ Action A cop, with a heart condition and death wish, must fight his way through an asylum overrun by its criminally insane inmates to get to his daughter’s killer.
The Town with No Name Horror ⋄ Action Trapped in a snowbound town bound by a devil’s bargain, two outsiders are forced into a ritual hunt through a shifting maze—where every turn hides a predator, every ally could be a traitor, and the only way out is to kill the champion who can’t be killed.
Santa Clara University
(1983-1987)