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Killer Shorts @killershorts.bsky.social · 3h

"A YEAR-ROUND DISCOVERY PLATFORM FOR HORROR SCREENWRITERS" The Scream List is coming. How do you get on it? Score an 8 or higher OR a Recommend from our Coverage service. ✅😱

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Killer Shorts @killershorts.bsky.social · 2d

Submit your horror fiction stories up to 6,000 words to Killer Shorts by Dec 5th. Keep the rights. Win prizes, including industry circulation + publication. killershorts.com #horrorfiction #writingcommunity #writersky #horrorsky

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Killer Shorts @killershorts.bsky.social · 5d

"I have some tips to help you craft the perfect one-pager just in time for Season 7 of the Killer Shorts Horror Short Screenplay Competition." - @kellyxasher.bsky.social

#writingcommunity #screenwriting

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Mastering 1 Page Micro-Horror Screenplays - Killer Shorts

Can you tell a scary story in just one page? Sounds simple, right? Much easier than filling 120 pages of fully fleshed-out characters with impactful...

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Killer Shorts @killershorts.bsky.social · 8d

But even if you pay out of pocket it's pretty cheap, with entries starting at $10!

🕯️Submit via the Killer Shorts official site, @filmfreeway, @networkisa + @stage32!

Final Deadline: December 5th🗓️

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Killer Shorts @killershorts.bsky.social · 9d

“I’m every nightmare you've ever had” 🤡🎈⛵︎

Did you just submit your script and realize you need to edit? Don’t let that typo be your worst nightmare! You can update your script for only $5
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Killer Shorts @killershorts.bsky.social · 12d

Did you miss our Regular Deadline?! 😱

Don’t worry the cult still wants you! ⛧ Answer their call and prepare for the reaping 🩸

Submit before the Final Deadline on December 5th for only $35! ☠️

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Killer Shorts @killershorts.bsky.social · 12d

Messaged you.

Killer Shorts @killershorts.bsky.social · 12d

Yes! Are you able to DM us?

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Killer Shorts @killershorts.bsky.social · 13d

That 🔥 feeling of saving 💰 on contest submissions.

Final Deadline: December 5th 📅

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Killer Shorts @killershorts.bsky.social · 14d

Also @filmfreeway.bsky.social Gold members get a discount. 😍 💰🔥

Final Deadline: December 5th 📅

#writingcommunity #coverfly #filmfreeway #filmfestival

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Killer Shorts @killershorts.bsky.social · 14d

"As long as elements of horror are there." Regular Deadline TONIGHT at Midnight PST. #screenwriting #writingcommunity

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Killer Shorts @killershorts.bsky.social · 14d

Let's get right to the point. You have until midnight tonight. PST. You know what to do. 💯

#screenwriting #writingcommunity

Killer Shorts @killershorts.bsky.social · 15d

🚨TODAY’S THE DAY 🚨 Make sure to submit your #horror short scripts and short stories before MIDNIGHT PST tonight!

Don’t let him get you! Procrastinators won’t be forgiven 🔪🎃
SUBMIT 👉 killershorts.com/submit

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Killer Shorts @killershorts.bsky.social · 15d

Yes.

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Killer Shorts @killershorts.bsky.social · 16d

Submit via @filmfreeway.bsky.social before our Regular Deadline Oct 3rd at Midnight PST! Killer Shorts is the only horror short screenplay contest you NEED to enter. 😍 🏆

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Killer Shorts @killershorts.bsky.social · 17d

3 Days until the Regular Deadline, OCTOBER 3RD! On Oct 3rd we wear blood red.🩸 DON'T BE A LOSER! ENTER KILLER SHORTS. 😍 🏆Submit via the Killer Shorts official site, @filmfreeway.bsky.social , @networkisa.bsky.social + @stage32.bsky.social killershorts.com/submit #writing

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Killer Shorts @killershorts.bsky.social · 18d

❗️Horror Writers! ❗️ Are you ready to submit for $30 by midnight PST on Friday? We’re only 4️⃣ days away from the Regular Deadline! 🌓⛧

Killer Shorts also accepts horror short stories! Check out last season’s winner ‘Hotline to Heaven’ by @farrantula.bsky.social

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"Hotline to Heaven" - Horror Short Story - Killer Shorts

A psychic medium with real horrifying visions of the afterlife finds the only way to monetize his skill is by lying.

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Killer Shorts @killershorts.bsky.social · 19d

STOP WAITING and GET WRITING! Make sure you get your projects in by Oct 3rd. Killer Shorts is the only horror short screenplay contest you NEED to enter. 😍 🏆

Submission link: killershorts.com/submit Regular Deadline: October 3rd 📅 #writingcommunity #writersky

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Killer Shorts @killershorts.bsky.social · 20d

We LOVED Coverfly but fear not! There are still so many ways to enter Killer Shorts!

Submit via the Killer Shorts official site, @filmfreeway.bsky.social , @networkisa.bsky.social + @stage32.bsky.social !

Submission link: killershorts.com/submit Regular Deadline: October 3rd 📅

#writingcommunity

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Killer Shorts @killershorts.bsky.social · 21d

Just look at last year’s winner Marisa Green with her KILLER trophy! Want to be as cool as her? We’re officially 7️⃣ days away from the Regular Deadline on October 3rd! 🎉

Make sure to submit and get one step closer to holding your very own trophy designed by @tylergreenfc.bsky.social! ☠️🏆

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Killer Shorts @killershorts.bsky.social · 24d

Get your #horror short screenplays ready screenwriters! 9️⃣ days until the Regular Deadline on Oct. 3rd! 👀📝

If you need another reason to submit, we're excited to welcome back Short of The Week Sr. Programmer, writer/director Chelsea Lupkin to the Season 7 Jury! killershorts.com/submit

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Killer Shorts @killershorts.bsky.social · 25d

❗️Attention writers❗️There’s only 1️⃣ 0️⃣ days until the Regular Deadline on October 3rd at Midnight Sharp PST! 🌒🩸
Submit your scripts and short stories for only $30 before the price goes up.

Submit via killershorts.com/submit, @filmfreeway.bsky.social, @networkisa.bsky.social + @stage32.bsky.social!

Submit - Season 7 Contest Submission Form

Submit your original horror short script or story to Killer Shorts, the premier writing contest for emerging genre writers.

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Killer Shorts @killershorts.bsky.social · 25d

With only 1️⃣1️⃣ days away from the Regular Deadline on October 3rd, worried you won't make the deadline?! 👀🩸

You’re in luck because Killer Shorts has the 1-page horror short category! Can you scare the judges in just 1 page? Submit for only $10! 🏆☠️
killershorts.com/submit

Killer Shorts @killershorts.bsky.social · 26d

"Killer Shorts played a pivotal role in me finding representation" - Vanessa Võ, 2nd Place Winner.

Real connections, real careers launched! Submit through Stage 32's Contest Hub for maximum industry exposure. @stage32.bsky.social
Apply now!
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Killer Shorts @killershorts.bsky.social · 29d

Have an idea for a short horror story?

#KillerShorts also has a Short Story Contest where you can win this #killer trophy by @tylergreenfc.bsky.social!

Picture yourself holding the trophy just like our awesome S6 1st Place Winner in the Short Story Contest, Andy Farrant @farrantula.bsky.social! 🏆