Sean Elwood
Screenwriter // Author | | photographer \\ Videographer
shorts
PENNIES
Short, Horror
Pages: 7
A teenage boy gets a rude awakening after playing a prank at his grandfather’s wake.
PRODUCTION: 2 locations (including funeral home), 1 main character, 3 side characters, make-up effects
OF DEATH
Series, Comedy
Pages: 5 - 10
Meet Tracy. She's not your average angel. In fact, she's far from it.
PRODUCTION: One main/recurring character, one side character, one location per script, some gore/makeup effects
LUNAR SHIFT
Short, Horror
Pages: 30
Scream meets The Howling in this campy horror. When the popular kids at school begin dying in vicious animal attacks, it's up to the average Joe's to hunt for the beast that might be targeting them next.
PRODUCTION: 2 main characters, 7 side characters, several extras, 2-4 locations (including a school), creature effects, gore/make-up, medium to high budget special effects
WHEN THE SNOW MELTS
Short, Horror
Pages: 5
A quiet neighborhood is disturbed when the parents wake up on Christmas Day to find that their children are missing.
PRODUCTION: low budget, 1 main character, 1 child actor, multiple extras, 2 locations plus neighborhood, winter/nature effects, low to medium budget special effects (prosthetics)
DISPATCH
Short, Horror
Pages: 16
A 9-1-1 operator gets a call from a woman claiming someone broke into her home and killed her family. But they both realize that they're dealing with something far more dangerous.
PRODUCTION: Already filmed
THE TOOTH FAIRY
Short, Horror
Pages: 6
The Tooth Fairy is coming to visit tonight. But what happens when there's no tooth to take?
PRODUCTION: low to medium budget, 3 main characters (plus 1 creature character), 1 main location, low to medium budget special effects (creature, gore), low budget location
THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL
Short, Horror
Pages: 12
Rumor has it that at the end of this tunnel there will appear ghostly lights from a car accident that occurred two decades ago. When three teens attempt to prove the rumor true, they get more than they bargained for when something far more horrifying than a ghost story greets them on the other side.
PRODUCTION: low to medium budget, 3 main characters (1 minor role, plus 4 creature characters, a few extras), 1 main location, low to medium budget special effects, low budget location
EMERALD
Short, Horror, Drama
Pages: 22
A lost man on a journey discovers a terrifying secret. A ghost story.
PRODUCTION: medium to high budget, 2 main characters (1 minor character, plus extras), 1 main location (plus 2-3 minor locations), medium to high budget special effects (stunts, underwater scenes), low budget locations