Title: The Reno Genre: Supernatural Horror/Psychological Thriller Tagline: Some buildings don’t deserve a second chance. Logline: When Nash replaces the missing showrunner on a hit renovation series, she joins the crew restoring an abandoned Queensland church with a dark history. As her crew disappears, she must uncover the church's forgotten secrets before it claims anyone... Continue Reading →
A comedy short screenplay written by Lisa Rufus Festivals Buttons is a semi-finalist at the Australia Independent Film Festival in 2025 Synopsis A retired gentleman finds himself in a bizarre battle over pressing buttons. After a series of absurd encounters, his frustration reaches a breaking point—literally. Buttons by Lisa RufusDownload
A horror/comedy screenplay written by Lisa Rufus. The Logline The Synopsis The Festivals The Treatment The Screenplay The Poster.png The Pitch Deck pdf The Logline When contaminated vodka turns a sleepy Queensland town into a monster-infested nightmare, a web series uberfan realises the fandom she built her life around may be her only weapon. As... Continue Reading →
our dreams turn us all into murderers hands bloodied - hearts bracing the alarm clock is our alibi
the Devil whispers in our earsand tell us things we want to hearwe close our eyes and nod our headas our minds are filled with dread
shadows with their siren song serenade and flatter twisted knuckles on their crooked fingers bend and beckon come closer they say listen i have something for you
Frank, a crash test dummy, sat in the front seat of the Mercedes-Benz GLS400d with his wife Pam, also crash test dummy. Behind them their two kids, Sue and Lou, twins, also crash test dummies. "Are we going to talk about this?" Frank asked, his neck joint squeaking as he turned to face her. She... Continue Reading →
Sonya sat in her Audi Q5 parked on the side of the road. The key in the ignition was set to accessories so she could have the seat warmer on. This function wasn't available in her last Audi and it took her a little while to realise that no, she hadn't peed herself, it was... Continue Reading →
"I need a spring!" The clockmaker's spidery fingers searched his workspace and opened up, one by one, all sixteen small drawers in his custom-made mahogany shelves. He opened up the four drawers in his custom-made mahogany desk. The clockmaker had many springs—don’t think that he was ill-equipped—but the type of spring he needed was not... Continue Reading →
Those who saw it had nightmares; nightmares about drowning in jelly or other thick, viscous liquids. Reaching, gasping for the surface only to have their lungs filled with sweet, port wine-flavoured death. Those who saw it prayed to unsee it; they prayed to all religious beings, even some that no one had thought about for... Continue Reading →
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