With feedback sent on every single entry, 13Horror.com returns for its eleventh year as one of the leading contests for horror screenwriters and filmmakers.
The categories for the contest are:
- Feature-length screenplays
- Short screenplays
- Feature-length films
- Short films
Every entry receives detailed feedback from one of our Hollywood judges, explaining how the screenplay or film performs against our judging criteria. This has become one of the most valued aspects of the contest and a key reason it continues to attract writers and filmmakers from around the world.
Our judges include Andrew Hannon, editor of the international best-selling Thirteen horror anthologies and writer of screenplays, films, novels and stage plays including Stage Fright, Creepy Hill, CarnEvil and the Dwell In These Demons series.
FEATURE-LENGTH SCREENPLAY CONTEST
One grand prize winner will receive:
- $1,000.00
- Professional publication of their screenplay, including a professional cover design and royalties for life
- The coveted 13Horror.com Golden Skull award
- A letter of introduction from 13Horror.com
- A framed winner’s certificate
- A horror movie model
- A place in the 13Horror.com Hall of Fame
Second and third place winners will receive:
- $500.00 and $350.00
- Professional publication of their screenplay, including a professional cover design and royalties for life
- The coveted 13Horror.com Silver Skull award
- A letter of introduction from 13Horror.com
- A framed winner's certificate
- A horror movie model
- A place in the 13Horror.com Hall of Fame
10 x additional winners will receive:
- Professional publication of their screenplay, including a professional cover design and royalties for life
- A winner’s certificate including their laurels
- A place in the 13Horror.com Hall of Fame
SHORT SCREENPLAY CONTEST
One grand prize winner will receive:
- $500.00
- Professional publication of their screenplay, including a professional cover design and royalties for life
- A letter of introduction from 13Horror.com
- A framed winner’s certificate
- A place in the 13Horror.com Hall of Fame
Second place and third place winners will receive:
- $300.00 and $200.00
- Professional publication of their screenplay, including a professional cover design and royalties for life
- A letter of introduction from 13Horror.com
- A framed winner's certificate
- A place in the 13Horror.com Hall of Fame
10 additional winners will receive:
- Professional publication of their screenplay, including a professional cover design and royalties for life
- A winner's certificate
- A place in the 13Horror.com Hall of Fame
In addition to the above winners in both screenplay categories, entrants who score highly enough to qualify as Finalists will be eligible for exclusive discounted publishing packages and awarded Finalist laurels.
FILM CATEGORIES (FEATURE & SHORT)
Laurels will be awarded across key categories including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor & Actress, Best Horror Baddy and Best Special Effects.
Selected winners and finalists will be presented to Black Mandala, an international sales and production company working with distributors, festivals and buyers worldwide. This creates a potential route beyond the festival circuit, with opportunities that may include international sales, festival strategy and inclusion in anthology productions.
Selected films may also be released under the “13Horror.com Presents” banner, a curated label for standout work from the competition.
