Scary AF Campfire Stories

Camp Daybreak, deep in the northern woods, is an oasis of safety and therapy for troubled teens. After a day of outdoorsy team-building activities, each night a different camper tells the spookiest story they can think of - to scare the $#!+ out of the others. But these uncanny stories aren’t made up – they’ve actually happened to the kids. It’s not just in the kids’ heads – something is out to get them.

  • Christopher Sweeney
    Writer
  • Project Type:
    Other
  • Genres:
    SciFi, Horror, Thriller, Teen, Podcast, Anthology, Supernatural
  • Number of Pages:
    23
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Language:
    English
  • First-time Screenwriter:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Austin Film Festival

    September 14, 2023
    Second Rounder
Writer Biography - Christopher Sweeney

Christopher Sweeney is an experienced screenwriter, graphic novelist, story-editor, writing professor, and producer. As a story editor, he is working on the historical suspense TV series, Twisted Tales, in CMF-funded development.
He has co-created and written the digital series La Junta, (Canal Capital); Sherlock@Home (TLN); and Women Are From Mars (COGECO Web Development Fund). The TV series, Parental Advisory, that he wrote was a Finalist in the NSI Totally TV program, with a related bravoFACT short film, Parental Advisory: Disciplinary Measures produced. He has also written for the true crime docu-dramas If I Should Die and Fear Thy Neighbor (Cream Productions/Investigation Discovery).
His TV pilot scripts have regularly placed in well-regarded screenwriting competitions (Austin Film Festival, Cinequest, WeScreenplay, ScreenCraft and ScriptapaloozaTV).
Outside of screen projects, he is the author of award-winning graphic novels sold across North America, the UK and Australia.

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Writer Statement

This script is a Second Rounder in the Austin Film Festival 2023 Script Competition.