Slipping Up

When a routine body dump turns into a deadly predicament, a mob assassin makes a bargain with God – but will it save him?

  • David Creighton
    Writer
    Eureka!, Something Fishy
  • Project Type:
    Screenplay, Short Script
  • Genres:
    Thriller, Crime
  • Number of Pages:
    4
  • Language:
    English
  • First-time Screenwriter:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Los Angeles Fantasy Fest
    Los Angeles
    November 20, 2025
    Nominee - Best Short Script
  • Phobia Film Fest
    Moberly, MO
    September 26, 2025
    Winner - Best Screenplay
  • Santa Dev International Film Festival
    Kallal, Tamilnadu
    December 15, 2023
    Winner - Best Short Screenplay
  • Hellifax Horror Fest Hellifax Horror Fest
    Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
    October 21, 2022
    Semi-finalist - Best Short Scipt
  • Lit Scares International Horror Festival
    Harrogate, North Yorkshire
    August 6, 2022
    Semi-finalist: Best Micro Screenplay
  • Upstate NY Horror Film Festival Upstate NY Horror Film Festival
    Rochester, NY
    September 23, 2022
    Selected: Short Scripts
  • Toronto Lift-Off Film Festival
    Toronto, Ontario
    June 2, 2025
    Accepted - Scripts and Screenplays
  • Lumière International Standalone Film Festival & Awards
    Los Angeles, California
    May 14, 2022
    Selected - Short Film Script
Writer Biography - David Creighton

David is a author, poet, filmmaker, blogger, reviewer, RPG writer, English Literature BA, ghost writer, grammar teacher, former student teacher, pro wrestling expert and more. Writing both fiction, and non-fiction, David is a highly diverse writer, up to any challenge.

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Writer Statement

Still looking for the Rainbow Connection.