Masters of Horror Film Fest Submission

 Just submitted Personal Demons to the Masters of Horror Film Fest.

Only $14!

And it's UK based (always a plus, IMHO).

I was about to submit to the ScreenNow Horror Fest... but I realized as I was trying to check out that their "screenplay" submission category was for a film submission... weird... Wouldn't they just judge your screenplay along with the rest of your movie? 

Why make it a separate submission category in that case?

 

 

Spring Screams Rejection

 Wow... looks like I was "not selected" for the Spring Screams film fest... Film Freeway says I was notified on March 8th.

I cannot see anywhere that I was notified.

Whatever. 

 No love lost. 

 

 

Bloody Mirror Rejection

Just got this...

Dear Erik D., Thank you for submitting Personal Demons to the Horror Screenings Film Festival Bloody Mirror. We truly appreciate the time, effort, and creativity you invested in your work. Our team reviewed every project with care, and narrowing down the final selection was extremely difficult this year, as the quality of submissions was outstanding. Unfortunately, your project was not selected for this edition. However, please know that your voice as a creator matters, and we sincerely hope to see your future work in our upcoming editions. Want Jury Feedback? If you are interested, and your project is not withdrawn from the festival, we would be happy to share a short comment or reflection from our jury regarding your project after the festival. Just reply to this email to let us know, and we will follow up with you once the event concludes. Thank you again for sharing your vision with us. We wish you the best of luck on your creative journey! Sincerely, Horror Screenings Film Festival Bloody Mirror Personal Demons Not Selected Project was not selected to be included in festival. You can contact Horror Screenings Film Festival Bloody Mirror by replying to this email or sending an email to bmhorrorfest@gmail.com.   I told them that I did indeed want feedback from the judges. Like much of the feedback I've been given over the years I'm sure it will be either: a.) subjective to the tastes of the individual supplying the feedback, or b.) purely arbitrary (as most things in Hollywood are).  We shall see.

Peephole Submission!

Just submitted Personal Demons to the Peephole Filmfest (in Mexico!)

 

 

I promised myself (as part of my 2026 resolution) to submit one of my screenplays to a new film festival with every paycheck. I have consistently maintained that momentum. 

Tubi partnering with the Black List

Just found out about this through the only app I really get my news fro: Bloody Disgusting.

Tubi (a free streaming platform that I have been addicted to since I first discovered it in March 2020... I actually got it from reading the tweets of one of my favorite directors,. Lucky McKee... Tubi is like the digital equivalent of that cool ma & pa video store back in the day that had everything the mainstream video stores wouldn't carry... and the most comprehensive, sprawling and awesome horror section you could every think of) is looking for horror scripts and is teaming up with the Black List (a list of the hottest unproduced scripts in Hollywood).

Now, I am now creating an account on the Black List (which is taking forever!).

Now, I (naively) thought that submission for this Tubi-Black List venture would be free. 

Ha!

Each project must have an "evaluation" (which costs $100!).

When I thought it was free, I had dreams of submitting tons of my horror scripts that I am proud of.

But with a price tag of 1/10 of $1000, yeah, I'm just going to submit Personal Demons.

The deadline is August 1st, so I've got some time.  

So it goes.

Wish me luck!

 

 

 

 

HorrorHound Submission

 Just submitted Personal Demons to HorrorHound Film Festival.

It's a con that I've never been to, but have been meaning to go.

Perhaps sometime in the near future.

But I love that this is the second horror con that I've submitted to because they have a film fest that accept screenplay submissions as well.

I submitted to Days of the Dead (the horror con I've gone to the most) a few years ago. 

 

 

 

I Am Now A Quarter-Finalist at the Filmmatic Horror Screenplay Awards

 

Dear Erik D., Congratulations! Filmmatic Horror Screenplay Awards has updated the Judging Status of your submission Personal Demons to Quarter-Finalist. Personal Demons Quarter-Finalist Project has been selected as a quarter-finalist in festival.