THE SCCRIPT

LOGLINE: A mysterious young, Irish girl, who refuses to name herself, insists that a literary agent read her work—both their lives depend on it!

After teaching a class on Celtic history for OLLI a few years ago, I was asked to consider teaching a class on Celtic legends, monsters, demons, etc. I balked. When I talked it over with my wife (a Californian), I explained that coming from the land of the Celts (Wales), I was apprehensive, believing that if you speak the demon’s name, it can enter your life in some way! Of course, she laughed at that!

I checked online with friends from Britain. “They want me to teach something on Celtic legends and demons.” Immediately the answers rolled in “Don’t do that, Lynn! Name them and you could call them into existence!” I turned to my wife. “I told you!”

Anyway, with blessings from the Great Druid himself, I went ahead and taught the class.

So, my wife, who enjoys horror (non-slasher) movies then issued me a challenge. 1) You have this terrifying apprehension about naming Celtic demons; 2) you’re teaching a class about Celtic legends, demons, etc.; and, 3) you’re a screenplay writer. So why not combine all three?

And THE SCRIPT, my horror script, which has won a number of national and international awards to date, was born.

Recently I was asked whether, in my screenplay THE SCRIPT, the daughter seeking her father related to a Irish myth. The answer is yes. The great Irish warrior, Cu Chulainn, the Hound of Ulster, was sent, when young, to Scotland, to train with the great Celtic warrior queen, Scatach. One task she set him was to defeat her enemy, Aoife. He did so and later made love to her. Then he returned to Ireland where he married Emer.

Meantime, Aoife gave birth to Cu Chulainn’s son, Connla. When of age, Connla was told to seek out his father in Ireland. A “geas” was placed upon him: fight all men, and never reveal your name. He battled his father, who didn’t know it was his son, and, as Connla lay dying, he revealed who he was to his father. And this is the background story to THE SCRIPT.

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The writer has exhibited true wit and cleverness by drawing upon these parallels and has drafted something unique and unexpected within a genre whose biggest pitfall is predictability. (WIKI Screenplay)

Dear Hollywood Blood Horror Festival: Recently I was asked whether, in my screenplay, the daughter seeking her father related to an Irish myth. The answer is yes. The great Irish warrior, Cu Chulainn, the Hound of Ulster, was sent, when young, to Scotland, to train with the great Celtic warrior queen, Scatach. One task she set him was to defeat her enemy, Aoife. He did so and later made love to her. Then he returned to Ireland where he married Emer.

And this is the background story to THE SCRIPT.

AWARDS

THE SCRIPT: A CELTIC HORROR TALE

In Top 10 Unproduced Horror Screenplays in WinningScriptsPro Database.

LOGLINE: A mysterious young, Irish girl insists a literary agent read her work—one of their lives depends on it!

WINNINGS:

--AWARD FOR BEST HORROR SCRIPT, Gold Star Movie Awards, 2020.

--AWARD, Adbhooture Film Festival, 2021

--AWARD, Tagore Film Festival, 2021

--AWARD WINNER, Havelock International, 2021

--AWARD WINNER, The Hollywood Blood Horror Festival, 1/24/22

--AWARD WINNER. Airflix Film Festival, 12/2/21

--AWARD WINNER. Washington Film Awards. 1/26/22

--AWARD WINNER, Dublin World Film Festival, 3/10/22

--AWARD WINNER (Best Screenwriting), Swedish International Film Festival, 5/31/23

-- NOMINEE, Chicago Filmmaker Awards, 6/12/23.

-- AWARD WINNER, Indobali International Film Festival, 7/4/23.

--AWARD WINNER, Frida Film Festival (Paris), 7/4/23

--AWARD WINNER, Pageant Film Festival, 7/20/23

--AWARD WINNER, Accolade Global Film Festival (USA), 9/16/23

--AWARD WINNER, Berlin New Wave Film Festival, 9/26/23

--AWARD WINNER, 8& HalFilm Awards (Paris), 10/28/23

--AWARD WINNER, Picture Panaroma International Film Festival, 1/10/24

--AWARD WINNER, Stingray International Film Festival, 3/17/24

--HONORABLE NOMINEE, Nocturna Online Brooklyn Festival, 3/26/24

--AWARD WINNER, London Indie Festival (UK), 4/29/24

--HONORABLE NOMINEE, FilmHaus (Berlin), 6/13/24

--AWARD WINNER, Independent Film Awards (Leeds, UK), 9/23/24

--TOP RATED Unproduced Horror Screenplays, SHORE SCRIPTS, 10/9/24

--AWARD WINNER, Best Feature Screenwriting, Cult Movies International Festival, 10/31/24

--AWARD WINNER, Best Original Screenwriter (Category: International Feature Script), Winners Best Screenwriter of the Year, 2024,11/25/24.

--NOMINEE, Nocturna Online Brooklyn Film Festival, 11/29/24.

--AWARD WINNER, Hidden Universes: IFF Melbourne, 12/1/24

--AWARD WINNER, Best Original Feature Script and Best American screenwriter, SoHo New York Co-Production Film Festival, 2024. 12/9/24

--AWARD WINNER, Best Arthouse Feature Script & Best Horror Script, Neon On Contemporary Cinema, 1/17/25

--HONORABLE NOMINEE, FARO Concurso de Cinema Mediterraneo e Mundia (Spain, International), 1/20/25

--AWARD WINNER, Best American screenwriter & Best Arthouse Feature Script, Scandinavian Film Critics Awards, 2025.

--AWARD WINNER, Cult Critics Award, WFCN. 3/3/25

--AWARD WINNER, Wrap Film Festival (London), 3/21/25

--HONORABLE MENTION, Best Screenplay Writer, Sterling International Cine Carnival, WFCN (London), 4/2/25

--AWARD WINNER, Feature Script Category, The Great Hornbill International Cine Awards, WFCN, 5/5/25

--AWARD WINNER, Cult Critic Movie Awards, 9/8/25

--AWARD WINNER, World Film Carnival, Singapore, 11/20/25.

--HONORABLE MENTION, The Macoproject Film Festival (New York), 12/17/25

--AWARD WINNER, Best International Description Of The Characters & Best Screenplay Of The Year,

Canova International Film Week, Siena, Tuscany, 2026, Wild Filmmaker 4/16/26

FINALISTS:

--FINALIST. Manchester Film Festival, 2021

--FINALIST, The Wiki Screenplay Contest, 2021

--FINALIST, Austin After Dark Film Festival, 2021

--FINALIST, Script Symphony Award, 1/26/24

--FINALIST, MidWest WeirdFest, 3/9/24

SEMI-FINALISTS:

--SEMI-FINALIST, Filmmatic, Horror Screenplay Awards, 2021-

-SEMI FINALIST. Fade In Awards-Thriller Competition, 2021

--SEMI FINALIST. Page Turner Screenplays Competition, 2021

--SEMI FINALIST. ISA Genre Busting Horror/Thriller Screenplays Competition, 2021

--SEMI-FINALIST. Washington Film Awards. 1/9/22

--SEMI-FINALIST, Mad Wife Production Fellowship, 7/21/22

--SEMIFINALIST, Brussels World Film Festival, 7/8/23

--SEMIFINALIST, Dublin International Film Awards, 5/31/24

--SEMIFINALIST, Prague Underground Film Festival, 2/15/25

--upgraded to SEMI-FINALIST, Cork Indie Film Awards, 6/16/25

QUARTER-FINALISTS

--QUARTER-FINALIST, Creative Screenwriting Unique Voice Screenplay Competition, 4/11/24

--OFFICIAL SELECTION, London Visionary Festival, 3/5/25

--OFFICIAL SELECTION, Cinema Fortuna, 4/12/25

--OFFICIAL SELECTION, International Film Festival of Wales, 9/11/25

--OFFICIAL SELECTION. 2^nd Jaigaon International Film Festival 2025, 11/17/25

A mysterious young, Irish girl, who refuses to name herself, insists that a literary agent read her work—both their lives depend on it!

Despite the agent’s repeated attempts to destroy the script, it returns, together with a host of Celtic demons and a sign, in Gaelic, “The Past Does Not Die.”

EXT. OUTSIDE BAR. NIGHT. HEAVY MIST.

Old woman across the road points her long, crooked staff in direction of the Bog of Allen.

Aiden tries to reenter pub. Locked.

Headless horsewoman at end of street begins galloping toward him.

He runs.

Bat-like figure swoops down out of sky and forces him on.

Headless horsewoman shrieks and whips road behind Aiden. Sparks fly.

Old woman flies on staff over his head.

"The writer has exhibited true wit and cleverness by drawing upon these parallels and has drafted something unique and unexpected within a genre whose biggest pitfall is predictability." (WIKI Screenplay)