"Come here, honey!" by Yuliya Litvinova.
The piece perfectly captures MOM DIED's tone and the essence of one of the story's secondary characters.

LOGLINE

Peter returns to his small hometown following the news of his mother's death.  Estranged from his three siblings, he has also never met his two young nieces.  When a zombie outbreak occurs, he becomes trapped with his family (and all of their strained histories) inside the funeral home where his mother's wake was to take place.

basics

  • GENRE: Zombie Horror / Drama
  • LENGTH: Feature length
  • NUMBER: Mom Died is my 10th feature spec script
  • PAGE COUNT: 101 pages
  • PROTECTION: WGA; West registered
  • SCRIPT EDITOR / STORY CONSULTANT: Jonna Jackson
  • DRAFTS: Seven (7) completed drafts
  • NEWS: The piece is currently in development with​ award-winning filmmaker, Audrey Cummings​
  • MUSICAL INSPIRATIONS: Most frequently on the turntable for this writing process: the soundtrack from the Joseph Ruben film, Dreamscape, by Maurice Jarre.
  • ​QUERIES: 280+ query letters have been sent to talent/literary agencies and management companies

press

An interview between Nightmarish Conjurings and actress
Suzanne Voss, regarding the script's first reading
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News of the Finalist placement @ Nightmares Film Festival:
via Horror Madam, Nightmarish Conjurings, PopHorror,
​Horror Society, Horror Fuel, Horror News.Net and Horror Geek Life
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MOVIEBYTES: Semi-Finalist placement @ Screamfest
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MOVIEBYTES: Horror Genre WIN @ Creative Screenwriting

ACCOLADES

CREATIVE SCREENWRITING 2019 Horror Genre WINNER
NIGHTMARES FILM FESTIVAL 2019 Top 13 FINALIST
SCREAMFEST 2019 Semi-Finalist
TABLE READ MY SCREENPLAY: AUSTIN 2019 Semi-Finalist
FILMQUEST 2019 Official Selection

feedback

CREATIVE SCREENWRITING:
​"Your script thrilled us with its compelling characters, creeping atmosphere, slow burn approach and polished storytelling."
AWARD-WINNING FILMMAKER CHARLES PIEPER:
"DANG that was intense!  And emotional.  It's a very engaging and readable script and will make for a killer film indeed!"
 SCREAMFEST:
​"I love the premise. Definitely like all the zombie action, and it comes at the midpoint, after we have had time to get to know Peter and his relationship with his family, which is great.
The structure of the script is definitely very well-crafted."