Sean P. Hall writes screenplays, short plays, and produces and acts in short films. He also makes microbudget props, is an artist, musician, and one-time haunted house worker who dreams of having his own haunted house one day.
Feature Length Scripts:
“Book of the Dead” 92 pgs Horror/Thriller – To protect his family, pay for his daughter’s medical treatments, and save his soul, a father must deliver a book from hell to a collector who will pay a high price for an authentic Necronomicon. In the vein of: The Evil Dead franchise.
“The Last Cineplex” 111 pgs Horror/Thriller – A midnight movie horrorfest turns deadly as the cineplex manager makes his own horror movie, using his trapped patrons as victims, his employees as zombie slaves, and a Satanic book to turn victims into monsters. In the vein of: Demons, and The Evil Dead franchise.
“Pentagram Records: Satanistas” 118 pgs Horror/Comedy/with Musical Bits – An elderly death metal band records a comeback video for a Satanic record label and release evil forces by sacrificing a virgin. In the vein of: Deathgasm, Night of the Demons, Studio 666, and Trick or Treat.
“All the Things” 87 pgs Horror/Thriller – A punk rock band is trapped by a hoarder who thinks one of them is her kidnapped son and that taxidermy will keep him and his friends with her forever. In the vein of: Don’t Breathe, Green Room, and V/H/S Beyond “Fur Babies” segment.
“Biker Bitches in the Apocalypse” 116 pgs Thriller/Horror – A dying matriarch leads her all-female motorcycle club across an apocalyptic highway for an end-of-the-world blowout party in Vegas, and to reunite with her long-lost love. In the vein of: Easy Rider, The Stand, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, and She Devils on Wheels
“Leap of Faith” 103 pgs Thriller/Horror/SciFi – Chris takes a virtual experience of a suicidal man – part of research at a facility aiming to cure depression – but the man he experienced lingers in his mind, and when tragedy strikes those close to him, Chris seeks deadly revenge. In the vein of: Flatliners, and The Discovery.
“Scary Love” 106 pgs – Drama/Romance – A wild young makeup artist sees flashes of horror movies as she deals with her mother’s death, a conservative neighbor, his closeted gay grandson, and the attractive mailman – an ex-heavy metal band member who needs to get over his distrust of fans and women in makeup. In the vein of: Sometimes I Think About Dying, Ally McBeal, and Religulous.
TV Pilot Episode
“Dead Times” 50 pgs Drama/Horror/Comedy – In a post-apocalyptic world full of corpses, a man barely clings to his sanity, thinking he is the lone survivor.
Short Scripts:
“The Guitar Dead” 11 pgs Drama/Horror – Jealousy of a musician’s charm with women drives a man to murder.
“The Gift Bag” 11 pgs Drama/Horror – Transients discover a bag that grants wishes.
“The Loving Hands of Death – Parts 1,2, & 3” 28 pgs (Drama/Horror – a skeleton corpse and the skull voices that talk to him repeat a cycle of death and living, trying to figure out who he was and who is the woman he is fascinated with.)
“The Selfie” 28 pgs, revised for filmed version 14 pgs – Great Aunt Estelle thinks that by taking her teenage niece’s cell phone away that they can have some quality time. https://youtu.be/hP-Eba0PySk
“Cut the Noise” 11 pgs Thriller/Horror – A man moves to a house in the woods to escape the noiseof the city and the trauma of an armed robbery. His new neighbor is abusive and loud.
“Demon Junkies 2” 13 pgs Drama/Horror – A junkie couple seek refuge in an abandoned house, dealing with their own personal demons, and actual ones. Dialog is done with song lyrics only.
“Zombie Existential Angst” 5 pgs Horror – A small-town zombie community gets a fresh meat delivery. No dialog.
“Bye Bye Bikey” 10 pgs Action/Romance – A comic book fan chases after the thief of his beloved bicycle.
“Cosmic Nirvana” 5 pgs Drama/Sci-Fi – A Space Captain prepares to attack a long-time enemy.
“Gun in a Theater” 4 pgs Drama – A gun goes off accidentally in a movie theater, ruining a date night.
“Heart on a Plate” 2 pgs Horror/Comedy – A man proposes to his girlfriend in a unique manner.
“Sean Goes to Hell” 4 pgs Comedy – A man who has made bad jokes is in a special queue in hell.
“Shower Cap” 1 pg Drama/Comedy – A boy teases his younger brother who has head lice.
“And…….Cut!” 5 pgs Horror/Comedy – Actors audition for a serial killer role – one of them is not acting.
“Auditions” 9 pgs Drama/Comedy – A struggling farmer, auditions for the role of struggling farmer.
“Speed Dating for Mortals” 5 pgs Comedy – Zeus is amused observing a mortal’s speed dating event.
“The Trial” 5 pgs Comedy – The defendant is accused of texting while driving.
Short Plays written for Joe West’s Theater of Death productions:
“The Elephant Woman” 19 pgs Drama/Horror – An artist is interested in a model at a weekly nude drawing class but he has devious intensions.
“The Hundred Million Dollar Masterpiece” 12-14 pgs (2 versions) Drama/Horror – A Mystical artist’s mysterious painting sells at auction and effects those who look at it alone.
“The True Story Regarding Van Gogh’s Ear” 9 pgs Horror/Comedy – How Vincent cut off his ear, and an eye, and his hand.
“The Horror of Painting” 11 pgs Drama/Horror – TV artist personality has had enough of his happy persona and paintings and wants to take a new direction.
“The Return of the Husband” 13 pgs Western/Drama – An outlaw husband, presumed dead, returns to his wife after a long absence. She is now romantically involved with her brother-in-law.
“Bring Me the Head of Jackson Dubois” 11 pgs Western/Horror – A bounty hunter has a difficult time getting his reward.
“The Lonely Cowboy and the Chupacabra” 9 pgs Western/Horror – A Chupacabra is killing livestock in a small ranching community.
“The Nature Lover” 2 pgs Horror – A Nature Documentarian seeks the mythical Chupacabra.
“The Three Billy Goatheads Gruff” 4 pgs Comedy/Horror/Parody – Wanting to eat in a grassy field, the Goatheads must pass a dangerous bridge troll.
“Hunt for the Chupacabra” 13 pgs Thriller/Horror – A tabloid newspaper photographer and outdoorsman aim to capture and photograph a Chupacabra.
“The Scapegoat” 5 pgs – Comedy/Horror – a Chupacabra is on trial for killing livestock.
“The Last Dude on Earth” 11 pgs Drama/Comedy/Horror/Sci-Fi – The Last Dude on Earth survives the Dick Mutants and discovers there is woman survivor.
“Work from Home” 22 pgs, Performed 2022 Theater of Death Virus!! (I also did costume work and some backstage management) Drama/Comedy/Horror – Family tensions become too much when the father has to work from home.
“Virus II” – 16 pgs Drama/Horror – A radio host uncovers the true conspiracy of a satanic cult deep state, and has to rescue one of his radio listeners from the cult’s clutches.
“Alternate Reality” 25 pages Drama – A man in a product-placement TV land world decides to quit his job
and run for President of the US of A.
“Kris Kringle – Spiritual Medium” 4 pgs Comedy/Horror – Kris’s psychic stage act finds people in the
audience who are nice…and naughty.
“Phantom of the Engine House Theater” 27 pgs Horror – A group of young adults puts on a horror show in an abandoned old theater where a phantom lurks in the shadows.
“Cell/The Selfie” 17 pgs Horror – After her great aunt dies in a tragic accident, a cell phone addicted teenage girl gets an app that shows her upcoming death.
“The Phlebotomist/The Sanguinarian” 16 pgs Horror/Comedy – A fiancé is held captive by a phlebotomist who likes to drink blood.
“Nothing but a Bunch of Perverts“ 20 pgs Horror/Comedy – Members of group therapy for bizarre sex fetishes get murdered when trying to confront their triggers.
“The Elephantiasis Man” 16 pgs, Parody/Drama – A medical doctor is intrigued by an exotic dancer with giant testicles.
(*) “I Have a Secret” 3 pgs, Comedy – A virginal couple want to take their relationship to the next level but first must reveal some important information. (1) Freakatorium Act 1 Scene 1 Strongest Little Lady/ I Have a Secret – YouTube [go to 7:15]
(*) “The Legend of Leech Boy” 16pgs, (a drastic rewrite of “Leeches” by Joe West) Drama/Horror/ Comedy/musical elements – A boy, half leech – half human, his family struggling to deal with his uniqueness, and a criminally insane escapee converge on a campsite near a lake. (1) Freakatorium Act 2 Scene 2 the Legend of Leech Boy – YouTube
(*) “Kkidd Cyclops – Private Eye” 14 pgs Drama, Noir Parody – A detective with one eye aid a bearded woman in keeping tabs on her conniving husband. (1) Freakatorium Act 1 Scene 4 Kid Cyclops – YouTube
(*) = All Performed 2019 at Theater of Death Freakatorium, Engine House Theater, Madrid, NM. I also did costume and prop work)
“Till Death Do Us Part” 14 pgs Comedy/Horror – A cantankerous old married couple feud as the husband quits his sewer job and decides he can create and sell kitschy art better than his wife can.
“To Love, Honor, and Obey” 13 pgs Comedy/Horror – A mail order bride from a small Slavic village becomes a servant for her Momma’s Boy husband.
“In Sickness and in Health” 17 pgs Comedy/Horror – A newlywed couple’s honeymoon is ruined when the groom is bitten and changes into a Weregerbil.
Puppet Theater Writing and Performance:
“Love After Death/Don’t Eat the Baby” Vaudephil Variety Show, one-man puppet performance of two corpses who find love and have a baby https://youtu.be/BM1vt3LskIs
OffCenter’s Puppet Theater Group: (primary writer with group collaboration):
“Layers” Comedy, absurd courtroom drama – https://youtu.be/FmMVpFKjyL4
“Coasters” Comedy, absurd – https://youtu.be/W5tArkGNEfE
“Funky, Weird, & Wacky” Comedy, absurd gameshow- https://youtu.be/1nlZkG7oGfU
“Muriel’s Mail” https://youtu.be/y5TfVewJimY
Radio Theater:
“Goodnight, My Love” 3 pgs [for Theater of Death] Horror – A woman is buried alive in a coffin so that she may emerge as a vampire bride.
“I Married a Monster” 5 pgs [for Theater of Death] Horror – A woman’s husband is turning into a vampire, so she has to put an end to it.
“The Meat That You Eat” 14 pgs Drama/Comedy/Horror – A vegan, stoner, van-life woman brings her boyfriend to Thanksgiving at her parents’ house. Her father, who owns a meat-packing plant, has a special dish for her. The Meat That You Eat – Preston Waverly Radio Theater – YouTube
His YouTube channel featuring his short videos: https://www.youtube.com/@seanhall6409
Awards: Madrid, (NM) Film Festival: 2024 Best Experimental Film, Abandoned Art #193; 2022 Palme d’ Coal, Robot Toilet; 2021 – Audience Favorite, Thank You for Calling; 2020 – Best Comedy, CSI ABQ – Extended Ending; (2023 Official Selection, Death is a Comin’). 2024 Theater of Death Playwriting Competition – Best Play
Publications:
“Theater of Death – The Early Years” Copy and Line Editing, self-published by Joe West
Theater of Death: The Early Years -BOOK | JoeWestMusic
“Suicidals Are the True Believers” sci-fi thriller novel, self-published 265 pgs – Virtual lives of suicides lead to deception, death, and the philosophy that Suicidals are the True Believers.
Amazon.com: Suicidals Are the True Believers eBook : Hall, Sean: Kindle Store
“Bump” short story, horror https://www.amazon.com/Gathering-Storm-Magazine-Year-Issue/dp/069296584X
Education:
Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts University of New Mexico – May 2017, majoring in communications, minoring in creative writing, Member of Golden Key International Honour Society
Writing Classes: Creative Writing Workshop Script (taught by Matthew McDuffie – Matthew McDuffie – IMDb), Intermediate Creative Writing Fiction, Intermediate Creative Writing Non-fiction, Advanced Creative Writing Fiction
Liberal Arts Associates Degree from Central New Mexico Community College – May 2015, Phi Theta Kappa honors society
Writing classes: Analytic Writing; Creative Writing Fiction; Creative Writing Poetry; Beginning Screenwriting Short-form (taught by Susan Erickson – Profile: Susan Erickson | New Mexican Playwrights (nmplaywrights.com) )
Other classes include: Introduction to Theatre; Beginning Acting; Acting for Camera, CLEP Examination passed for 1101 College Writing
Improv 1 & 2 at The Box performance space, Albuquerque, NM, the basics of improv comedy
Sean P. Hall 