Please contact me for more information on any screenplay that grabs your attention. Some of the unproduced screenplays are available for option.
SANSON
I spent eight years researching the Sanson family of executioners and the world they lived in prior to writing the first draft of this screenplay. D. Duckie Rodriguez came in on the second draft and Sanson became the first screenplay that they wrote together.
Read an excerpt from the screenplay Sanson.
SANSON
Feature Screenplay
Status: Unproduced / Available for Sale or Option
Written by Shiva Rodriguez & D. Duckie Rodriguez
Status: Unproduced / Available for Sale or Option
Written by Shiva Rodriguez & D. Duckie Rodriguez
Genres: Drama, Historical Drama
Charles-Henri
Sanson, the Paris executioner, finds himself in a unique position
during French Revolution. Based on a true story.I spent eight years researching the Sanson family of executioners and the world they lived in prior to writing the first draft of this screenplay. D. Duckie Rodriguez came in on the second draft and Sanson became the first screenplay that they wrote together.
Read an excerpt from the screenplay Sanson.
Winner:
Feel The Reel Screenplay Competition (2021)
Finalist:
Florida Script Challenge (2021), Oaxaca FilmFest (2019).
THE FLOWER GARDEN
Feature Screenplay
Status: Unproduced / Currently in festivals.
Written by Shiva Rodriguez
Genres: Horror, Psychological HorrorWritten by Shiva Rodriguez
A
girl who has been missing for two years suddenly appears in a small
town and may hold the key to the terrifying secret behind other
disappearances.
Honorable Mention:
Frights, Camera, Action! (2022)
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A reluctant beauty contestant finds an interesting way to get out of the competition.
Short Screenplay
Status: Unproduced / Available for Sale or Option.
Written by Shiva Rodriguez
Genres: Horror, Dark Comedy, Horror-ComedyWritten by Shiva Rodriguez
A reluctant beauty contestant finds an interesting way to get out of the competition.
THE FATHER OF LIES
Feature Screenplay
Status: Unproduced / Not Available
Written by Shiva Rodriguez & D. Duckie Rodriguez
Written by Shiva Rodriguez & D. Duckie Rodriguez
Genres: Horror, Fantasy, Thriller
Loki, the Norse Trickster God, leaves a path of death and destruction in
his wake as he searches for the keys that will free his monstrous
children and bring about the end of both the gods and humanity.This feature script is an extension of the short film "Father of Lies" that was written with a much larger budget in mind. Duckie and I are both big fans of Norse mythology and were able to explore the legends more, as well as put our own spin on the gods, by expanding the story to feature-length.
The Father of Lies has recently been submitted to screenplay competitions around the world. We are exploring the possibility of producing this project ourselves, depending on how well the short film does after release.
Read an excerpt from screenplay The Father of Lies.
Winner:
Grim North Screenplay Festival (2019)
THE FAMILY WAY
Feature Screenplay
Status: Unproduced / Not Available
Written by Shiva Rodriguez & D. Duckie Rodriguez
Genres: Horror, Thriller, Dark Drama
After springing their trap on a group of vacationers, a murderous family
discovers that one of their intended victims may have the potential to
become one of their own.
This screenplay was actually inspired by Rob Zombie's House of 1000 Corpses. After viewing the film, I asked myself "Where the Hell did Otis come from?" and soon after I wrote the short story that would become the basis for this script.
This script is currently in development by Rogue Chimera Films and seeking financing.
Read an excerpt from The Family Way.
This screenplay was actually inspired by Rob Zombie's House of 1000 Corpses. After viewing the film, I asked myself "Where the Hell did Otis come from?" and soon after I wrote the short story that would become the basis for this script.
This script is currently in development by Rogue Chimera Films and seeking financing.
Read an excerpt from The Family Way.
Winner:
Olympus
Film Festival (Best Horror Screenplay 2019), Hollywood Screenplay
Contest (Gold Award Horror 2018), Chicago Genre Screenplay Competition
(Best Screenplay & Best Horror Screenplay 2017),
Finalist:
Women
In Horror Film Festival (2017), Crimson Screen Horror Film Festival
(2017), Feel The Reel Screenplay Competition (2017), Cannes Screenplay
Competition (2016), Bucharest Shortcut Cinefest Screenplay Competition
(2016)
THE HAUNT
Feature Screenplay
Status: Unproduced / Available for Sale or Option
Written by Shiva Rodriguez & D. Duckie Rodriguez
Status: Unproduced / Available for Sale or Option
Written by Shiva Rodriguez & D. Duckie Rodriguez
Genres: Horror, Thriller
Four vacationers discover that a haunted attraction run by an eccentric showman has a dark secret to its success.The idea for The Haunt was actually a true story from back in the days when Duckie and I were employed at a famous year-round haunted attraction. It takes a certain personality type to work in such places 364 days a year, and there are a few superstitions that are unique to haunt workers. This story focuses in on one of the most popular of those beliefs.
Read an excerpt from the screenplay The Haunt.
Winner:
Las Vegas Screenplay Contest (Best Horror 2019), Olympus Film Festival (Best Horror 2019)
Finalist:
Women in Horror Film Festival (2018), Frights, Camera, Action! Screenplay Competition (2018)
THE SECRET OF RED LAKE
Feature Screenplay
Status: Unproduced / Under Option
Written by Shiva Rodriguez
Genres: Horror. Status: Unproduced / Under Option
Written by Shiva Rodriguez
A group of campers knowingly venture into the stomping grounds of a famous serial killer.
This screenplay was inspired by the short film "The Figure", which can be seen on YouTube.
FATHER OF LIES
Short Screenplay
Status: Produced in 2018 / Released 2020
Written by Shiva Rodriguez & D. Duckie Rodriguez
Written by Shiva Rodriguez & D. Duckie Rodriguez
Genres: Horror, Fantasy
In a fit of rage over the kidnapping of his children and the death of his wife, the Norse Trickster God Loki
murders Odin's favorite son Balder. As punishment, he is bound to a tree
on Earth with the keys to his children's prisons dangling just out of
reach. There he will stay hidden from the eyes of mankind until the
trees lose their memory of Balder..."Father of Lies" is a fantasy-horror story based on Viking mythology. Set in both the present and the past, the tale unmasks the Norse gods for the cruel beings they are and illustrates that the line between what is good and evil is often blurred.
See Father of Lies on YouTube
THE FAMILY WAY: COMING HOME
Short Screenplay
Status: Produced in 2016 / Released 2018
See The Family Way: Coming Home on Vimeo
THE FAMILY WAY: COMING HOME
Short Screenplay
Status: Produced in 2016 / Released 2018
Written by Shiva Rodriguez & D. Duckie Rodriguez
Genres: Horror, Thriller, Dark Drama
An angry teenager commits a series of horrific murders, unaware that
he is being tracked by a family who takes a special interest in serial
killers.
This short film is a prologue to the feature screenplay The Family Way.
It is based on the original opening that was
cut out of later drafts.See The Family Way: Coming Home on Vimeo
SERIAL KILLERS IN THE TIME OF CORONAVIRUS
Short Film
Status: Produced 2020 / Released 2020
Written by Shiva Rodriguez
Genres: Dark Comedy
The Stay-at-Home orders during the COVID-19 pandemic are making things difficult for everyone! This mockumentary follows five serial killers who are finding ways to cope with the "new normal".
THE GUILD
See The Guild on YouTube
Short Screenplay
Status: Produced in 2019 / Released 2020
Written by Shiva Rodriguez & D. Duckie Rodriguez
Status: Produced in 2019 / Released 2020
Written by Shiva Rodriguez & D. Duckie Rodriguez
Genres: Horror-Comedy, Dark Comedy
An
ambitious novice serial killer runs into a big problem while attempting to
murder an entire family on the orders of a mysterious organization.
This script was originally written as part of a 48-hour film challenge,
making it the fastest short script Duckie and I have penned together to
date. Once again, we took our love for 1980s slasher films and stretched
the rules a little to explain how these seemingly mindless killing machines
really operate.
See The Guild on YouTube
PANDORA'S BOX PART TWO
Short Film
Status: Produced 2020 / Released 2020
Written by Shiva Rodriguez
Genres: Dark Comedy
The Greek Gods meet to discuss how the hardships of Pandora's Box may have gotten out of hand during the coronavirus pandemic lock-down in 2020.
U.B. KILLER
U. B. Killer is joked as being a true story that almost happened. I had the idea of creating an interactive web show where the audience could vote on how the victim dies. Unfortunately, the legal issues for doing such a show were much more trouble than it was worth. So D. Duckie Rodriguez and I took the initial idea and turned it into a screenplay.
TERRIBLE SECRETS
Feature Screenplay
Status: Unproduced / Available for Sale or Option
Written by Shiva Rodriguez
Genre: Horror, Anthology Horror
A group of strangers discover they all have something in common when confronted by a psychologist.
Terrible Secrets was written as a low-budget horror story that was inspired by Tales From The Crypt (1972).
Read an excerpt from "Terrible Secrets".
PSYCHO CHICKS ANONYMOUS
The screenplay was inspired by friends of mine who were in some pretty unbelievable relationship situations. It became the first feature film produced by Siren Productions Media and was released in 2010.
PREDATORY MOON
Feature Screenplay
Predatory Moon was my first time in the director's chair and was the second feature film produced by Siren Productions Media. It was released in 2017.
THE FIGURE
Feature Screenplay
Status: Unproduced / Available for Sale or Option
Written by Shiva Rodriguez & D. Duckie Rodriguez
Status: Unproduced / Available for Sale or Option
Written by Shiva Rodriguez & D. Duckie Rodriguez
Genres: Horror-Comedy, Black Comedy
An
online horror show that lets its viewers vote on how the characters are
killed off finds itself in a pickle when an actress dies for real on
the set during the live-streaming show.U. B. Killer is joked as being a true story that almost happened. I had the idea of creating an interactive web show where the audience could vote on how the victim dies. Unfortunately, the legal issues for doing such a show were much more trouble than it was worth. So D. Duckie Rodriguez and I took the initial idea and turned it into a screenplay.
TERRIBLE SECRETS
Feature Screenplay
Status: Unproduced / Available for Sale or Option
Written by Shiva Rodriguez
Genre: Horror, Anthology Horror
A group of strangers discover they all have something in common when confronted by a psychologist.
Terrible Secrets was written as a low-budget horror story that was inspired by Tales From The Crypt (1972).
Read an excerpt from "Terrible Secrets".
CUPID
Short Feature Screenplay
Status: Unproduced / Available for Sale or Option
Written by Shiva Rodriguez
Genre: Horror
A
woman gets more than she bargained for when she employs a company that
promises to discover how much someone loves their spouse.
This short screenplay was actually inspired by the Saw series and by watching true crime television shows where people are always talking about how far they will go for love.
PSYCHO CHICKS ANONYMOUS
Feature Screenplay
Status: Produced in 2010 / Released
Written by Shiva Rodriguez & D. Duckie Rodriguez
Status: Produced in 2010 / Released
Written by Shiva Rodriguez & D. Duckie Rodriguez
Genres: Comedy, Dark Comedy
A mockumentary about a support group for men attempting to escape from dysfunctional relationships.The screenplay was inspired by friends of mine who were in some pretty unbelievable relationship situations. It became the first feature film produced by Siren Productions Media and was released in 2010.
PREDATORY MOON
Feature Screenplay
Status: Produced in 2016 / Released
Written by Shiva Rodriguez
Written by Shiva Rodriguez
Genres: Horror, Dark Drama
When a man and his nephew are attacked while hiking in Florida, an
animal behavior researcher suspects that there is something more
sinister in the woods than just a bear. Unfortunately for him, there is
someone who sees an
advantage to having a stranger in town who cries "werewolf".Predatory Moon was my first time in the director's chair and was the second feature film produced by Siren Productions Media. It was released in 2017.
THE FIGURE
Short Screenplay
Status: Produced in 2016 / Released
Written by Shiva Rodriguez & D. Duckie Rodriguez
Status: Produced in 2016 / Released
Written by Shiva Rodriguez & D. Duckie Rodriguez
Genres: Horror-Comedy, Dark Comedy
Six campers visit Red Lake, a place rumored to be the hunting grounds
of a legendary serial killer. This horror-comedy short pays tribute to
the old-school slasher genre with a unique, modern twist.
Duckie and I came up with the idea for "The Figure" while watching a
scary movie marathon on Halloween in 2015. We are both fans of the 1980s
slasher/horror genre and wrote this horror-comedy as a tribute.
See "The Figure" on Youtube
REAL PEOPLE, NOT ACTORS
"Real People, Not Actors" started as a joke among a group of film-makers about how actors were not real people according to television commercials. Duckie and I decided to write and shoot a parody commercial based on the joke.
See "Real People, Not Actors" on Youtube.
INTERVENTION
See "The Figure" on Youtube
REAL PEOPLE, NOT ACTORS
Short Screenplay
Status: Produced in 2016 / Released
Written by Shiva Rodriguez & D. Duckie Rodriguez
Status: Produced in 2016 / Released
Written by Shiva Rodriguez & D. Duckie Rodriguez
Genres: Comedy, Parody
A parody commercial depicting a world where real people have taken over all the jobs traditionally done by professional actors."Real People, Not Actors" started as a joke among a group of film-makers about how actors were not real people according to television commercials. Duckie and I decided to write and shoot a parody commercial based on the joke.
See "Real People, Not Actors" on Youtube.
INTERVENTION
Short Screenplay
Status: Produced in 2010 / Released
Written by Shiva Rodriguez
Status: Produced in 2010 / Released
Written by Shiva Rodriguez
Genres: Horror-Comedy, Dark Comedy
Roger has tried every trick in the book to get Craig to face up to his
devastating addiction. When Craig continues to deny that he's been
using, even when confronted with solid evidence, Roger knows that there is
only one thing left to do to force Craig to admit that he does indeed
have a problem.
"Intervention" was penned on the request of a director for a short film competition.
See "Intervention" on YouTube.
COFFEE
Short Screenplay
Status: Produced in 2008 / Released
Written by Shiva Rodriguez
Status: Produced in 2008 / Released
Written by Shiva Rodriguez
Genres: Horror
Three young hoodlums are in for a surprise when they rob a local coffee shop and discover the proprietor's secret.
"Coffee" was a short screenplay I wrote as a quick project for Siren
Productions Media to film as one of their first short projects back in
2008. I had gotten the idea from an urban legend I'd heard years ago
about a thief breaking in to the home of a serial killer.
See "Coffee" on YouTube.
MONSTER SAFARI: EPISODE ONE
"Monster Safari: Episode One" was originally a stage skit and performed at live events. I converted it to a screenplay to use as the first film project for Siren Productions Media. It was shot on a budget of around $20.
See "Monster Safari: Episode One" on YouTube.
MONSTER SAFARI: EPISODE ONE
Short Screenplay
Produced in 2007 / Released
Written by Shiva Rodriguez
Produced in 2007 / Released
Written by Shiva Rodriguez
Genres: Genres: Horror-Comedy, Dark Comedy, Parody Comedy
Meet Jake Helsing, the host of the show Monster Safari. Today he's on
the hunt for one of the most popular but elusive creatures in the
world... the vampire. "Monster Safari: Episode One" was originally a stage skit and performed at live events. I converted it to a screenplay to use as the first film project for Siren Productions Media. It was shot on a budget of around $20.
See "Monster Safari: Episode One" on YouTube.
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