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Screenwriting

The Glass Coffin

Mark's short story made the leap from page to screen: script, shooting draft, and finished short film.

The Glass Coffin movie poster with festival laurels, Going Down...
Going Down...

A story too good for one medium

When a raging storm hits The Meridian, Sharon and Tyler's crumbling marriage fractures further while their daughter Morgan battles a mysterious illness, and the dead begin to rise, trapping residents inside the building. When Tyler becomes trapped in the condo's glass elevator, his personal demons collide head-on with apocalyptic terror.

What began as a short story became a full screenplay in Mark's hands, and the screenplay was ultimately produced as a short film. Mark's storytelling doesn't stop at the page.

From Page to Screen: Mark released a special edition book, The Glass Coffin: From Page to Screen, collecting the original short story alongside the first-draft screenplay and the final shooting script. A rare look at how a horror story evolves into a film, start to finish.
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Officially Recognized

Selections & Awards

The Glass Coffin has played festivals across the country and picked up its share of hardware along the way.

  • πŸ† 13Horror.com Film & Screenplay Contest β€” Winner, 2025
  • πŸ† Horror Haus Film Festival β€” Winner, Best Feature Screenplay, 2025
  • πŸ† The Dunwich Horror Fest β€” Award Winner
  • πŸ† Sunset Boulevard β€” Award Winner
  • 🎬 Los Angeles International Horror Film Festival β€” Finalist, 2025
  • 🎬 Frights! Camera! Action! Horror Screenplay Contest β€” Finalist, 2025
  • 🎬 HorrorHound Film Festival β€” Finalist, Script Competition, Fall 2025
  • 🎬 Skate or Die Film Fest β€” Semifinalist, 2025
  • 🎬 Los Angeles Crime & Horror Film Festival β€” Official Semifinalist, 2025
  • 🎬 HorrorHound Film Festival β€” Award Nominee, Best Short Script, Fall 2025
  • 🎬 HorrorHound Film Festival β€” Award Nominee, Best Characters in a Short Script, Fall 2025
  • πŸŽƒ Phobia Film Fest β€” Official Selection, 2025
  • πŸŽƒ Oregon Screams Horror Film Festival β€” Official Selection, Fall 2025
  • πŸŽƒ Chicago Horror Film Festival β€” Official Selection, 2025
  • πŸŽƒ HorrorHound Film Festival β€” Official Selection, Fall 2025
Watch & Learn

More From the Writer's Desk

Mark shares the journey from prose to screenplay on his YouTube channel, alongside book trailers and behind-the-scenes clips.

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