Screenplays by Joel Schwartzberg
Midnight Screaming
Screenplay Finalist,  2005 Shriekfest Film Festival

Two teenagers are trapped in a haunted movie theater with a terrifying secret.


Rosabelle Believe
Screenplay Finalist,  2005 Shriekfest Film Festival

A young woman believes she is being haunted by the ghost of Harry Houdini. Is it her imagination, or is it the world's most famous magician attempting his greatest escape ever?




Made Man

An under-the-radar teenager's world is turned upside down when he saves the life a powerful mobster's daughter .
Guardian Angels
Screenplay Semi-Finalist,  2006 Shriekfest Film Festival

Dueling Guardian Angels (a former unhappy couple in their mortal life) are tasked to put aside their bitterness and help a young mortal couple unite in love.


Keep it Real

A teenager trades places with a European foreign exchange student in order to be "hosted" by the most beautiful girl in his high school.
Nonfiction Essays
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