SCREENPLAY – Jelly Doughnut of Evil

A horror short screenplay by Lance Eliot Adams

Logline: After being reincarnated thousands of times, a psychotic jelly doughnut uses psychic powers to commit revenge on the office workers who ate him.

This film script was inspired in part by the practical effects of The Blob (Dir. Chuck Russell, 1988) and The Thing (Dir. John Carpenter, 1982) and the absurdity of movies like Dead Alive (Dir. Peter Jackson, 1992) and Rubber (Dir. Quentin Dupieux, 2010). Looking forward to production, we want to focus on using practical effects as much as possible.

Lance Eliot Adams is a Chicago filmmaker. Starting in 2021 he focused on horror screenwriting and going into 2023, he plans on producing short horror films through, Hunger & Dread. The first production being the horror short film, A Holiday Gift. An advocate for filmmakers at all levels, he looks to connect emerging filmmakers with filmmakers who have gone through production through Chicago Film Club. He has produced over twenty short films including, web series, documentary, and improv based comedy. In 2021 he wrote two horror feature screenplays and over a dozen horror shorts. Sweet Tooth Boogeyman (the script) and Jelly Doughnut of Evil (the script) have done well on the horror festival circuit.

Festival recognition:

HorrOrigins Film Festival – Official Selection 2022

Astrophobia Science Fiction and Horror Film Festival – Finalist, Short Script 2022

Influx Film Awards – Honorable Mention 2022

Frights! Camera! Action! Screenplay and Film Contest – Honorable Mention 2022

13HORROR.COM FILM & SCREENPLAY CONTEST – Finalist 2022

Independent Horror Movie Awards – Best Short Film Script 2022

LA Sci-Fi & Horror Film Festival – Semi-Finalist 2022

Killer Shorts Horror Short Screenplay Competition – Quarter-Finalist 2023

Filmmatic Horror Screenplay Awards – Quarter-Finalist 2023

Underground Indie Film Festival – Selected 2023