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Guy N. Smith (1939-2020) was a writer best known for his extensive output in the pulp horror genre, but who also wrote crime and mystery fiction, westerns, children’s fiction and non-fiction relating to countryside pursuits. This site is for fans – old and new – to peruse his catalogue, join the mailing list and stay abreast of new developments as publishers Black Hill Books relaunch his work.

New deadline for The Guy N. Smith Short Film Challenge 🦀

Get ready for the most thrilling and chilling competition of the year. It’s a Crab Feast or a Feast for Crabs!

Happy days glorious people!

We heard your lamentation in the hall of whispers. There have been several serious requests that the deadline for Guy N. Smith challenge should be prolonged with a new premiere release date.

The winning contribution will be screened online at Shortly.film on Halloween, 2024. New deadline for submission is Friday 25 October.


The objective is to produce a short film based on the short story The Vigil by the world-famous horror author Guy N. Smith and participate in the short film challenge that will end on 20th August 2024. You can read the short story online at shortly film.

Winner gets:

Film screened online at Shortly.film on Halloween, 2024.
£200.
Recognition at www.shortly.film

Crabby Kudos!

Rules and requirements:
The film must be based on the short story – THE VIGIL – and credited in the opening texts.
The format must be MP4.
The file must be no larger than 2 GB.
If the language used is other than English, subtitles must be burnt in.
Maximum length of 15 minutes.
Deadline 23.59 on Friday 25 October 2024.
All submitted contributions may or may not be screened at www.shortly.film

Details:

  • When you upload your short film about Shortly (the “Contribution”) you grant to Shortly a non-exclusive right, throughout the entire world, via Shortly, to make available all or parts of your Contribution. Furthermore, you grant to Shortly a nonexclusive right, within the territory, to freely use extracts, clips, still images, resumes, etc. from the Contributionand uploaded trailers and marketing materials for the purpose of marketing Shortly.
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  • Shortly is entitled at any time whatsoever to deny publication of, or to remove already published, Contribution which do not fulfil the requirements imposed for making such available on Shortly.