Civitas: A Tale of Anathema

Civitas: A Tale of Anathema

Television (One-hour) · Western · 59 pages
Status: Spec
SERIES LOGLINE: When an Old West traveling circus pitches its tents in a town full of monsters, a reluctant lawman must prevent the enigmatic ringmaster from bringing Hell to Earth. EPISODE LOGLINE: In the fall of 1898, a vagabond teen rides the rails to Anathema and discovers the community’s unique nature while he crosses paths with a mysterious...
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Written by Bob Singleton
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Top 100, Launch Pad Pilot Competition 2022
Finalist, Stage 32 TV Drama Screenwriting Contest 2024

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Bob Singleton
Filmmaker, writer, fake Shemp. A movie & tv buff since birth, Bob (he/him) was raised on a steady diet of Godzilla, Muppets, Speed Racer, Stooges, & comics. In the 70’s, he discovered the joy of creative writing. In the 80’s, he started producing short films & flip-book animations with a stop-motion Super-8 camera, and this Midwesterner has told ...
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The Coverfly Top 1% pilot teleplay for the western-horror/horror-western series ANATHEMA has received multiple acclamations, including… The Best of Stage 32 - Double Recommend (2024) Coverfly Ranked #1 Western in a month Coverfly Ranked #1 Western Television (One-hour) in a month Coverfly Ranked #2 Western Television (One-hour) projects all-time Finalist, Emerging Screenwriters Horror Screenwriting Competition (2025) Quarter-finalist, Stage 32 TV Drama Screenwriting Contest (2025) Winner - Coverage Ink Award (Features), Days of the Dead Film Festival (2024) Finalist, Stage 32 TV Drama Screenwriting Contest (2024) Semi-finalist, Stage 32 Search For New Blood Screenwriting Contest (2024) Semi-finalist, Stage 32 Period Piece Screenwriting Contest (2024) Semi-finalist, Filmmatic Horror Screenplay Awards (Season 8) Quarter-finalist, Inroads Screenwriting Fellowship (Season 7) Official Selection, Days of the Dead Film Festival (2024) Official Selection, Indie Vegas Film Festival (2024) Winner - Best Screenplay (60-100 pages), Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival (2023) Winner - Best TV Script, Hollywood Just4Shorts Film and Screenplay Competition (2023) Winner - Best International Feature Screenplay, Melbourne Cineverse Film Festival (2023) Top Official Selection - Teleplay, Richmond International Film Festival (2023) Finalist, Paris Screenplay Awards | Les Prix du Scénario de Paris (2023) Finalist, Lake Travis Film Festival (2023) Finalist, Oregon Screams Horror Film Festival (2023) Semi-finalist, Inroads Screenwriting Fellowship (Season 6) Semi-finalist, Dallas International Film Festival Screenwriting Competition (2023) Semi-finalist, Filmmatic TV Pilot Awards (Season 8) Semi-finalist, Filmmatic Drama Screenplay Awards (Season 8) Semi-finalist, Hybridgenre France Film Awards (2023) Quarter-finalist, Reno Tahoe Screenplay Contest (2023) Quarter-finalist, Table Read My Screenplay Competition (Spring 2023) Official Selection, Marseille Cineverse (2023) Official Selection, Golden State Film Festival (2023) Winner - Best Horror Feature Screenplay, Austin Under the Stars Film Festival (2022) Winner - Golden Stake for Best Screenplay, International Vampire Film & Arts Festival (2022) Winner - Award of Excellence (Best Unproduced Screenplay), Iowa Motion Picture Association Awards (2022) Finalist, Filmmatic Horror Screenplay Awards (Season 6) Semi-finalist - Teleplay Category, Scriptation Showcase (2021-2022) Semi-finalist, Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards (2022) Semi-finalist, Filmmatic Inroads Screenwriting Fellowship (Season 5) Semi-finalist, 26th Annual Fade In Awards TV Pilot Competition (2021-2022) Semi-finalist, Table Read My Screenplay Genre Screenplay Competition (Spring 2022) Top 100, Launch Pad Pilot Competition (2022) Quarter-finalist, Finish Line Script Competition (2022) Quarter-finalist, ISA Fast Track Fellowship (2022) Quarter-finalist, Emerging Screenwriters Suspense (2022) Quarter-finalist, Creative Screenwriting Unique Voices Screenplay Competition (2022) Official Selection, New York Script Awards (2022) Winner - Best of the Fest Top 10 (4th highest-rated project), Show Low Film Festival (2021) Winner - Best Western Horror TV Pilot Script, The Wild Bunch Film Festival (2021) Semi-finalist, Filmmatic TV Pilot Awards (Season 6) Quarter-finalist, Emerging Screenwriters Genre Screenplay Competition (2021) Quarter-finalist, ISA Fast Track Fellowship (2021) Quarter-finalist, Chicago Screenplay Awards (2021) Quarter-finalist, Filmmatic Drama Screenplay Awards (Season 6) Quarter-finalist, Miami Screenwriting Awards (Summer 2021) Official Selection, Chicago Script Awards (Winter 2021) Honorable Mention, Finish Line Script Competition (2021)