Loglines

Short-form Literary Works describing each Dramatic Composition

12,847
Loglines Created
847
Unique Themes
156
Series Covered
GPT-4
AI Model Used

Featured Loglines

The Statue of Thor

The Witch's Tale1931-05-21

An antiquities dealer steals an ancient Norse statue from a forbidden temple. The vengeful god Thor awakens within the idol and demands a terrible price for the theft.

Supernatural RevengeGreedAncient Curses

Sorry, Wrong Number

Suspense1943-05-25

A bedridden woman overhears a murder plot on a crossed telephone line. As she frantically tries to prevent the crime, she realizes she is the intended victim.

ParanoiaHelplessnessUrban Terror

The Chicken Heart

Lights Out1936-03-10

A laboratory experiment with a chicken heart goes horribly wrong when the tissue begins growing uncontrollably. The pulsating mass threatens to consume the entire city.

Science Gone WrongBody HorrorUnstoppable Force

Cat Wife

Inner Sanctum Mysteries1945-02-06

A husband kills his wife for donating their fortune to charity. He becomes convinced she has been reincarnated as a cat seeking revenge for her murder.

MurderGuiltKarmic JusticeReincarnation

Three Skeleton Key

Escape1949-03-17

Three lighthouse keepers on a remote island are besieged by hundreds of ravenous rats from a derelict ship. They must survive until rescue arrives.

IsolationSurvivalNature's Fury

The Temple of Vampires

The Shadow1937-09-26

The Shadow investigates a mysterious cult operating beneath the streets of Manhattan. He discovers an ancient order of vampires preying on the city's homeless.

Urban GothicHidden EvilVigilante Justice

Generation Process

1

Transcription

Full episode transcript generated via AssemblyAI

2

Summarization

Transcript chunked and summarized using GPT-4o

3

Logline Creation

2-3 sentence plot summary in CBS Radio Mystery Theater style

4

Theme Extraction

Universal themes identified and tagged for searchability

Writing Guidelines

Style Requirements

  • • 150-250 characters (2-3 sentences)
  • • Direct, factual tone (not flowery)
  • • Structure: Setup → Conflict → Consequence
  • • BBC Learners English vocabulary
  • • 1930s American English style

Avoided Patterns

  • • No archaic/British terms ("cruel jest", "spirals")
  • • No initialisms ("NYC" → "New York City")
  • • No generic filler ("Now let us join...")
  • • No theme tags in description field
  • • No spoilers of final twist