It’s all about the style baby! Genre: Psychological Thriller Premise: A cocky corporate fixer’s last day turns into a nightmare when he’s locked in a remote exit interview with an HR rep whose questions strip away his lies, his dignity, and — piece by piece — his chances of leaving alive. About: Last year I did a […]

And let the power of possibility motivate you. Ever since The Ballad of the Ember Knight and Wildman sold, I’ve been getting a lot of e-mails from writers new to Scriptshadow. Which I love. Come on in, the water’s warm. But because these writers are new to the site, they don’t yet know how Scriptshadow […]

I’ve been so busy this week I haven’t been able to post but when this hit the Hollywood Reporter today, I couldn’t not use the opportunity to congratulate Jacob Rainer, whose Bigfoot spec, “Wildman,” born out of the Blood & Ink Screenplay Contest, sold. To give you a little background on this one, earlier this […]

A lot of people are talking about Ridley Scott’s latest film, The Dog Stars, bombing at the box office, snagging just 8 million bucks on its opening weekend. And all I could think was, “Uhhh… how did you NOT see this coming?” This remains one of Hollywood’s biggest blind spots. They put together packages and […]

Genre: Horror comedy Premise: At the “MonstroCon” horror convention, a group of washed-up monster movie legends are reluctantly gathered in the green room, nursing bruised egos and lukewarm coffee. When they find themselves under siege by rabid, parasite-infected superfans they must fight their way out—armed with foam props, years of regret, and very bad knees. […]