It’s Horror Month here at Scriptshadow. Sometimes the horror is in a finely crafted scary script. Sometimes it’s in my harsh analysis. And sometimes it’s in how badly a script is written. Whichever way you twist it, we’re getting our horror fix. I wanted to focus today’s article on what writing tool gives you the […]

Genre: Horror/Thriller Premise: Three adult siblings pay respects to their deceased fisherman father by visiting the remote river he died on, only to find themselves stalked by a masked killer. About: This script was purchased for the writer, Joshua Giuliano, to also direct. Giuliano knew that to rise above the sea of writers trying to […]

Genre: Time Loop Premise: A retired U.S. Army Special Forces veteran finds himself stuck inside the same day where a group of assassins hunt him down and kill him. About: This script was originally written by Chris and Eddie Borey, who have a knack for high-concept ideas. Their last film, Open Grave, was about a […]

One of the biggest movies in recent years where nobody had any idea what would happen. A power that only Netflix can bring to the table. So how was it???” Genre: Drama/Thriller Premise: Jesse Pinkman, the deceased Walter White’s partner-in-crime, must escape New Mexico despite having the entire Albuquerque police force after him. About: This […]

The annual Halloween Scriptshadow Amateur Showdown is getting close. It was supposed to be this weekend but I looked through all the horror entries and was unimpressed. I take partial credit for that since I didn’t advertise Halloween Amateur Showdown at all. Which is why I’m doing it now! If you have a great horror […]