Scriptshadow may be on a break til the new year. But that doesn’t mean I’m not thinking of you! Is anyone doing the 10-Day Writing Challenge? How are you holding up? Don’t think, just write. That’s the key to defeating WR (Writing Resistance). I’ve used this time to relax and catch up on some entertainment. […]

A couple of you alerted me to this the other day. Why Jordan Peele is releasing a horror trailer on Christmas is beyond me. But it seems to have worked. Everyone is talking about this trailer. As you guys know, I loved that script for Get Out. However, when you have an out of nowhere […]

It’s a SPECIAL CHRISTMAS DAY CANDY CANE CONSULTATION OFFER. E-mail me at carsonreeves1@gmail.com with the subject line “CHRISTMAS CONSULTATION” and I will give you half-off my 4-Page Screenplay Notes package. Your script doesn’t have to be ready now. But you do have to pay to secure your spot. It’s been sixth months since I last […]

Genre: Horror Premise: (from IMDB) Five years after an ominous unseen presence drives most of society to suicide, a mother and her two children make a desperate bid to reach safety. About: Bird Box started off as a novel. Screenwriter Eric Heisserer (Arrival) actually began adapting the novel before it was finished. How early on […]

Genre: Holiday Comedy Premise: When Santa Claus’ protégé is killed in an avalanche, the next relative in line, a New York cop with no holiday spirit, is taken to the North Pole for his training until he must save Christmas from the grinch-like Krampus. Why You Should Read: Apart from this script placing in the […]