Genre: Horror Premise: A company man is tasked with recruiting a rogue board member who’s disappeared while attending a remote “wellness” center in Switzerland. About: I’ve always liked Gore Verbinski. A lot of people gave him shit after cashing in with the Pirates’ sequels. But before that he did the offbeat “The Weather Man,” the […]

Genre: Horror Premise: (from IMDB) An American nanny is shocked that her new English family’s boy is actually a life-sized doll. After violating a list of strict rules, disturbing events make her believe that the doll is really alive. About: In a Dark Place was retitled “The Inhabitant” which has subsequently been retitled “The Boy,” […]

Can one of the biggest sci-fi screenwriters in town infuse some life into Universal’s vaunted monster franchise? Genre: Horror/Fantasy/Action Premise: After a black ops team awakens a 2000 year-old mummy, they must prevent him from opening the gates of hell. About: Many of you may have read how Universal was going to create a universe/franchise […]

Genre: Horror-Thriller Premise: A group of young adults channel their inner Charles Manson and attempt to terrorize a rich couple in their remote home. But they soon realize that they picked the wrong couple. About: This one was written by brothers Justin and VJ Boyd, who are relatively new on the scene. This script actually […]

Today’s Amateur Offerings are a HOLIDAY SPECIAL. I mean, how can we not review a horror script on October 30th??? I’m including both horror/Halloween entries from last week, plus three new entries. Will the returning contestants leave the newbies in a blood-soaked pile of discarded candy wrappers? I don’t know. Movie geeks loooooove Bruce Campbell. […]