Genre: HorrorPremise: One night every year, strange creatures attack the major cities, killing thousands. Nobody knows who or what these creatures are, and no one can stop them. About: Grim Night made last year’s Black List AND was purchased last year.  The sale was best known for the writers’ inventive idea of making a trailer […]

Genre: Thriller Premise: In 1973, a CIA agent searches for an infamous Nazi wunderkind who spearheaded Hitler’s nuclear technology push during the war.   About: This one sold to Paramount for JJ Abrams’s company, Bad Robot, last week I think?  Although Aison has been toiling around in Hollywood for the better part of a decade, […]

Let’s build a better mousetrap. Over the next month and a half, Scriptshadow will relaunch its site.  I have some great things in store for readers, but one of the things I’m most excited about is the time it will free up for me to start working on my next project – Developing a new […]

NEW Amateur Friday Submission Process: To submit your script for an Amateur Review, send in a PDF of your script, a PDF of the first ten pages of your script, your title, genre, logline, and finally, why I should read your script. Use my submission address please: Carsonreeves3@gmail.com. Your script and “first ten” will be […]

Genre: Sci-Fi Premise: (from IMDB) A team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race. About: This is a loosely connected “prequel” to Alien, […]