Yesterday, we discussed the drudgery of formulaic writing via Rob Liefeld’s 2 million dollar monstrosity, “The Mark.” Today, I’m going to thank Andrea Moss for pointing me to Seth Sherwood’s tweet thread, which takes on the current industry formula for writing “elevated horror.” Sherwood is probably best known for writing 2017’s, “Leatherface.” 1. HOW TO […]

From the creator of Deadpool comes a 2 million dollar spec sale from the 90s that was supposed to be the next huge Will Smith franchise. What happened?? Genre: Action/Adventure/Supernatural Premise: A mild-mannered campaign worker receives “the mark,” a special ancient marking that gives him all sorts of special powers. About: This was supposed to […]

The hottest horror director in town charges in and grabs a juicy new horror story. Genre: Horror (short story) Premise: When a new home is moved onto an empty lot in a Texas town, it begins haunting all the houses around it. About: What did I tell you guys? Write those short stories! Especially in […]

What if I told you that there was a new horror film coming from a Shyamalan but that it WASN’T M. Night Shyamalan? Would you believe me? Would I believe myself? Alas, this newsletter’s big script review comes from Night offspring. Are we ready for a whole new generation of twist endings? I also share […]

Yesterday, we took a look at a screenplay covering the famous Betty and Barney Hill UFO sighting. This, naturally, led to some discussion in the comments about the greatest UFO movie ever made, Close Encounters of the Third Kind. I don’t need a reason to get me to watch Close Encounters again. Just a passing […]