Can the writer of Bird Box get lightning to strike twice? Genre: Horror Premise: A young girl gets secret visits from a woman in her closet who calls herself “Other Mommy,” until the girl’s mother finds out and looks for ways to terminate the ghost. About: Horror titans Blumhouse and Atomic Monster seem to be […]

The winning script of the Second Wave Showdown – and the long-time Scriptshadow reader who wrote the screenplay – gets a review! Genre: Action-Adventure Premise: After one of their own murders a Comanche boy, a skirmish leaves a small group of Spanish cavalrymen stranded without horses deep in hostile territory, facing the dangers posed by […]

I’m giving out ONE discounted screenplay consultation (notes for your script). I’ll give you $100 off. The first person to e-mail me claims the deal. Your script doesn’t have to be ready yet but you do have to pay now to get the deal. carsonreeves1@gmail.com You know sometimes I come on here with a less-than-confident […]

Come one, come all, and vote for the best script! I know it’s getting a little confusing around here with all these showdowns so let me bring you up to speed. Today’s post has nothing to do with the Blood & Ink Showdown. A couple of months ago, we had a MEGA-SHOWDOWN. This was a […]

Taking a look at the 5 best concepts in The Blood & Ink Showdown (Today’s article references pitching for the Blood & Ink Showdown. If you want to learn more about the showdown, here’s the original post). Now that the fun of pitching horror concepts is behind us, the hard work begins. Many of you […]