Terror Taught Me: Host
Host, written by Gemma Hurley, Rob Savage, and Jed Shepherd, follows six friends who decide to host a seance over zoom. The seance does not… Read More »Terror Taught Me: Host
Fred Pelzer
Script Breakdowns: Whinefields Method
As Stephen King says, if you don’t have time to read, you don’t have time to write. That goes doubly so for screenwriting. Not only… Read More »Script Breakdowns: Whinefields Method
Steal This Move: Buffaloed
The 2020 release Buffaloed, written by Brian Sacca, follows small-time hustler Peg. Played by Zoey Deutch, she’s hounded by debt collectors due to her fees… Read More »Steal This Move: Buffaloed
Writers Soundtrack: Glass & Co.
Sometimes you’re in the mood for something a little repetitive and simple. Instrumental music that consists of repetition and variation. Introspective but still with some… Read More »Writers Soundtrack: Glass & Co.
Terror Taught Me: After Midnight
The newest from microbudget genre writer/director/star Jeremy Gardner, After Midnight focuses on a man in the throes of a break-up who every night must face… Read More »Terror Taught Me: After Midnight
Steal This Move: Birds of Prey
Birds of Prey, written by Christina Hodson and directed by Cathy Yan, brings a new and chaotic energy to the DCEU. Set in a new… Read More »Steal This Move: Birds of Prey
Steal This Move: Palm Springs
This year’s record Sundance sale belonged not to a serious Oscar contender but a Groundhog Day-riff starring ex-SNL golden boy Andy Sandberg. Palm Springs, by… Read More »Steal This Move: Palm Springs
Why I Write Horror
I used to be a scaredy cat. Growing up I hated being scared. Ursula from The Little Mermaid gave me nightmares for years. I refused… Read More »Why I Write Horror
Steal This Move: Da 5 Bloods
Da 5 Bloods, the new Netflix Vietnam-riff on The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, features Spike Lee’s usual inventiveness when it comes to storytelling –… Read More »Steal This Move: Da 5 Bloods
Terror Taught Me: The Wretched
A 2020 horror release, The Wretched follows a teenage boy who gets sent to live with his dad after some bad behavior and comes to… Read More »Terror Taught Me: The Wretched