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Scream Writing Questions is about screenwriting advice from screenwriters for screenwriters.

Scream Writing Questions with Michael J. Kospiah

This week we got to talk to Michael J. Kospiah about Scream Writing and the importance of not being afraid to write shitty. Writing is rewriting, as the saying goes (and Kospiah elaborates), so...

Scream Writing Questions with Jamie Nash

Reading through this week's questions, I was struck at how much Jamie Nash's answers reminded me of my own thoughts and answers. Scream Writer of Altered (2006), Lovely Molly (2011), the Zombie GoPro segment of V/H/S/2 (2013), Exists (2014),...

Scream Writing Questions with Pat Higgins

Pat Higgins reached out to me on Twitter while we were looking for new people to talk to. Can't say how glad I am that he did, this week's Scream Writing Questions is a great...

Scream Writing Questions with Adam Marcus

We're talked to a lot of great people on Scream Writing Questions but this is the first time that I've been so excited to talk to someone that I'm at a loss for words. Adam...

Scream Writing Questions with A.D Calvo

This week we're chatting with A.D Calvo, Scream Writer and director of Sweet, Sweet Lonely Girl (2016), quite possibly my favorite film of 2016 (and it was a year with some damned fine contenders!). In...

Scream Writing Questions with David J. Stieve

This Scream Writing Questions post should have been up two years ago but somehow it managed to slip through the cracks of email, a damned shame considering that David J. Stieve wrote one of...

Scream Writing Questions with Larissa Thomas

Let's kick off this week's Scream Writing Questions with an episode of Larissa Thomas and Alicia Faucher's delightful web series Allie & Lara Make a Horror Movie to get a taste of the fun to be...

Scream Writing Questions with Manuel Alejandro Anell

Every Scream Writer we talk to has wonderful advice to share and Manuel Alejandro Anell is no different! Rebelling against what he was taught, exploring the limitless nature of creativity, and letting the characters life...

Scream Writing Questions with Chance Shirley

When it comes to horror, it's surprising just how well it meshes with comedy. Perhaps no one knows that better than Chance Shirley, writer/director on For a Few Zombies More (2015) and Hide and Creep (2004). What...

Scream Writing Questions with Suri Parmar

This week Scriptophobic was lucky enough to talk to Scum of the Earth Films's Suri Parmar. Apart from tons of hands on and theoretical training in ScreamWriting, Suri has explored storytelling in prose for New Haven...

Scream Writing Questions with Tony Newton

This week Scriptophobic is joined by Tony Newton, writer of Toxic Shlock (2017) and Home Videos (2017). Tony's produced, written, and directed short films that have been in a variety of collections such as 60 Seconds to...

Scream Writing Questions with B. Harrison Smith

Write, write, write. Scream Writer Harrison Smith boils down his advice until there's no fat left on the bone – just like if it were a screenplay! Today, the writer/director joins Scriptophobic to talk about...

Scream Writing Questions with Andrew Bellware

This week Scriptophobic is joined by Andrew Bellware to answer some Scream Writing Questions, explore the art of screenwriting, and dig into the love of sci-fi and genre. What first got you interested in screenwriting? I first...

Scream Writing Questions with Andy Mitton

Here on Scriptophobic, we believe that studying screenplays and discussing the writing process are of vital importance to a Scream Writer's growth. That's why we here at Scriptophobic are proud to bring you a new...

Scream Writing Questions with William Dickerson

This week we're joined by Writer-Director William Dickerson. William has been keeping himself busy with a plethora of titles since 2013 and doesn't look to be slowing down any time soon. From his love...