Tag: Scream Writing

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...

This week we got to talk to Michael J. Kospiah about Scream Writing and the importance of not being afraid to write shitty. Writing...

Setting the Stage A few days ago I finally broke the plastic on my Blu-ray of It Comes at Night (2017) and sat down for blind watch....

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...

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...

Greetings fellow Scream Writers! Way back in June, Kelly Warner wrote about “The Expectations of Blood and Gore” and looked at the different approaches...

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...

We’re always looking for new, amazing art to inspire us. Your favorite author has a new book coming out, that experimental weirdo director you...

There was a moment while I was playing Outlast (2013) that made me scream at the top of my lungs. At 2:30AM. Waking up...

Welcome back, Scream Writers. Have you ever noticed that some films are set in locations that feel as much, if not more, of a...

There’s a moment in No Country for Old Men (2007) where Llewelyn (Josh Brolin) checks into a motel while trying to stay one step...

What is reality, anyways? Of all the writing “rules” that the horror genre gets to play around with – see, Break – this is my...

Kelly Warner, author of the post-apocalyptic kaiju trilogy In the Shadow of Extinction, wrote about how he feels the advice “write what you know”...

Question Scream Writers: What do Shutter Island (2010), Memento (2000), and The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) all have in common? Answer: Each of these...

While I make it my domain to help screenwriters professionally, both through script consultations and one-on-one mentoring, it is my goal to provide my...

When it comes to learning screenwriting, it never hurts to actually listen to the screenwriters rather than the directors. Seems logical, but some people...

Welcome back, my Scream Writers. This week’s article was originally going to cover another screenplay—one that I will leave unnamed. However, when I had...

If you're anything like me, you've read enough advice or listened to enough interviews to know that one the best ways to improve as...

Welcome to the very first Scream Writing, your one stop shop for advice on writing the horror screenplay. Today we’re going to be talking about...