Tag: Storytelling
Seven Ways to Make a Great First Impression
The most deluded thing a writer can tell a prospective publisher about their recently finished manuscript is that “it gets better as it goes.”...
I Am Legend from Richard Matheson, to Vincent Price, Charlton Heston, and Will Smith
Richard Matheson is one of the all-time great writers of horror. From Duel to Stir of Echoes, his stories have repeatedly made the trip...
How Setting Makes the Story in Richard Loncraine’s Richard III
Welcome back to Everything But Bone. This time we are looking at something other than a horror movie - we’re going into Shakespeare territory....
Jaws and the Rare Case Where the Film is Better
The common thinking is that the book is always better than its film adaptation. That’s just…not so. It’s easy to understand why we often...
Tina’s Death in A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
ANALOG NIGHTMARES
The first time I watched Wes Craven’s seminal masterpiece, I was huddled around a 22’’ tube TV sitting on the shaggy carpeted floor...
How Setting and Soundtrack Make It Follows a Standout Horror Film
Welcome to the very first Everything But Bone, a column about storytelling in film that looks at everything BUT dialogue. I’m talking sets, costumes,...
Tomb Raider: From Bullets and Busts to Grit and Empowerment
When Lara Croft first introduced herself in 1996’s Tomb Raider she directly appealed to a young male audience of gamers with a mix of...
Necrophilia and Retroactive Vengeance in Ted Bundy (2002)
In the 1970s, Ted Bundy was one of the most infamous names in the newspapers and on television. He committed a series of burglaries,...
Reclaiming “Write What You Know”
‘Write What You Know’ is one of the oldest pieces of writing advice around. Even folks who’ve never even planned to write a book...