Category: Script Reviews

The First Purge – Can YOU Build a Horror Franchise?

An excerpt from my script review for The First Purge which will be available 05/14/19: 1.) Marketability of the Idea The Purge is one of those cool ideas that create profitable franchises. Similar to Saw you take a...

Long Shot – The Dangers of an Affair Devoid of Consequence

An excerpt from my script review for Long Shot which will be available 05/06/19: 2.) Plot Stability The Seven Year Itch is a real phenomenon. Sure it might not be right at seven years to the day,...

What Could Have Been: The Marvel of the Haunted Castle – Script Review

An excerpt from SK's script review for The Marvel of the Haunted Castle which will be available 04/28/19: So I'm back again, this time reviewing a somewhat well known unproduced script. Here goes. Plot:...

Write to Reals: The Curse of La Llorona – The Conjuring’s Latina Prima!

An excerpt from Reals script review for The Curse of La Llorona (2019) which will be available 04/29/19: What Worked The Concept - This is a creepy idea - a ghostly figure steals children -...

Unicorn Store – Captin Marvel and Nick Fury’s OTHER April Movie

An excerpt from my script review for Unicorn Store which will be available 04/29/19: 3.) Quality of Characters Following the line of thinking from above, as serious as some of these situations could have been for Kit,...

Under the Silver Lake – Is “WTF” Enough to Carry Your Story?

An excerpt from my script review for Under the Silver Lake which will be available 04/22/19: 2.) Plot Stability This one was wacky! There were many instances where I was left scratching my head in a “WTF”...

Hellboy (2019) – Manufactured Friction

An excerpt from my script review for Hellboy (2019) which will be available 04/15/19: 3.) Quality of Characters The character relationships felt rather contrived. Hellboy fought with Broom for no other reason than teenage angst?  Is he even still...

Pet Sematary (2019) – Stereotypical Stephen Story?

An excerpt from my script review for Pet Sematary (2019) which will be available 04/08/19: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Get ready for a reboot of all things horror from the 80s and 90s! As...