Prey – Can you reboot an original?

An excerpt from my script review for Prey which will be available 11/10/25: 2.) Plot Stability This came out during that magical time after Covid that the Cap’n and I were so fond of. Theaters...

Black Phone 2 – Did we need it?

I really didn’t think I’d like the first Black Phone movie as much as I did. I don’t know if it was the trailers or the fact it was another Blumhouse film,...

Horror Month 2025: Week 4

Feel free to check out Week 3 and make sure to follow along on Twitter: http://x.com/CPeachfuzz Coyotes - I was hoping for a bit more humor and a lot more gore. Instead, I got annoyed by the...

Halloween Double Feature 2025 (Part 2): Cherry Falls – Editing From Hell?

While trying to come up with a movie to team up with Hank with, I ran into a YouTube video talking about horror movies no one has seen. Usually I’ve seen every...

Halloween Double Feature 2025 (Part 1): Cherry Falls – The greatest slasher you’ve never heard of?

Hi all. Happy Halloween!!! It’s the last day of the month that our beloved Cap’n looks forward to all year long…which also means it’s time for another Halloween Double Feature!!! 1.) Marketability of the Idea The...

Happy Death Day – Should YOU give up on screenwriting?

An excerpt from my script review for Happy Death Day which will be available 10/27/25: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Groundhog Day, but it’s horror. The main character is brutally murdered each day and every...
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The Worst 21 of 2021

I got a long list to get through, so no stalling. These are just some of the worst films I’ve seen in 2021. Exempt are almost every Bruce Willis stinker I managed...

Horror Month 2021: Week 2

(And don't forget to check out Week 1!) Coming Home In The Dark – New Zealand based horror film and not Australia like I thought. Still, I enjoyed it, but found myself not...

Write to Reals: Final Destination’s X-Files Origins

An excerpt from Reals' script review for Flight 180 (X-Files Spec Script) which will be available 05/25/25: What Worked The Page Count - Right off the bat I like that this thing comes in under...

Write to Reals: Unproduced “Dark Universe” Wolfman Project

An excerpt from Reals' script review for The Wolfman (Dark Universe) which will be available 01/23/23: What Needs Work So Many Camera Directions - Just on Page 1, we have everything from: CLOSE ON, to...

Spider-Man: No Way Home – Pointless Concerns?

An excerpt from my script review for Spider-Man: No Way Home which will be available 01/31/22: 2.) Plot Stability First and foremost, let me start by saying I enjoyed this film. All the “fan service”...

The Wendigo – Script Blast from the Past?

An excerpt from my script review for The Wendigo (1970) which will be available 09/12/22: 5.) Format This script had a lot going for it, but here’s where I want to spend the bulk...

The Good Nurse – Slow Build of Creepy

An excerpt from my script review for The Good Nurse which will be available 12/12/22: 2.) Plot Stability The overall question I had with the plot, initially, was how could this happen? Death after death...

Horror Month 2021: Week 3

(And check out Week 2 first!) Slumber Party Massacre – This one was surprisingly not that bad. It’s a SyFy original movie, so of course I was expecting the worst, but I ended...

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