Horror Month 2026 – Week 3

(And don’t forget to check out Week 2 first!) Remember you can follow along with him in real time via X: https://x.com/CPeachfuzz And new this year, he does YouTube Shorts reviews for some of...

Horror Month 2026 – Week 2

(And don't forget to check out Week 1 first!) Remember you can follow along with him in real time via X: https://x.com/CPeachfuzz And new this year, he does YouTube Shorts reviews for some of...

Abigail – If you TELL us she’s a vampire going in, then SHOW us!

An excerpt from my script review for Abigail (2024) which will be available 10/19/26: 2.) Plot Stability Okay, first and foremost I’m just going to come right out and say it… This script takes way...

Horror Month 2026 – Week 1

It's the Capn's favorite time of year!!! Don't forget you can follow along with him in real time via X: https://x.com/CPeachfuzz And new this year, he does YouTube Shorts reviews for some of his...

Motor City: No Dialogue – good storytelling or cheap gimmick?

An excerpt from my script review for Motor City which will be available 10/04/26: 4.) Dialogue and Description You read it in the title of this review… Is the “no dialogue” a worthy storytelling method...

Resident Evil – A Nod to the Fans?

An excerpt from my script review for Resident Evil (2026) which will be available 09/29/26: 2.) Plot Stability After reading the initial portions of the Capn’s review, I paused to see if the script...
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Write to Reals: Spiderhead – Flashbacks and other things!

An excerpt from my script review for Spiderhead which will be available 07/25/22: What Worked Steve Abnesti - I liked Abnesti as a villain, because he was really charismatic, but you could tell something was...

The Water Man – Now Is the Time!

An excerpt from my script review for The Water Man which will be available 05/24/21: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Blood List. Hit List. Gaining notoriety via one of these lists is a good way to...

Wonka – So you wanna write a musical…

An excerpt from my script review for Wonka which will be available 01/08/24: 4.) Dialogue and Description Here’s where we’re going to spend most of our time. Pitching a spec script is quite the challenge. Pitching...

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...

AI vs. Hollywood – Where are we headed?

Hi all. No review today.  Instead I wanted to take a bit of time and discuss something that’s been kicking around upstairs for yours truly, and mentioned more frequently in some of the...

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...

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...

Horror Month 2023 – Week 1!

Here's the first installment of 2023 for The Capn's most beloved time of year... Slotherhouse – This might partly be my fault, as I never bothered looking at what this was rated. You have...

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