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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Novelizing Your Script

An excerpt from our article Tips to Novelize Your Scripts which will be available 09/21/15: What are the benefits of converting your screenplay to a novel? The first benefit is that it will get...

The Hand Me Down Priest

Hi all, and welcome to a new week here at Write to Reel. The script we're looking at today emphasizes how important it is to look at and have a basic comprehension of...

If I Stay – Script Review

An excerpt from my script review for If I Stay which will be available 8/25/14: 1.) Marketability of the Idea It's based on a book. That little factoid alone will generate reads with folks in...

Hunter Review (Predator)

Hi all. Thanks to one of our forum regulars, CEMartin2 (some of you may remember his Mythical project), for bringing back the reader review for Thursday. Today he's taking our 9 questions structure and...

5 Questions for Writing Good Characters

We had a discussion on the forums where Roy and I were asked how we plan out and write our characters. Personally, I didn't have a process, other than writing a character down...

Jennifer’s Body – Pro Script Review

Hi all. After Roy's review of the Juno script and that monumental spanking we got last week on the Diablo Cody Reddit discussion, I wanted to revisit this writer to see if she's...

American Ultra – Stoners Only?

An excerpt from The Captain's movie review for American Ultra which will be available 8/30/15. Will it be funny enough for his tastes? Mike and Phoebe (Kristen Stewart’s character) are madly in love. They...

99 Pages of Zombies (A Working Title)

Hi all. Another week come and gone. Before you hit that "honey do" list, let's spend some time talking ZOMBIES! 99 Pages of Zombies by TheKyleShow Logline: After a series of strange lights are...

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