Elevator Game – Horror Written Right

An excerpt from my script review for Elevator Game which will be available 06/02/25: 2.) Plot Stability First and foremost, the beauty of the script is we’re presented the “rules” clearly and early. The legend...

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...

Elysium – The Dilemma of a Reluctant Hero.

An excerpt from my script review for Elysium which will be available 05/19/25: 3.) Quality of Characters Wow…I was really surprised that this script wasn’t reviewed before… Going back through the thread for it, there’s...

Warfare – Can your script be mostly description and still work?

An excerpt from my script review for Warfare which will be available 05/12/25: 4.) Dialogue and Description Can you write an interesting story without any dialogue? It’s not until page 12 before we have our...

Final Destination – THIS is what launched the franchise?

An excerpt from my script review for Final Destination which will be available 05/05/25: 2.) Plot Stability With Final Destination: Bloodlines coming out later this month, I wanted to take a look at the original. In fact,...

Write to Reals – Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City

An excerpt from Reals' script review for Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City which will be available 04/27/25: What Worked The Woman on the Road - This, I believe, is a scene from the game Resident...
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Moon – Script Review

Script: Moon by Duncan Jones and Nathan Parker Logline: Astronaut Sam Bell has a quintessentially personal encounter toward the end of his three-year stint on the Moon, where he, working alongside his computer,...

IT – Not Everyone’s a Fan

Is it too much to ask for a horror film to be scary these days? Seeing as Annabelle: Creation is the only other horror film out in theaters right now, maybe it...

Vampire Prison Amateur Script Review

Amateur Script: b>Vampire Prison by Peggy Logline: In a soon to be closed decrepit, island prison off the coast of Seattle an ancient vampire buried for a hundred years is awakened. Can a...

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...

Life Sucks and Then You Die

Hello, hello. Today I'm taking a look at Life Sucks and Then You Die by Brenton Lonkey. Before we start, I have to say I really like the title. It's catchy and reminds...

Script Links 4-9-12

Hi all and here are the scripts we're taking a look at this week. Wednesday 4/11 - Natural Assassin by Lisa Scott In a dystopian near-future, a "natural" born man joins an extremist genetic...

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...

Mandy – Nic Cage’s Masterpiece?

There’s not a single trailer I can think of that I’ve rewatched more times than the trailer for Mandy. Like the film itself, it transfixes you, drawing you in, wanting more. It’s...

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