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...

Horror Month 2025: Week 3

Feel free to check out Week 2 and make sure to follow along on Twitter: http://x.com/CPeachfuzz The Strangers: Chapter 2 – I did not enjoy the first half, I’m referring to these as first half and second...
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Halloween 3 Double Feature Part 1 – Script Review!

Hi all. As a holiday treat (no tricks sorry), here’s Part 1 of our Halloween 3 Double Feature!!! (And don't forget to read Part 2.) Unfortunately, the only thing spooky about this review is how...

American Assassin – Getting to the Point

An excerpt from my script review for American Assassin which will be available 09/25/17: 4.) Dialogue and Description Dialogue that is blunt, and to the point. And this stuff was good, not “matter-of-fact” style that...

Write to Reals – Shadow Company (Unproduced Shane Black and Fred Dekker): Mr. Black, still proper to study him?

An excerpt from Reals' script review for Shadow Company by Black & Dekker which will be available 04/20/18: Initial Thoughts Today is a very special day for me because I get to review a...

Kong: Skull Island – Really? Another Kong Movie?

Kong is back, baby! And he don't give no fucks! You got helicopters? He'll fuck them up with a tree! You got napalm? Fuck your napalm! Kong will toss it back at you! This...

War for Planet of the Apes – Reboot or Prequel?

I love the original Planet of the Apes film. There’s even kind of a soft spot in my heart for that dumb Tim Burton directed Mark Wahlberg one. What can I say,...

Script Links 6-4-12

Hi all. Another week, another schedule, so please CHECK THEM OUT! Wednesday 6/6 The Hand Me Down Priest by Victor D. Jordan A young man named Jeremiah learns that his father, a Priest named Roy, was...

Options – It’s NOT All About the Money

Hi all. Taking a break from reviews today to go over something forum members have been asking about. Now, this isn’t a “be all, end all” type list, but since human nature leads us...

Are Women More than Just Bikinis to Donald Trump?

Sequel Spooking: Who Ya Gonna Call? An Open Letter to Donald Trump By ScreenBeats™ ***Ghostbusters and Indiana Jones Spoilers ahead *** Today ScreenBeats™ addresses Donald Trump’s question from his instagram video that was picked up and...

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