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...

Resident Evil (2026) A Deconstructed Video Game Movie Adaptation

I would have liked to review this movie on the start of Horror Month, but Sony had other plans, I guess. You could say I’m a longtime Resident Evil game fan, going all...

It Waits – Description that kills…your reader’s interest.

An excerpt from my script review for It Waits which will be available 09/22/26: 4.) Dialogue and Description The main thing we’re going to cover here is reviewing the amateur tendencies to include what...

28 Years Later – Not as bad as everyone says?

An excerpt from my script review for 28 Years Later which will be available 09/02/26: 2.) Plot Stability Truth be told I probably should have seen or read the second installment before the third. By...
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Halloween Double Feature 2021: Antlers Script Review

An excerpt from my script review for Antlers which will be available 10/31/21: 2.) Plot Stability Pacing. That’s what I want to discuss about this particular script in relation to our own writing. For a horror...

HORROR MONTH WEEKEND WRAP UP – Week 4!

(Before you start, make sure to catch up on Week 1, Week 2 and Week 3.) WEEK 4: Slender Man - Truly this year's worst film. Characters would show up and then just disappear...

Bombshells and Dollies – A Pinup Documentary

Reals took a look at this documentary hitting digital platforms this Valentine's Day! Hey All! I’m very excited to bring you a special review today for the newly-released documentary project, Bombshells and Dollies! The kind...

Write to Reals: Alien 3 – Check it out before Romulus?

An excerpt from Reals' script review for Alien 3 which will be available 08/20/24: What Worked The Length - 96 pages (including the title page) was a pretty solid length for this story. I will...

It Comes At Night – Horror Thrillers should be spooky…and thrilling!

An excerpt from my script review for It Comes At Night which will be available 07/17/17: 3.) Quality of Characters Thrillers require one main thing…tension between characters. Post-apocalyptic horror thrillers? Tension between characters while fighting for...

Triangle – Proper Use of an Establishing Shot

An excerpt from my script review for Triangle which will be available 10/16/17: 4.) Dialogue and Description Proper use of an establishing shot! As I read, and our group was on the ocean liner, this...

Write to Reals – Harrow Alley: Greatest Unproduced Script of All Time?

An excerpt from Reals' script review for Harrow Alley which will be available 03/16/18: What Needs Work -- Wow. HUGE chunks of text. I realize this was written at a different time, but steer...

Fatman – Should You Give Away the Twist?

An excerpt from my script review for Fatman which will be available 11/30/20: 2.) Plot Stability So the twist… As the Cap’n mentioned in his movie review you have Chris who’s down on his luck,...

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