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 â€“ I did not enjoy the first half, I’m referring to these as first half and second...
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Write to Reals – Runner, Runner

An excerpt from Reals' script review for Runner, Runner which will be available 02/07/18: MOMENTS THAT WORKED WELL: -- Pg. 1 - I like the line "Smart comes off him like airstrip heat waves."...

Write to Reals – Hate Night (Unproduced, Boyd Brothers): Is your horror’s tone and style this impressive?

An excerpt from Reals' script review for Hate Night by the Boyd Brothers which will be available 04/06/18: Initial Thoughts I always love reading horror scripts because the horror genre is one that has...

Rambo: Last Blood – Should action movies be more PC?

It’s been 11 long years since the last Rambo film, which I thought concluded the saga of Rambo pretty well. But this is Stallone we’re talking about here, if there’s a chance...

Write to Reals: I’ll Take Your Dead – Film Review AND Advice for pitching a horror script!

So, this was suggested to me by The Captain (but I was already planning on watching it, promise!) for a review, and so I thought I would oblige. What is this film about?  The...

Mosul – Characters Strengths and Arc

An excerpt from my script review for Mosul which will be available 12/07/20: 3.) Quality of Characters Jasem. A hard as nails father figure to a band of vengeful soldiers in Iraq. He’s tough. Mostly fair. And understands...

Leprechaun Returns – Overlooked Gem of the Franchise?

Line up, boys! It’s time for those who aren’t wearing green to get pinched! My eyes are green so I’m immune to the pinching! Actually, is that a custom where you are from,...

The Commuter – Do you have enough characters?

An excerpt from my script review for The Commuter which will be available 01/22/18: 3.) Quality of Characters Holy commuters, Batman! But given that this is an updated version of Orient Express, we need suspects...

Game Night – Michael Bluth Takes Many Forms!

An excerpt from my script review for Game Night which will be available 03/27/18: 3.) Quality of Characters Recently my sister’s family talked with me about something they saw on cable about The Hero’s...

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