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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Beirut – Are 100% of your characters “ON” 100% of the time?

An excerpt from my script review for Beirut which will be available 05/21/18: 4.) Dialogue and Description The dialogue had its moments, but unfortunately was too mundane for the most part. Why do we enjoy...

Write to Reals: Crush the Skull (2015) – Horror/Comedy Done Right?

An excerpt from Reals' script review for Crush the Skull which will be available 03/20/19: What Worked A super dark, grimy atmosphere - starting with a little girl locked in a room and chained...

Write to Reals – Mute (Netflix Film)

An excerpt from Reals' script review for MUTE which will be available 02/24/18: What Needs Work Pg. 1 - 2 - I don't think we really needed to spend 2 pages showing that he...

Harriet – Dialogue that makes you truly consider where we’ve come from.

An excerpt from my script review for Harriet which will be available 11/04/19: 4.) Dialogue and Description The description was fine, but what hit me was some of the dialogue. Page 72: HARRIET & SLAVES (OVER)So...

Ad Astra – How much is “too much” in regards to character intros in your script?

An excerpt from my script review for Ad Astra which will be available 09/23/19: 3.) Quality of Characters What is “too much” when introducing characters? This script can answer that. Page 3: Roy McBride: forties, handsome. His...

Master – Tie it all together!

An excerpt from my script review for Master (2022) which will be available 04/03/23: 2.) Plot StabilityWe’re going to spend a good chunk of our time in this section.Was the script creepy and...

Death Wish – From Hero to Anti

An excerpt from my script review for Death Wish which will be available 03/05/18: 3.) Quality of Characters Converting your hero into an antihero. We’re presented with Paul Kersey as a giver of life right...

All Inclusive – Fresh Blood Before Halloween

An excerpt from my script review for All Inclusive by Kyle Bowler from this year's Fresh Blood Selects which will be available 10/29/18 (the review, not the list): 2.) Plot Stability Any story is...

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