Prey – Can you reboot an original?

An excerpt from my script review for Prey which will be available 11/10/25: 2.) Plot Stability This came out during that magical time after Covid that the Cap’n and I were so fond of. Theaters...

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...
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Write to Reals: The Witch in the Window (2018) – Slow Burn Horror Done Right

Now, I know this is not what many would consider a “mainstream’ horror film, as it is a Shudder exclusive (Shudder being a streaming platform that contains only horror… so essentially a...

Pet Sematary (2019) – Stereotypical Stephen Story?

An excerpt from my script review for Pet Sematary (2019) which will be available 04/08/19: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Get ready for a reboot of all things horror from the 80s and 90s! As...

The Postcard Killings – Entertain your audience for all, not just half, of your story.

An excerpt from my script review for The Postcard Killings which will be available 06/15/20: 2.) Plot Stability For the first fifty pages or so I enjoyed the script. I was engaged. I was interested....

A 3way Take: The Many Saints of Newark

An excerpt from 3way's script review for The Many Saints of Newark which will be available 07/19/22: Let’s take a gander… Logline:Young Anthony Soprano is growing up in one of the most tumultuous eras...

Synchronic – Character Intros

An excerpt from my script review for Synchronic which will be available 10/26/20: 3.) Quality of Characters Here’s where we’re going to spend a bit of time. Character introductions. Page 13: Mary Kay Latorno meets Tanya Harding,...

Write to Reals: The House That Jack Built

Ah, what is left to say about The House That Jack Built, the latest shocker from director Lars Von Trier which prompted “mass walkouts” at the Cannes Film Festival this year (https://variety.com/2018/film/news/l...es-1202810582/)? If you...

Bloodshot – Time to hunker down!

An excerpt from my script review for Bloodshot which will be available 03/23/20: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Based on a Valiant comic. (Gotta make use of those properties from the 90s not yet spoken...

Write to Reals: Murder Mystery – Can Netflix just STOP with Mr. Sandler already?

So, after Murder Mystery "allegedly" became one of Netflix’s most streamed original films, I figured that I would check it out. Yes, I know - it’s an Adam Sandler PG-13 comedy. However, I have actually enjoyed many...

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