The Cabin in the Woods – Is YOUR title a mini-logline?

An excerpt from my script review for The Cabin in the Woods which will be available 12/08/25: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Have you ever stopped to think that a title works as a...

The Running Man – Still a classic.

An excerpt from my script review for The Running Man which will be available 11/19/25: 2.) Plot Stability With a few minor exceptions, this script follows the 1987 version of the film pretty closely. One...

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...
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Write to Reals: Bullet Train

An excerpt from Reals' script review for Bullet Train which will be available 08/07/22: 2.) Plot Stability I’ve said it before and I will say it again: Keep It Simple, Star! For Bullet Train, we have this...

Unhinged – Be Ready with YOUR Contained Thrillers/Horror

An excerpt from my script review for which will be available 08/30/20: 1.) Marketability of the Idea In addition to all our old arguments for writing a lower budget horror script, there’s something...

Tolkien – Can Flashbacks Inside Flashbacks Work in Scripts?

An excerpt from my script review for Tolkien which will be available 08/05/19: 2.) Plot Stability What I’d like to focus on here is the idea of… Flashing back inside a flashback. Normally I’d warn writers...

You Should Have Left – Good Horror/Thriller Writers Should Check Out.

An excerpt from my script review for You Should Have Left which will be available 06/22/20: 3.) Quality of Characters Two layers of tension. We have the obvious horror layer from above, that again worked...

The Tragedy of Macbeth – Can you make use of public domain?

An excerpt from my script review for The Tragedy of Macbeth which will be available 03/07/22: 1.) Marketability of the Idea Not sure what I was expecting when I decided to tackle this particular...

Hunter Killer – Does your script utilize contradicting characters?

An excerpt from my script review for Hunter Killer which will be available 02/25/19: 3.) Quality of Characters Most of us know by now the importance of well drawn, “three dimensional” characters in a stories. These characters should...

Write to Reals: Ready or Not – Fun Horror Month Come Early?

We all have weird family traditions, right? Some of us throw celebrations for odd events/milestones, some of us celebrate in unusual ways (which can get a bit overwhelming to some people) and some of...

Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 – Create Creepy without Supernatural

An excerpt from my script review for Blair Witch 2 which will be available 10/03/22: 2.) Plot Stability “The thing under my bed waiting to grab my ankle isn't real. I know that, and...

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