Halloween is the time of year when watching scary movies is a must. From Scream and The Exorcist to Killer Klowns from Outer Space and Friday the 13th, 'tis the season to turn off the lights and turn ...
There were nearly 500 new U.S. produced scripted shows that premiered in 2025, reported by The Wrap with around 10% considered horror or supernatural thriller. That leaves a lot of options to consider ...
When the Avengers assembled to face Thanos in the final battle of Avengers: Endgame, theaters erupted. Few scenes are as crowd-pleasing as the moment reinforcements arrive to save the day at the last ...
If you lost the person you love most in the world, would it be acceptable to simply disappear without any trace? If so, would it be an act of self-preservation? Or reckless self-sabotage? These are ...
In "What to Expect in a General Meeting," I laid out what a general is: a professional introduction between a writer and ...
Back in the olden days, people of all ages would flock to movie palaces — grand, ornate places where moving pictures were projected onto giant screens from reels of film. It’s hard to imagine since ...
A well-crafted story typically consists of multiple elements working together to engage the reader or audience, inform and entertain them, and convey the writer’s intended message or purpose. While ...
Do you know the difference between all of the types of villains and antagonists in movies? "Each film is only as good as its villain. Since the heroes and the gimmicks tend to repeat from film to film ...
For many movies in Hollywood, concept is everything. It's not about high concept or low concept, blockbuster or indie, this genre or that. When we say concept is everything, we're saying that your ...
"Twenty of those men were left to rot outside Baghdad after the conflict ended. No benefits were paid to their families. No medals conferred. These men died for their country and they weren't even ...
Welcome to the story den of horror, scares, and the macabre. Most writers are often asked, "Where do you get your ideas from?" A majority of the time, writers find it difficult to answer that question ...