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From Concept to Final Skullpt: Designing the Killer Shorts Trophy

Submitting to a screenplay competition and making it to the final round has many perks, including making connections and building your network, getting your work…

Evan Tyler JohnsonFebruary 10, 2021

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ScreenSlay – Watch, Write, Compare – Can an Amateur Screenwriter Come Close to… Resident Evil (2002)?

An amateur screenwriter takes a scene from Resident Evil (2002) to write and then makes a comparison between it and the original to see what…

Michael RogersFebruary 8, 2021

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ScreenSlay – Watch, Write, Compare – Can an Amateur Screenwriter Come Close to… Tucker and Dale vs Evil (2010)?

An amateur screenwriter takes a scene from Tucker and Dale vs Evil (2010) to write and then makes a comparison between it and the original…

Michael RogersJanuary 25, 2021

Screenwriting

Bizarre Local Legends That Will Inspire Your Next Screenplay: Part III

Weird U.S. Series (New Jersey Edition) This is the third in a series of articles highlighting chilling and thought-provoking local legends from different states around…

Evan Tyler JohnsonJanuary 14, 2021

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ScreenSlay – Watch, Write, Compare – Can an Amateur Screenwriter Come Close to… Annihilation (2018)?

An amateur screenwriter takes a scene from Annihilation (2018) to write and then makes a comparison between it and the original to see what lessons…

Michael RogersJanuary 11, 2021

Interviews Women in Horror

Women in Horror: An interview with Thuc Nguyen

"In each of us is the power to help other women. We can benefit from each other's power."Thuc Nguyen The Killer Shorts Blog is very…

Anna BohannanDecember 23, 2020

Interviews Screenwriting

Horror Shorts to Spielberg: An Interview with Julian Terry

This week we’re highlighting one of our very own judges for the Killer Shorts Contest, Julian Terry. Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Julian is…

Evan Tyler JohnsonDecember 21, 2020

Interviews Women in Horror

Women in Horror: An interview with Manon de Reeper

"Women of Color are as diverse in their tastes as anyone else."Manon de Reeper I am very pleased to bring you the first interview in…

Anna BohannanDecember 17, 2020

Screenwriting

I Wrote My First Horror Movie in 2020

For most of my life, I thought I wasn’t a horror guy. Horror movies were not what I loved growing up. I don’t consider any…

Garth GinsburgDecember 7, 2020

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7-Day Horror Movie Marathon

With only one week left until Halloween, we've put together a horror movie marathon list, consisting of 7 horror films, one to watch each night…

Evan Tyler JohnsonOctober 25, 2020