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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

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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… Terror Train (1980)?

An amateur screenwriter takes a scene from Terror Train (1980) to write and then makes a comparison between it and the original to see what…

Michael RogersDecember 28, 2020

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

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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

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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

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ScreenSlay – Watch, Write, Compare – Can an Amateur Screenwriter Come Close to… Krampus (2015)?

The Hyperbole I shall stand strong against the professional writer. I shall fight as David against Goliath. Small and (not) so humble, I shall do…

Michael RogersDecember 14, 2020

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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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ScreenSlay – Watch, Write, Compare – Can an Amateur Screenwriter Come Close to… The Babadook (2014)?

The Hyperbole I shall stand strong against the professional writer. I shall fight as David against Goliath. Small and (not) so humble, I shall do…

Michael RogersNovember 30, 2020

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America Is The Final Girl in Trump’s Movie

It's 2020, and America is the final girl in a horror film, screaming in crazed joy-hate after the villain has been overcome. And the villain…

Tiffany AlemanNovember 18, 2020