Never Give Up: A Conversation with Day Shift Screenwriter Tyler Tice
Vampire hunters are an anathema for the vampire. The most legendary vampire slayer in literature and cinema is Abraham Van Helsing. Pop culture also has its monster hunter phenoms, including Buffy Summers, Solomon Kane, Carl Kolchak (Kolchak: The Night Stalker), and The Frog Brothers (The Lost Boys). All these characters are on a mission to […]
A Purveyor of the Fantastic: A Conversation with The Sandman’s Allan Heinberg
Minor spoilers ahead. Writer/producer Allan Heinberg is a chameleon. He can write it all. From comics to television to features, he’s been gifting us since the late 90s with his brilliant writing. There’s no particular genre he can be associated with either. He adapts to whatever project he’s working on. Comedy. Fantasy. Adventure. Drama. Teen […]
The Nuts and Bolts of Writing True Crime: An Interview with Black Bird’s Dennis Lehane
(Warning: Spoilers included) Edgar Allan Poe’s The Murders in the Rue Morgue was the genesis of detective fiction, which is also known as the ‘whodunit.’ His short story was published in 1841, with private detective Monsieur C. Auguste Lupin as the protagonist. Detective fiction is a subgenre of crime fiction, which also includes legal thrillers, […]
“Letting Your Writing Steep” A Conversation with ‘The Bear’ Showrunner Joanna Calo
During the 1990s and early 2000s, there were a few films with alluring food at the center of the story. The themes of romance, family tradition, and culinary artistry often revolved around it. Like Water for Chocolate (1992), Eat Drink Man Woman (1994), Soul Food (1997), and Chocolat (2000) are some signature ones that promoted […]
“Entering the Upside Down” The Duffer Brothers Discuss the New Season of ‘Stranger Things’ (Part 2)
Were there any particular challenges writing characters that transition from children to teens/young adults? Matt: It’s challenging, but it’s fun. There’s a part of us that wants to have had them frozen in time, like if this was an animated project. We could keep them this age because they’re so adorable in Season 1. […]
