Final Destination: Bloodlines – 8 Things Screenwriters Can Learn About Building a Horror Movie Franchise
Build a horror franchise like Final Destination: set rules, escalating setpieces, recurring motifs, character stakes, and connective lore to fuel sequels.
“Horror Movies Should Talk About Social Ills” Says Filmmaker Joe Russo
Joe Russo is a three-time BloodList screenwriter whose recent feature film credits include the Mickey Rourke-starring horror anthology Nightmare Cinema, the Lifetime thriller The Au Pair Nightmare, the Bruce Willis-starring Hard Kill, the Ryan Phillippe, Ving Rhames and Kate Bosworth-starring The Locksmith, the Neal McDonough-starring Soul Mates and the Zac Efron and Russell Crowe-starring The […]
“Reacting To Childhood Trauma” Robert Cargill On ‘The Black Phone’
Robert Cargill on The Black Phone: writer/producer shares adapting Joe Hill’s story, horror themes, and filmmaking insights in this in-depth interview
“Take it Back to First Principles” Neal Marshall Stevens Talks Horror Screenwriting
“I have been writing screenplays since I was 13 years old. I have been writing for a long, long time, back before there even were screenwriting books,” said Neal Marshall Stevens, who has 45 writing credits on IMDb (and many more that are unlisted). “I think I bought an old Star Trek episode, which was […]
“No Boobs, Butts, Or Blood” Isabella Price’s Route to Becoming A Horror Video Games Queen
Isabella Price grew up in a Southern Baptist household, so anything containing boobs, butts, or blood was strictly forbidden in the Price household. It was therefore a natural consequence for her to become an artist in the horror space. She admits that she didn’t watch horror movies until she was in her twenties. “I went […]
