Tag: Horror

#WritingAdviceWednesday – So Scary That It’s Funny

#WritingAdviceWednesday – Finding the Humour in Horror

#WritingAdviceWednesday – Writing Exercises: Make Room for Anxiety

#WritingAdviceWednesday – Remember A Room

#WritingAdviceWednesday – The Character Map: Fear

#WritingAdviceWednesday – Fear is a Writer’s friend

Coraline

Coraline is a creepy delight to behold. The visual world of the stop-motion animated story is rich with texture, fine detail and has a wonderful handcrafted quality. The direction builds an increasingly sinister but whimsical tone. A compelling emotional journey is what is sorely lacking here.

The Realm Within

The internal conflict central to “Know Thyself” is key to making any script work. Over the course of a really satisfying film or television show a character makes that risky and dangerous “voyage within.”

Fear and How to Use It

“Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.” Samuel Butler (English novelist, essayist and critic). Truer words were never spoken. A character’s fear is the greatest burden he or she carries. It is the constant “static” the character cannot escape.