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This is a quite brief, no fluff, blueprint of how to create a horror script.

A horror film has particular guidelines. If you break too a lot of the audience will be disappointed.

This is a really brief, no fluff, blueprint of how to write a horror script.

1. The Hook. Begin with a bang. Step proper into a suspense scene. ("Scream" opens with a terrifying sequence with Drew Barrymore on the phone with a killer)

two. The Flaw. Introduce your hero. Give him a flaw. Just before you can place your hero in jeopardy we need to care for him. We must want our hero to succeed. So make him human. (In "Indicators" Mel Gibson plays a priest who has lost his faith right after his wife died)

3. The Worry. A variant of The Flaw. The hero has a worry. Possibly a worry of heights, or claustrophobia. (In "Jaws" Roy Scheider has a fear of water. At the end he has to conquer his fear by going out onto the ocean to kill the shark)

4. No Escape. Have your hero at an isolated place where he can not escape the horror. (Like the hotel in "The Shining")

five. Foreplay. Tease the audience. Make them jump at scenes that appear scary -- but turn out to be totally normal. (Like the cat jumping out of the closet) Give them some much more foreplay prior to bringing in the true monster.

6. Evil Attacks. A couple of occasions for the duration of the middle of the script show how evil the monster can be -- as it attacks its victims.

7. Investigation. The hero investigates, and finds out the truth behind the horror.

eight. Showdown. The final confrontation. The hero has to face each his fear and the monster. The hero utilizes his brain, rather than muscles, to outsmart the monster. (At the finish of "The Village" the blind girl tricks the monster to fall into the hole in the ground)

9. Aftermath. Everything's back to the way it was from the starting -- but the hero has changed for the much better or for the worse. (At the end of "Signs" Mel Gibson puts on his clerical collar once more -- he got his faith back)

ten. Evil Lurks. We see proof that the monster could return somewhere..somehow..in the future..(Practically all "Friday The 13'th"-motion pictures finish with Jason showing indicators of returning for yet another sequel)

Go for it. Excellent luck! Magoon - Test Wiki