Screenwriting : Any horror writers? by Alex Marroquin

I don't know about groups, but now and again, Stage 32 mentions various pitch sessions and other opportunities and tells you what genre the people specialize in or are looking for. Another way to get your work noticed is to register your copyright first (there are free websites to do this e.g. copyrighted.com which will issue you with a certificate), and then you can upload it to stage 32 along with your logline and synopsis to get noticed.

@Alex Pitch to horror execs/ producers. You do not always have to pay to pitch, screenwriters festivals have some free pitches bookable way in advance. London screenwriters festival is now permanently on line due to covid but next year there should be a “Live” date. Pre covid I would strongly suggest a teaser trailer, even a micro budget job with friends and great editor but now the full blown organic feel to horror will be watered down. Pennies or big bucks, the social distance suck factor could make any trailer fail, unless a dark comedy. Eg The zombie doesn’t want to get too close in case they catch a cold etc. Also add your script to Script Revolution run by our CJ here this site. Make poster, if cannot find designer use Microsoft publisher to import own copyright photos or use permission material with good title and tag line.

Just stick to horror :)) It'll happen soon enough...

Trust your audience. They’ll work it out. That makes it scarier.

I wrote some horror scripts that got me meetings, and a development executive at a company that read one ended up working for another company that was looking for a horror writer for a project, my name got in the mix, they read two other scripts of mine, and I pitched my take on the project and got the job. That film was never made, but I was hired to write 2 other scripts by different companies.

I did have a martial arts vampire flick made as a Cinemax Premiere Movie in the 90s that came about through my action scripts. But as far as I know that had nothing to do with the horror assignments.

I find that communication is the key, no matter what genre you write. Because I made a good comment that director Fritz Keirsch taught me about screen writing on Twitter I’m now a part of the group #HorrorFamily. Alli Arts found out about me a few years ago because I submitted my work. I got invited to Stage 32 from Twitter and have had a pitch meeting and voice work.

As far as horror presentation I always like to keep them guessing. The outline is a roller coaster, and the ending keeps them in suspense.

“Man’s greatest fear is fear of the unknown” -H.P. Lovecraft

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Success as in making a Living? Beck & Woods tweeted advice of their journey, from Iowa residents to Hollywood players. Basically it was 20 years of writing crappy screenplays and making crappy indie movies until “A Quiet Place.”

Alex Marroquin Dan MaxXx Here's the Beck/Woods tweet:

You can open the image in a new tab and zoom in, so you can read it. This is a fall-back source of inspiration for me when the process of becoming a successful writer gets me down.

Cute, but there's no secret recipe, guys. Everyone succeeds his own way and if you mind me telling you pure luck often plays a high "un-credited" role. Bottom line is be so stubborn about it God himself says...Oh, Jeez, I'll give this guy a chance, can't stand it anymore...

Yup! Write a good screenplay that readers like.

Let people know who you are. Locally and abroad. Felt like I held back for years. And the moment I started sharing my work the world knew who I was. Now I have a four star rated book (out of 11 reviews), one comment saying that it’s one of the scariest books he’s ever read.