Write a hit Horror Movie like the pros!
Turn Your Horror Idea Into a Script That Hits
Make Your Horror Script Impossible to Put Down!
Are you tired of writing material that gets rejected by contests, managers and producers? Do you wonder what is the difference between your scripts and successful, working pro screenwriters and filmmakers? Do you wish you could tap into current themes and trends and capture a global audience in the way that huge hits like OBSESSION and BACKROOMS have done?
Concept alone won’t carry a script — structure is what creates fear.
Horror is the only genre of screenplay to consistently sell in Hollywood, and it’s the number one type of feature film to break you into the industry and establish your name and voice in an undeniable, powerful way. But many writers don’t have the structural tools or the understanding of genre and budget to produce a winning script that can compete in the ultra-competitive Hollywood market.
For the first time, top story analyst and screenwriter Daniel Calvisi will introduce you to his “Fear Map,” the most clear, simple and powerful structural template you can find, and teach you how the pros create and develop their audience-friendly ideas, execute on the page and BLOW AWAY the reader.
Learn the 13 Steps to a great Horror story!
Story Maps presents:
“Write a Hit Horror Movie!”
1 hr 20 minute webinar +
Fear Map worksheet +
sample Fear Maps
$49 USD
WHAT IS THE WEBINAR?
Professional screenwriter, writing coach, and former major studio story analyst Daniel Calvisi has coached hundreds of writers to success, from rank amateurs to industry professionals with credits that include NETFLIX, AMAZON, HBO MAX, HULU, WARNER BROTHERS, DISNEY, APPLE TV+ and more. In this 80-minute presentation, he brings his best-selling Story Maps method to the hottest genre today: HORROR. He guides you step-by-step through this exclusive roadmap and shows you how to create a GREAT CONCEPT, KILLER LOGLINE, AND STANDOUT SCREENPLAY with IRONCLAD STRUCTURE.
Using examples from acclaimed horror and dark thrillers—from STUDIO BLOCKBUSTERS TO INDIE HITS—you’ll learn a PROVEN PROCESS for creating an ORIGINAL, COMPELLING SCARY STORY WITH A DYNAMIC VOICE. You will see examples of LOGLINES, BEAT SHEETS, and SCREENPLAY EXCERPTS from the pros, plus gain industry insights and CAREER ADVICE. Once you’re done, you’ll be ready to use the accompanying worksheet to WRITE YOUR OWN HIT HORROR MOVIE.
WHAT IS BONUS EXTRA #1?
Your kit includes the exclusive FEAR MAP WORKSHEET that allows you to easily map out your own horror story, defining all of the crucial elements that make a scary tale work on the screen and on the page, including the 13 KEY “SIGNPOST” PLOT BEATS that every modern horror movie must have.
You won’t find this BEAT SHEET anywhere else. Beats like “THE MIRROR SHATTERS,” “THE HAMMER FALLS” and “ATONEMENT & PUNISHMENT” and their accompanying definitions will quickly supercharge your process.
WHAT IS BONUS EXTRA #2?
A sample map of the hit film The Substance, which grossed many times its budget worldwide and won multiple awards, including an OSCAR and BEST SCREENPLAY at Cannes. The map will break down all of the critical elements like THEME, PRIMAL FEAR, and ACHILLES HEEL, and take you through the entire story, including the 13 UNIQUE “SIGNPOST” BEATS in the FEAR MAP TEMPLATE.
WHY THE SUBSTANCE?
At its core, The Substance is exactly the type of screenplay that GETS NOTICED IN HOLLYWOOD: an EDGY, HIGH-CONCEPT SUPERNATURAL THRILLER with outrageous TWISTS and TURNS that incorporates TIMELY THEMES and riffs on CLASSIC ARCHETYPES in the PUBLIC DOMAIN.
WHAT IS BONUS EXTRA #3?
A sample map of the trailblazing film Get Out, a huge box-office hit that also won a BEST SCREENPLAY OSCAR for Jordan Peele. The all-new Get Out FEAR MAP (updated from the version in the Story Maps book, btw) breaks down all of the screenplay’s foundational attributes, including SUBGENRE, MISBEHAVIOR, CARDINAL SIN, ARC OF CHANGE, and more, then takes you through the entire story, including the 13 UNIQUE “SIGNPOST” BEATS in the FEAR MAP TEMPLATE.
WHY GET OUT?
Get Out rewrote the rules of indie horror by infusing a CLASSIC STORY ARCHETYPE with RELEVANT SOCIAL THEMES that touched a chord for millions of audience members. It kicked off the “Elevated Horror” stamp of PRESTIGE that made SMART HORROR FILMS stand out for their story and their social relevance, not just their scares. This map will take you beat-by-beat through Jordan Peele’s masterful, Oscar-winning screenplay.
Your Instructor
Daniel Calvisi is a Script Doctor, Writing Coach and the author of Story Maps: How to Write a GREAT Screenplay and Story Maps: TV DRAMA: The Structure of the One-Hour Television Pilot. He served as the Script Consultant on the upcoming horror feature “Devoted” starring Mena Suvari, Skeet Ulrich, Elizabeth Marvel and Lin Shaye. Daniel is a former Story Analyst for major studios like New Line Cinema, Dimension Films and Twentieth Century Fox, and as a versatile screenwriter, his three most recent writing assignments were on a feature thriller, a one-hour drama pilot and an award-winning horror short. His coaching clients have won Emmys, an Oscar, and have worked with the top networks, streamers and studios in the industry, such as Netflix, HBO Max, Amazon, Disney and more. He holds a BFA from NYU in Film and Television. More about Dan.
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