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It may be the season of new beginnings and romance, but it's always spooky season in our hearts! There's never a bad season for a good horror film - they seem to be the one thing that's evergreen in the marketplace - but writing a good horror film is no easy feat. That's why Roadmap's resident horror expert Joe Russo is here with a three week lecture series to demystify why some movies scare your socks off, while others barely keep you up at night. And, even more importantly, how you can write your killer horror film.
This Three Week Lecture Series Will Cover:
- What makes a story scary
- Horror subgenres and tropes
- Structure and pacing
- Tone and atmosphere
- Characters and theme
Joe Russo is a three-time BloodList screenwriter whose feature film credits include the Peyton List and Bob Gunton starring horror film, THE INHERITANCE (#3 movie on Hulu, Christmas 2024), the Bruce Willis-starring HARD KILL (#2 movie on Netflix, Thanksgiving 2020), the Ryan Phillippe, Ving Rhames and Kate Bosworth-starring THE LOCKSMITH, the Neal McDonough-starring SOUL MATES and the Lifetime thriller THE AU PAIR NIGHTMARE.
As a producer, Russo’s feature credits include the Mickey Rourke-starring horror anthology NIGHTMARE CINEMA (#2 movie on Shudder, 2019) and the Zac Efron and Russell Crowe-starring THE GREATEST BEER RUN EVER for Apple TV+, which premiered at The Toronto International Film Festival. In the podcast space, Russo produced seven seasons of the award-winning horror series POST MORTEM WITH MICK GARRIS.
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