Free Download: Learn the Foundations of the “Monster in the House” Writing Genre – 5 Beat Sheets!
BJ Markel
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Learn from the cult classic films broken down in Save the Cat! Goes to the Indies.
Discover how 28 Days Later and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre are the same movie—and what you need to do to write a scary story that keeps audiences on the edge of their seats.
Download Chapter 1 to read the beat sheets of these 5 Monster in the House films:
28 Days Later
Written by: Alex Garland
Directed by: Danny Boyle
The Lives of Others
Written and directed by: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Story by: Kim Henkel and Tobe Hooper
Directed by: Tobe Hooper
The Blair Witch Project
Written and directed by: Daniel Myrick & Eduardo Sánchez
Funny Games
Written and directed by: Michael Haneke
Discover how these writers tackled the same challenges you are facing with the horror films you want to write.
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BJ Markel
BJ Markel first worked with Blake Snyder in 1986. He edited Blake's three Save the Cat! books and co-founded Blake Snyder Enterprises, LLC with Blake in 2005. In his other life, BJ worked in video acquisitions and entertainment marketing, including 20 years at the Walt Disney Company.
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