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SUMMARY:Monster in the House: a Save the Cat!® Writes Horror Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Start with an idea. Leave with all 15 beats and a killer pitch in this live Save the Cat! writing workshop\, taught by Jamie Nash.\nIn this small-group intensive\, you’ll turn a scary idea into a full Save the Cat!® beat sheet—tailored to horror’s signature engine: Monster • House • Sin. \nWe’ll use the “mad science” from our latest book\, Save the Cat! Writes Horror\, to sharpen suspense\, escalate dread\, and design a story that sticks in the mind long after the lights go out. \nYou’ll learn to: \n\nCrack a chilling logline and one-paragraph pitch.\nDesign your Monster\, House\, and Sin (with subtypes and examples) to unleash the terror at the core of your story.\nPin down your Final Girl/Guy\, Goal\, Obstacles\, and Stakes.\nChoose your horror heartbeat—Slow Burn vs. Relentless—and build accordingly.\nBuild memorable horror characters—from first-to-die victims to final girls and guys—while exploring how their flaws\, choices\, and arcs mirror deeper fears and social truths.\nShape the Hero’s arc so theme and terror reinforce each other.\nHarness the mad science of turning Save the Cat!’s 15 beats into a horror story that builds tension\, sharpens scares\, and leaves your audience squirming.\n\nWho’s this workshop for?\nScreenwriters\, novelists\, and horrorhounds at any level. The beats apply whether you write for the screen or the page. \nFormat & Capacity\n4 Zoom sessions · 2.5 hours each · Capped at 8 students for step-by-step\, beat-by-beat guidance.\n(Templates\, case studies\, and “scarecraft” tools included.) \nSaturday\, October 4\, 2025: 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM pacific \nSunday\, October 5\, 2025: 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM pacific \nSunday\, October 12\, 2025: 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM pacific \nSunday\, October 19\, 2025: 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM pacific \nYou’ll leave with:\n* A finished 15-beat outline of your Monster in the House story\n* A polished logline & pitch paragraph\n* A plan to draft scenes that build tension\, sharpen scares\, and pay off \nSave the Cat!® Writes Horror: The Ultimate Guide to Creating Monster in the House Stories\nYour instructor is Jamie Nash. Jamie is the author of Save the Cat! Writes Horror\, Save the Cat!® Writes for TV\, and the Save the Cat!® Beat Sheet Workbook. He has written and sold almost every type of story under the sun\, including the horror films Exists\, V/H/S/2\, The Night Watchmen\, Altered\, and Lovely Molly\, and the family films Santa Hunters and Tiny Christmas. He has written the Middle Grade novels Bunk! and The 44 Rules of Amateur Sleuthing and the sci-fi novel Nomad. Jamie knows what it’s like to make a living as a writer. When he’s not writing and selling work\, he teaches screenwriting at Johns Hopkins University and MICA and co-hosts the podcast Writers/Blockbusters. Jamie lives in Maryland with his wife\, son\, and a talking dog.
URL:https://savethecat.com/event/monster-in-the-house-a-save-the-cat-writes-horror-workshop
LOCATION:via Zoom
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