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Tony McBride’s Horror Outline Version 1.
What I learned doing this assignment is that I can use the tools of creating great horror to write a good outline.
ASSIGNMENT:
Prepare your Horror Outline for an exchange of feedback.
1. Using the instructions above, rewrite your Horror Outline.
INT. HAUNTED HOUSE – DAY
A haunted mansion is shown and we hear “spooky music”.
INT./ EXT. VARIOUS LOCATIONS – DAY
Various people are selected to stay at a mansion for one week to win $500,000.
INT. MANSION – NIGHT
A group of old college friends are shown at a dinner table—it’s a reunion.
(1) INT. MANSION – BASEMENT – DAY
A death has occurred, it’s the Lawyer. He dies by falling on a pitch fork.
Horror Emotions – dread, anxiety, fear, shock.
Scares – The lawyer sees a dead pig with a spear stuck through it. The lawyer falls on a pitchfork.
INT. MANSION – DAY
The husband assures everyone that things are o.k. and it will be a fun adventure.
As the night convenes, more friends begin to die by freak accidents—like the husband.
INT. HAUNTED HOUSE – NIGHT
The woman complainer is killed.
Horror Situation – The woman enters the room where a knight mannequin with a spear stands in the corner—strange.
Horror Emotions – Dread, Anxiety, Hysteria, Shock
Scares – The spear that the knight mannequin is holding pierces the back of the woman.
Releases – The woman has a hallucination of her childhood.
Monster Reveals – Abigail shows herself after the woman is killed.
INT. MANSION – DAY
There is nothing but pure terror in the house as everyone is running for their lives.
The monster is pursuing the friends with a vengeance as more and more hallucinations torment the survivors.
EXT. SMALL TOWN – DAY
Some of the friends go into town to find help—but there is none. However, they realize that the monster can only work within the confines of the house.
A town bum tells them of the myth of the house.
INT. HAUNTED HOUSE – NIGHT
Another friend is killed– the Man-Rescuer.
Horror Situation – The Man-Rescuer confronts the monster so that the others can escape.
Horror Emotions – Dread, Fear, Anxiety, Shock.
Scares – The monster almost kills the wife but misses.
Releases – It looks like the monster is dead, but it isn’t.
Monster Reveals – After the monster kills the Man-Rescuer, it is revealed that the monster is vulnerable to love.
INT. MANSION – NIGHT
However, the monster pursues the friend with various weapons.
The monster weakens when love is showed towards it and lowers its defenses.
To prepare for a fight to the death, the friends gather an assortment of weapons.
In a thrilling fight to the death, Annabelle corners one of the friends but the other friend splashes her with oil.
Instead of bickering, the friends unite to destroy Annabelle.
As the friends look over Annabelle dead body, they discover that she died of a rape and was abused and wanted to kill innocent people.
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tony McBride’s Scary-As-Hell Scene.
What I learned doing this assignment is that I can create great scenes using emotion, scares and releases.
ASSIGNMENT
Create a Horror Map for your scene and then write the scene.
1. Use the Scary-As-Hell scene process to create the Horror Map.
• A. Start with a Horror Situation.
A group of friends have dinner the first night at the mansion.
• B. Sequence the emotions, starting with the beginning and ending emotion.
Dread to Hysteria
Anxiety to Shock
• C. Give a physical action that could cause each emotion.
Dread – The dinner guests complain about staying in the house.
Shock – They hear a crashing sound.
Hysteria – The guests think it’s someone breaking into the mansion.
Anxiety – Nobody wants to check on who it is.
Dread – The misfit woman reluctantly volunteers to look in the kitchen—she sees nothing.
Shock – The woman looks outside and sees a dead body.
• D. Add in Scares and Releases.
Dread – The dinner guests complain about staying in the house.
Shock – They hear a crashing sound.
Surprise/Scare – The lights start to flicker.
Hysteria – The guests think it’s someone breaking into the mansion.
Release – They realize that it’s just a window.
Anxiety – Nobody wants to check on who it is.
Dread – The misfit woman reluctantly volunteers to look in the kitchen.
Release – she sees nothing.
Shock – The woman looks outside and sees a dead body.
2. Once you have the Horror Map, write the scene.
INT. MANSION – NIGHT
A group of friends sit and chat over dinner then…
Crash!
A sound comes from the kitchen—the lights begin to flicker.
The friends are startled; they debate over what it is.
They hesitate to check out the cause.
One of the female guests volunteers to check it out.
She heads into the kitchen and sees a tree branch that has burst through the window.
She sighs with relief.
She walks to the window and looks outside to see a dead body—she screams.
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Tony McBride’s Scares, Releases, and Creepy moments!.
What I learned doing this assignment is that I can add value to my scenes by using these emotions.
Write a scene that uses scares, releases, and creepy moments.
1. Pick a scene from anyplace in your script that could use these three horror moments.
The scene where the husband gets killed.
2. Create an OUTLINE of that scene and build in a scare, release, and a creepy moment
S The Husband walks into an abandoned room and hears a scream in his head.
He looks around and sees nothing but an old figurine.
He relaxes.
An image appears of him having sex with a lover—it’s not his wife.
The husband hears a scream in his head—then a voice whispers “Die”.
3. Write the scene.
INT. BEDROOM – MANSION – DAY
The husband walks into an empty room. Nothing but antiques and paintings.
Then…
He hears a VOICE scream in his head—
VOICE
Ahhhhhh
The husband grabs his ears and closes his eyes.
When he opens his eyes he sees an image of him having sex with another woman—it’s an
An affair.
As the husband lusts over the imageryhe hears another scream in his head—
VOICE
Ahhhhhhh
(then, stoccato)
Die.
Out of nowhere a spear from a statue in the room shoots through the back of the husband and out through his chest.
5. Post your assignment in the forums at https://www.screenwritingclasses.com/forums/
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Tony McBride’ Level 2 Horror Emotion Scene.
What I learned doing this assignment is that I can learn more about three new emotions to enhance my horror.
<b align=”center”>Lesson 11: Level 2 Horror Emotions
ASSIGNMENT
Write a scene that uses all three of these horror emotions.
1. Look through your Act 2 scenes and pick one that you would like to write through all three emotions. It very likely will be a scene where some kind of horror action begins.
The complainer woman is killed.
2. Brainstorm the scene to emphasize the Level 2 emotions and write it.
FEAR: The complainer woman runs with friends but is trapped inside the basement by herself.
SUSPENSE: The woman is scared by a mannequin that she thought was a real human.
DREAD: The woman has to cross a pit but falls in and dies.
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What I learned is that you can turn a simple beat sheet into a readable outline.
Tony McBride Horror Outline Version 1
INT. HAUNTED HOUSE – NIGHT
A haunted mansion is shown and we hear “spooky music”.
A group of old college friends are shown at a dinner table—it’s a reunion.
A death has occurred, it’s the Lawyer.
The husband assures everyone that things are o.k. and it will be a fun adventure.
As the night convenes, more friends begin to die by freak accidents—like the husband.
INT. HAUNTED HOUSE – NIGHT
The woman complainer is killed.
There is nothing but pure terror in the house as everyone is running for their lives.
The monster is pursuing the friends with a vengeance as more and more hallucinations torment the survivors.
Some of the friends go into town to find help—but there is none. However, they realize that the monster can only work within the confines of the house.
A town bum tells them of the myth of the house.
INT. HAUNTED HOUSE – NIGHT
Another friend is killed, the Man-Rescuer.
However, the monster pursue the friend with various weapons.
The monster weakens when love is showed towards it and lowers its defenses.
To prepare for a fight to the death, the friends gather an assortment of weapons.
In a thrilling fight to the death, Annabelle corners one of the friends but the other friend splashes her with oil.
Instead of bickering, the friends unite to destroy Annabelle.
As the friends look over Annabelle dead body, they discover that she died of a rape and was abused and wanted to kill innocent people.
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Tony McBride Character Journey Track
What I learned doing this assignment is that I can learn more about my characters through this exercise.
• Knowing your concept, fill in one or two sentences for each of the plot points.
o The college friends arrive at the manor.
o The monster kills the first friend.
A. What is their Character Profile?
8. Role: Husband
9. Traits: Provider / Arrogant / Territorial / Dismissive
10. Fears: Poverty / Unemployment
11. Wants/Needs : Power / Strength / Status
12. Likability / Rooting factors: 4
13. How they react under stress: Anger
14. Relationship with other characters: Pompous / Judgmental
B. What is their Character Journey for this story?
8. Character Intro: We meet the husband in a car having an argument with his wife.
9. Denial: Doesn’t want to go into the house.
10. Their reaction at first horror: Shocked/ Defiant
11. Relation to group after first horror: Leader
12. How they fight back: Attack the monster
13. End Point: Gets Killed
14. What insight do their deaths or survival bring to the others/audience? Do Evil—die.
A. What is their Character Profile?
8. Role: Wife
9. Traits: Submissive / Supportive / Insecure
10. Fears: Divorce / Living Forever w/o kids
11. Wants/Needs: Love / Security / Self-Determination
12. Likability / Rooting factors: 8
13. How they react under stress: buckles / makes excuses
14. Relationship with other characters: Mother Figure
B. What is their Character Journey for this story?
15. Character Intro: We meet the wife during an argument in the car.
16. Denial: Doesn’t want to see a bunch of strangers.
17. Their reaction at first horror: Terrified
18. Relation to group after first horror: assistant captain
19. How they fight back: Weapons / Leadership
20. End Point: Survives
21. What insight do their deaths or survival bring to the others/audience? You can overcome personal faults to survive.
A. What is their Character Profile?
8. Role: Woman Complainer
9. Traits: Stoic / Loquacious
10. Fears: Abandonment /
11. Wants/Needs : Attention / Love
12. Likability / Rooting factors: 6
13. How they react under stress: fights back
14. Relationship with other characters: little sister
B. What is their Character Journey for this story?
8. Character Intro: We meet having sex with her boyfriend and getting a text for a haunted house.
9. Denial: Thinks going to the house is spooky.
10. Their reaction at first horror: Wants to leave.
11. Relation to group after first horror: Fleer
12. How they fight back: Courage
13. End Point: Death
14. What insight do their deaths or survival bring to the others/audience? Courage is needed to survive.
A. What is their Character Profile?
8. Role: Woman – Introvert/Loner
9. Traits: distant / reclusive
10. Fears: letting go / getting hurt again
11. Wants/Needs: relieve herself of her secrets
12. Likability / Rooting factors: 7
13. How they react under stress: retreat
14. Relationship with other characters: distant
B. What is their Character Journey for this story?
8. Character Intro: We see the person getting fired from their telemarketing job.
9. Denial: Doesn’t want to go but needs the money.
10. Their reaction at first horror: Wants to leave
11. Relation to group after first horror: Follower
12. How they fight back: Stabs it with a dagger.
13. End Point: Survivor
14. What insight do their deaths or survival bring to the others/audience? Courage can come from the deepest places
A. What is their Character Profile?
8. Role: Man- Sacrificial Lamb
9. Traits: Father Sarcastic / Yellow Liver
10. Fears: Getting Killed
11. Wants/Needs: Courage
12. Likability / Rooting factors: 5
13. How they react under stress: Negotiate
14. Relationship with other characters: Critic
B. What is their Character Journey for this story?
8. Character Intro: We see the sacrificial lamb at his law office negotiating a deal.
9. Denial: Doesn’t want to go to a dirty old house with a bunch of strangers.
10. Their reaction at first horror: Scared as hell
11. Relation to group after first horror: Weasel
12. How they fight back: Try to use weapons
13. End Point: Death
14. What insight do their deaths or survival bring to the others/audience? Fear will get you killed.
A. What is their Character Profile?
8. Role: Rescuer
9. Traits: Father Figure / Wise One
10. Fears: Losing Another Family Member
11. Wants/Needs: A family
12. Likability / Rooting factors: 9
13. How they react under stress: Confront
14. Relationship with other characters: Guardian
B. What is their Character Journey for this story?
22. Character Intro: We see him at his wife’s grave.
23. Denial: Too old to play games, but goes to the house anyway.
24. Their reaction at first horror: Want to fight it.
25. Relation to group after first horror: Leader
26. How they fight back: Use wit and weapons.
27. End Point: Dies, but comes back to life to save the day.
28. What insight do their deaths or survival bring to the others/audience? Hero of the move that shows love can save lives.
ACT 1 — SET UP FOR HORROR
Horror Situation: Haunted House – Denial
• Character Death 2: Man/Sacrificial Lamb
• Why: It increases the horror
• How: Back into it
• Atmosphere of Evil established: A haunted mansion is shown.
• Connect with the characters: College friends shown reuniting.
• Denial of Horror: The husband assures the family that this is going to be a fun adventure.
• Safety taken away: The friends experience accidents one-by-one.
Monster Reveal: The ability to create holograms and use them to kill people.
• Monster: Annabella.
• Character Death 1: Husband
• Why: They made a bad decision
• How: Attempt something that fails
ACT 2 — THE POINT OF NO RETURN
Horror Situation: Lost – Escape
Horror Situation: Hallucinating – Denial
• Isolated / Trapped / Abducted: The friends are faced with moments from their past then some are killed by accident. Some of the friends go into town to find help and answers.
• One of us killed: The husband is killed by being crushed.
MIDPOINT: The monster is worse than we thought!
Horror Situation: Monster Approaching – Fight/ Escape
Horror Situation: See Another Killed – Hide/ Try to Solve It
• Character Death 3: Woman/Complainer
• Why: A character flaw that compels them to take the wrong action.
• How: Give Up
• Terrorized
Monster Reveal: She can only work within the confines of the house and its boundaries.
ACT 3 — FULL OUT HORROR
Horror Situation: See Another Killed – Hide/ Try to Solve It
Horror Situation: Chased – Escape/ Fight
• Character Death 4: Man/Rescuer
• Why: The character is in denial.
• How: Sacrificed
• Full pursuit by the killer: Annabelle pursues the friends with various weapons but doesn’t manage to kill anyone.
The monster is weak towards being loved.
Monster Reveal: The monster is weak towards being loved.
• Fight to the death: The friends gather weapons of their own and fight to the death.
• Hysteria: The friends are running throughout the house trying to avoid all traps and turns.
• The thrilling escape from death: Annabelle corners one of the friends but the other splashes her with oil.
• Death returns to take one or more.: Annabelle takes the life of the hippie.
• Resolution: The friends unite instead of bickering to defeat Annabelle.
Monster Reveal: The monster was the ghost of a raped and killed girl who possessed the body of a dead person.
Monster Reveal: Annabelle wants to kill everyone who ever hurt her because she died cruelly of rape and homicide. She won’t stop until all are dead.
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Lesson 7
Tony McBride Monster Reveal Track
What I learned doing this assignment is that I can enhance the quality of my horror script through Monster Reveals.
ASSIGNMENT 1:
Watch the movie THE THING. As you do, keep the example in front of you where I gave you the Components of the Monster and the list of Monster Reveals.
This will prepare to create your own Monster Reveal Track.
ASSIGNMENT 2
Take these steps to create your Monster Reveal Track.
1. Create each part of this model:
A. Who is your monster and what is their terror? The monster was the ghost of a raped and killed girl who possessed the body of a dead person.
• Powers?
The ability to create holograms and use them to kill people.
• Limitations?
She can only work within the confines of the house and its boundaries.
• Weaknesses?
The monster is weak towards being loved.
• Plan/Purpose/Appetite?
Annabelle wants to kill everyone who ever hurt her because she died cruelly of rape and homicide. She won’t stop until all are dead.
B. Sequence the reveals.
-Powers / Limitations / Weaknesses / Plan, Purpose, Appetite
C. Create Demand for each clue/reveal.
-As the monster attacks, answers are needed to find clues to defeat the monster.
2. Lay that over your current outline and fill in each clue/reveal using the tag “Monster Reveal:.”
Create your plot.
• Knowing your concept, fill in one or two sentences for each of the plot points.
o The college friends arrive at the manor.
o The monster kills the first friend.
ACT 1 — SET UP FOR HORROR
Horror Situation: Haunted House – Denial
• Character Death 2: Man/Sacrificial Lamb
• Why: It increases the horror
• How: Back into it
• Atmosphere of Evil established: A haunted mansion is shown.
• Connect with the characters: College friends shown reuniting.
• Denial of Horror: The husband assures the family that this is going to be a fun adventure.
• Safety taken away: The friends experience accidents one-by-one.
Monster Reveal: The ability to create holograms and use them to kill people.
• Monster: Annabella.
• Character Death 1: Husband
• Why: They made a bad decision
• How: Attempt something that fails
ACT 2 — THE POINT OF NO RETURN
Horror Situation: Lost – Escape
Horror Situation: Hallucinating – Denial
• Isolated / Trapped / Abducted: The friends are faced with moments from their past then some are killed by accident. Some of the friends go into town to find help and answers.
• One of us killed: The husband is killed by being crushed.
MIDPOINT: The monster is worse than we thought!
Horror Situation: Monster Approaching – Fight/ Escape
Horror Situation: See Another Killed – Hide/ Try to Solve It
• Character Death 3: Woman/Complainer
• Why: A character flaw that compels them to take the wrong action.
• How: Give Up
• Terrorized
Monster Reveal: She can only work within the confines of the house and its boundaries.
ACT 3 — FULL OUT HORROR
Horror Situation: See Another Killed – Hide/ Try to Solve It
Horror Situation: Chased – Escape/ Fight
• Character Death 4: Man/Rescuer
• Why: The character is in denial.
• How: Sacrificed
• Full pursuit by the killer: Annabelle pursues the friends with various weapons but doesn’t manage to kill anyone.
The monster is weak towards being loved.
Monster Reveal: The monster is weak towards being loved.
• Fight to the death: The friends gather weapons of their own and fight to the death.
• Hysteria: The friends are running throughout the house trying to avoid all traps and turns.
• The thrilling escape from death: Annabelle corners one of the friends but the other splashes her with oil.
• Death returns to take one or more.: Annabelle takes the life of the hippie.
• Resolution: The friends unite instead of bickering to defeat Annabelle.
Monster Reveal: The monster was the ghost of a raped and killed girl who possessed the body of a dead person.
Monster Reveal: Annabelle wants to kill everyone who ever hurt her because she died cruelly of rape and homicide. She won’t stop until all are dead.
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Subject line: Tony McBride’s Character Death Track
What I learned doing this assignment is picking character deaths is fun and easy.
Lesson 6: ASSIGNMENT
1. Give us the order your characters die in.
With each character tell us the why and how.
• Character Death 1: Husband
• Why: They made a bad decision
• How: Attempt something that fails
• Character Death 2: Man/Sacrificial Lamb
• Why: It increases the horror
• How: Back into it
• Character Death 3: Woman/Complainer
• Why: A character flaw that compels them to take the wrong action.
• How: Give Up
• Character Death 4: Man/Rescuer
• Why: The character is in denial.
• How: Sacrificed
Etc.
• Build the answers into your outline.
Create your plot.
• Knowing your concept, fill in one or two sentences for each of the plot points.
o The college friends arrive at the manor.
o The monster kills the first friend.
ACT 1 — SET UP FOR HORROR
Horror Situation: Haunted House – Denial
• Character Death 2: Man/Sacrificial Lamb
• Why: It increases the horror
• How: Back into it
• Atmosphere of Evil established: A haunted mansion is shown.
• Connect with the characters: College friends shown reuniting.
• Denial of Horror: The husband assures the family that this is going to be a fun adventure.
• Safety taken away: The friends experience accidents one-by-one.
• Monster: Annabella.
• Character Death 1: Husband
• Why: They made a bad decision
• How: Attempt something that fails
ACT 2 — THE POINT OF NO RETURN
Horror Situation: Lost – Escape
Horror Situation: Hallucinating – Denial
• Isolated / Trapped / Abducted: The friends are faced with moments from their past then some are killed by accident. Some of the friends go into town to find help and answers.
• One of us killed: The husband is killed by being crushed.
MIDPOINT: The monster is worse than we thought!
Horror Situation: Monster Approaching – Fight/ Escape
Horror Situation: See Another Killed – Hide/ Try to Solve It
• Character Death 3: Woman/Complainer
• Why: A character flaw that compels them to take the wrong action.
• How: Give Up
• Terrorized
ACT 3 — FULL OUT HORROR
Horror Situation: See Another Killed – Hide/ Try to Solve It
Horror Situation: Chased – Escape/ Fight
• Character Death 4: Man/Rescuer
• Why: The character is in denial.
• How: Sacrificed
• Full pursuit by the killer: Annabelle pursues the friends with various weapons but doesn’t manage to kill anyone.
• Fight to the death: The friends gather weapons of their own and fight to the death.
• Hysteria: The friends are running throughout the house trying to avoid all traps and turns.
• The thrilling escape from death: Annabelle corners one of the friends but the other splashes her with oil.
• Death returns to take one or more.: Annabelle takes the life of the hippie.
• Resolution: The friends unite instead of bickering to defeat Annabelle.
3. Answer the question “What I learned doing this assignment is…?” and put it at the top of your work.
4. Post your assignment in the forums at https://www.screenwritingclasses.com/forums/
Deadline: 48 hours
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Tony McBride’s Horror Situation Track
What I learned doing this assignment is you can create an awesome outline with just a few steps.
ASSIGNMENT
1. Build horror situations into your plot by taking the following steps:
• STEP 1: Brainstorm 20 to 50 potential horror situations for your story.
o Forces of nature
o Murder mystery
o Lost
o Chased
o Forced into Dangerous Environment
o Impending Doom
o No Escape
o Monster Approaching
o Monster Trying to Get you
o I’m watching you when you don’t know
o See another killed
o Physically Tortured
o Mentally Tortured
o Hallucinating
o Friends in Danger
o Internal Conflict in the Group
o Menacing Stranger
o Threatened
o Lured to horror
o Haunted House
• STEP 2: Determine which of those work best for your plot.
o Haunted House
o Lost
o Chased
o Forced into dangerous environment
o Monster Approaching
o See another killed
o Hallucinating
• STEP 3: Add a Reaction (denial, solve it, hide, escape, or fight) to the selected Horror situations.
o Haunted House – Denial
o Lost – Escape
o Chased – Escape/ Fight
o Forced into dangerous environment – Escape
o Monster Approaching – Fight/ Escape
o See Another Killed – Hide/ Try to Solve It
o Hallucinating – Denial
• STEP 4: Put Horror Situations/Reactions in the plot and label them.
Create your plot.
2. Knowing your concept, fill in one or two sentences for each of the plot points.
a. The college friends arrive at the manor.
b. The monster kills the first friend.
ACT 1 — SET UP FOR HORROR
Horror Situation: Haunted House – Denial
• Atmosphere of Evil established: A haunted mansion is shown.
• Connect with the characters: College friends shown reuniting.
• Denial of Horror: The husband assures the family that this is going to be a fun adventure.
• Safety taken away: The friends experience accidents one-by-one.
• Monster: Annabella.
ACT 2 — THE POINT OF NO RETURN
Horror Situation: Lost – Escape
Horror Situation: Hallucinating – Denial
• Isolated / Trapped / Abducted: The friends are faced with moments from their past then some are killed by accident. Some of the friends go into town to find help and answers.
• One of us killed: The husband is killed by being crushed.
MIDPOINT: The monster is worse than we thought!
Horror Situation: Monster Approaching – Fight/ Escape
Horror Situation: See Another Killed – Hide/ Try to Solve It
• Terrorized
ACT 3 — FULL OUT HORROR
Horror Situation: See Another Killed – Hide/ Try to Solve It
Horror Situation: Chased – Escape/ Fight
• Full pursuit by the killer: Annabelle pursues the friends with various weapons but doesn’t manage to kill anyone.
• Fight to the death: The friends gather weapons of their own and fight to the death.
• Hysteria: The friends are running throughout the house trying to avoid all traps and turns.
• The thrilling escape from death: Annabelle corners one of the friends but the other splashes her with oil.
• Death returns to take one or more.: Annabelle takes the life of the hippie.
• Resolution: The friends unite instead of bickering to defeat Annabelle.
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Lesson 4: The Horror Plot Track
<b style=”font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;”>Subject line: Tony McBride’s Horror Plot
What I learned doing this assignment is that you can create a great plot by providing various information.
ASSIGNMENT
Create your plot.
1. Knowing your concept, fill in one or two sentences for each of the plot points.
a. The college friends arrive at the manor.
b. The monster kills the first friend.
ACT 1 — SET UP FOR HORROR
· Atmosphere of Evil established: A haunted mansion is shown.
· Connect with the characters: College friends shown reuniting.
· Denial of Horror: The husband assures the family that this is going to be a fun adventure.
· Safety taken away: The friends experience accidents one-by-one.
· Monster: Annabella.
ACT 2 — THE POINT OF NO RETURN
· Isolated / Trapped / Abducted: The friends are faced with moments from their past then some are killed by accident. Some of the friends go into town to find help and answers.
· One of us killed: The husband is killed by being crushed.
MIDPOINT: The monster is worse than we thought!
· Terrorized
ACT 3 — FULL OUT HORROR
· Full pursuit by the killer: Annabelle pursues the friends with various weapons but doesn’t manage to kill anyone.
· Fight to the death: The friends gather weapons of their own and fight to the death.
· Hysteria: The friends are running throughout the house trying to avoid all traps and turns.
· The thrilling escape from death: Annabelle corners one of the friends but the other splashes her with oil.
· Death returns to take one or more.: Annabelle takes the life of the hippie.
· Resolution: The friends unite instead of bickering to defeat Annabelle.
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Lesson 3: Survivors and Victims ASSIGNMENT
<b style=”font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;”>Subject line: (Your Name’s) Characters for Horror (place in first line)
What I learned doing this assignment is I can create a great horror concept while using these tactics.
1. Tell us your Concept and the Group you have chosen.
a. A group of old college friends
2. Tell us the Dying Pattern of this movie.
a. Put 6-8 characters together and kill them off one by one.
3. Give us an Identity and a sentence for each character that makes up your group.
a. Woman – Leader/Lover
b. Woman – Complainer
c. Woman – Introvert/Loner
d. Men – Sacrificial Lamb
e. Men – Lover
f. Men – Rescuer
Example: Leader: Without much consideration, Mike sets a direction, then inspires or pushes the group to go there. Hopefully, he guesses the right direction.
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Hi all,
My name is Tony McBride and I’m a features and television screenwriter specializing in “popcorn” movies with commercial appeal.
So far, I’ve written 6 scripts.
I am hoping to learn the structure and conventions of horror movie to learn to write quality horror scripts.
What’s unique about me is that some fool in the U.S. government actually thought it was a good idea to give me an officer’s commission (Geez).
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Tony’s Terrifying Monster
What I learned doing this assignment is that there are techniques and tools to build your monster to make sure you have an interesting horror script.
Create an early version of your monster.
1. Tell us what or who your monster is.
a. The monster is the ghost of the wife’s great aunt who left the home to the couple. She is able to physicalize events from the past to haunt the couple. Anyone who attempts to help the couple is killed.
2. Give us a few sentences for each of the following for your monster:
Their
Terror:The
monster terrorizes the couple by physicalizing bad memories from their
past and killing anyone who tries to help them.Their
Mystery:The
couple doesn’t know who the monster is and must find out before the next
victim is them.Their Fear
Provoking Appearance:The monster
has blood dripping down their face.Their
Rules:The
couple must stay in the house for one week so that they can receive the
rest of their inheritance.Their
Mythology:The
monster is the great aunt who loves her niece so much that she will kill
for her.