[Raven Kushner]

What I learned: That horror works best when the setting and plot are kept simple.

The Nun (2018)

1) Concept: A nun commits suicide sparking an investigation by the Vatican, which is carried about by an experienced priest, an aspiring nun, and a local lothario.

2) Terror: Everyone was terrorized by a demon Valak whose evil was reawakened by war bombing that damaged the cloister’s building structure

Isolation: The events take place within the cloister, as the main characters were forced to spend the night due to the convent’s rituals

Death: Lots

Monster/villain: demonic activity

High tension: Lots of people slowly creeping up to things and then being shocked by the reaction of that thing/person/entity

Departure from reality: supernatural events

Moral statement: Demons are evil, and so is war

3) The movie wasn’t that great, but they excelled at keeping the tension high (even if it was a little artificial or forced), and the characters were likable. You were rooting for them to get out of there.

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[Raven Kushner]

Hello!

1) My name is Raven Burnes Kushner

2) I’ve written 2 full length scripts and several short ones, but I’ve not tried to do anything with them

3) I’d like to write and illustrate my own graphic novel.

4) There are all sorts of strange or unusual things about me, but most relevant here is that I am a horror artist. I paint disturbing or unsettling images – nothing over-the-top, just a little creepy.

It’s nice to meet everyone!

[Raven Kushner]

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