Many horror stories fail not because of low budgets or lack of monsters — but because they overlook the fundamentals of fear. Learn the five biggest pitfalls that make horror scripts fall flat, and how to avoid them.

Discover the major horror subgenres—slasher, supernatural, psychological, folk, cosmic, survival, body horror, and horror-comedy—and learn how to find the right lane for your story. Includes a free Subgenre Matchmaker Worksheet.

You only get one sentence to hook someone—and in horror, that sentence needs teeth. In this post, I break down how to craft a killer logline, share the one that got me in the room, and offer my go-to formulas to help you pitch with confidence.