Writing & Selling Horror Screenplays

A fresh approach to creating narratives for this globally ever-popular genre

With such recent successes as World War Z, The Conjuring, Dexter, andHannibal, horror is a hugely popular genre that works across a range of platforms and production sectors, so how, then, does the screenwriter write a horror screenplay? How does one sell terrifying stories in a genre that is constantly cannibalizing and mutating itself? Moving away from simple definitions and Hollywood-centric case studies, this book gives a wide and deep view of horror that crosses cultural and national boundaries to give screenwriters around the world a truly international perspective on writing stories that scare. It will be the first screenwriting guide to reflect the diversity of approaches in today’s films that deal with the human need for fear and dread.