Sunday, November 6, 2011

Horror Genre - POLTERGEIST Transcript November 6, 2011


#Scriptchat Topic: POLTERGEIST and all things horror

Tonight’s Movie Night featured POLTERGEIST and a general discussion of horror films.  Enjoy! @jeannevb

EURO moderator: Taro Russell @TaroJ
USA moderator: Jeanne Veillette Bowerman @jeannevb and Kim Garland @kim_garland


EURO CHAT:

@TaroJ: It's #scriptchat O'clock! Tonight is movie night we're talking Poltergeist and horror writing.
November 6, 2011, 8:00 pm           



 
@alli_and_that: Hi everyone! #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:01 pm           



 
@NKOSIpublishing: RT @BrandonEaston: A live interview with Xiro-One radio show: http://t.co/vfYp6Z4M #shadowlaw #tvwriterchat #scriptchat #thundercats #vampires #g4tv
November 6, 2011, 8:01 pm           



 
@teenierussell: RT @TaroJ: Its #scriptchat Oclock! Tonight is movie night were talking Poltergeist and horror writing. #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:01 pm           



 
@Bursteardrum: Poltergeist clearly has Spielberg's mark all over it e.g. suburban stories but this time it's a close-knit family #scriptchat #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:01 pm           



 
@teenierussell: @alli_and_that hi there Alli! #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:01 pm           



 
@teenierussell: @Bursteardrum Hi Sam :-) #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:02 pm           



 
@alli_and_that: @Bursteardrum How do you think the family factor changes the dynamic of the film? #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:02 pm           



 
@TaroJ: @Bursteardrum couldnt agree more it's a very adventure movie style of horror #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:03 pm           



 
@filmutopia: #scriptchat Just lurking here, because I know nothing about horror. Feel free to educate me on the primary tropes
November 6, 2011, 8:03 pm           



 
@HateTheHate: #scriptchat Why Poltergeist? :)
November 6, 2011, 8:03 pm           



 
@teenierussell: @filmutopia welcome Clive #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:03 pm           



 
@alli_and_that: @PAULROSS13 Make sure you pop #scriptchat onto your tweets or you can go here: http://t.co/KoOWU9lO and it does it for you!
November 6, 2011, 8:04 pm           



 
@Bursteardrum: @alli_and_that Hey you. The family factor made the drama more stronger knowing they all were close to each other. #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:04 pm           



 
@TaroJ: #scriptchat it might be odd to say but Poltergeist doesn't "sound" like a horror film. The soundtrack is more like a family adventure.
November 6, 2011, 8:05 pm           



 
@Bursteardrum: @TaroJ It's interesting Tobe Hooper was given a director's credit even though people claim Spielberg did most of the work. #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:05 pm           



 
@alli_and_that: @Bursteardrum Definitely! It raises the stakes and makes the risks more risky! #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:05 pm           



 
@filmutopia: @carolinekull just what it is that makes them tick. I've always found them tedious and predictable #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:05 pm           



 
@teenierussell: @Bursteardrum @alli_and_that the bird was a good way of introducing the family and their relationship, plus the element of death #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:05 pm           



 
@SpockWriter: Loves a bit of horror I do! Especially Rec. Quick question off topic: Anyone going to the 21st Century Workshop this weekend? #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:06 pm           



 
@SiFoulaReel: @TaroJ I've just picked up the complete 2 CD Poltergeist soundtrack - much more scary stuff than the original album! #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:07 pm           



 
@teenierussell: @HateTheHate there are many types of horror, Poltergeist is an eg of supernatural horror #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:07 pm           



 
@HateTheHate: #scriptchat A Nightmare On Elm Street (original) or The Exorcist are better examples. :)
November 6, 2011, 8:07 pm           



 
@rfamovie: RT @SKCOMEDY: I don't recall that, but I did a lot of drugs back then... #scriptchat RT @elizabethkarr @joda07 @SKComedy always said 'embrace the cliche'
November 6, 2011, 8:08 pm           



 
@Bursteardrum: @teenierussell @alli_and_that I also like how the spooky goings on start as playful then descends into horrifying stuff. #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:09 pm           



 
@ScriptPunk: Lurking at #scriptchat tonight *hiding behind a sofa while they chat about scary stuff*
November 6, 2011, 8:10 pm           



 
@teenierussell: @HateTheHate there are lots of great examples. My favourite horror is Asian. Far scarier in my opinion #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:10 pm           



 
@HateTheHate: #scriptchat Poltergeist is weak horror ... the person in true jeopardy is not on camera. #specialEFFECTS cover it up. :)
November 6, 2011, 8:10 pm           



 
@alli_and_that: @Bursteardrum I think that's one of the best ways to do it - make the audience feel safe then pull the rug out. #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:10 pm           



 
@teenierussell: @ScriptPunk haha, hello. #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:11 pm           



 
@SiFoulaReel: Interesting Poltergeist point is it doesn't stick to any real rules. The house is clean! And suddenly, no, it's not! #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:11 pm           



 
@carolinekull: @filmutopia Thank you for the blog Clive. Sorry next time on #scriptchat will use hashtag so others can read too:)
November 6, 2011, 8:11 pm           



 
@alli_and_that: @ScriptPunk It's okay, we'll protect you! #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:11 pm           



 
@Pale_Jewel: #scriptchat hi Im just popping in for a bit... Love horror!
November 6, 2011, 8:11 pm           



 
@TaroJ: #scriptchat your place is haunted do you a) run like hell get a hotel b) use your daughter to get the ghost to slide her across room
November 6, 2011, 8:11 pm           



 
@HateTheHate: @teenierussell French horror at the moment is far superior. :) #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:11 pm           



 
@Bursteardrum: @teenierussell @HateTheHate The Spanish do great spooky films too, The Orphanage is one. #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:11 pm           



 
@teenierussell: @SiFoulaReel you get the idea in the 1st scene though what the whole film is about, so there's a forewarning #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:11 pm           



 
@SiFoulaReel: I never understand why they keep going back to Tangina - she's clearly terrible at her job! (Sally Morgan?) #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:12 pm           



 
@Bursteardrum: @HateTheHate Which French horror films do you like? #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:12 pm           



 
@TaroJ: @HateTheHate @teenierussell #scriptchat got any good examples for us to check out?
November 6, 2011, 8:12 pm           



 
@HateTheHate: http://t.co/eOYnrNnx #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:12 pm           



 
@teenierussell: @HateTheHate I don't think I've seen any. What do you recommend? #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:12 pm           



 
@alli_and_that: @TaroJ c) Call Ghostbusters or d) Call Sam and Dean Winchester? #supernatural #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:12 pm           



 
@TaroJ: #scriptchat I really find the main family amazingly stupid
November 6, 2011, 8:13 pm           



 
@SiFoulaReel: @teenierussell It's a beautiful set-up. That film has amazing eerieness for all the California sunshine. #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:13 pm           



 
@vexentrix: Lurking at #scriptchat too. Is there room behind the sofa @ScriptPunk ?
November 6, 2011, 8:13 pm           



 
@alli_and_that: @TaroJ I'd definitely go with d). #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:13 pm           



 
@Bursteardrum: @HateTheHate Thought you'd bring Martyrs up! Very intense but I honesty don't think it qualifies as a proper horror film. #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:13 pm           



 
@HateTheHate: http://t.co/JLWjKUWt #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:14 pm           



 
@teenierussell: @HateTheHate will have to check it out, thank you #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:14 pm           



 
@alli_and_that: @TaroJ I think that some kind of ignorance has to be present in the main protag - maybe not as much though. Audiences are smart. #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:14 pm           



 
@TaroJ: #scriptchat so does anyone else feel as a horror poltergeist is a good or bad example?
November 6, 2011, 8:14 pm           



 
@Bursteardrum: @SiFoulaReel @teenierussell I agree, the suburban setting shows it could happen to anyone adding more terror whilst watching. #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:15 pm           



 
@SiFoulaReel: One really great thing is the presentation of the family. They're not perfect around each other, but they care for one another.. #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:16 pm           



 
@HateTheHate: http://t.co/zrOOKKI5 #scriptchat I could do this all night. :S
November 6, 2011, 8:16 pm           



 
@Sofluid: Agreed! RT @Bursteardrum @teenierussell @HateTheHate The Spanish do great spooky films too, The Orphanage is one. #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:17 pm           



 
@teenierussell: Has anyone read the script? I understood I was reading a Horror from the very first pages. #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:17 pm           



 
@SpockWriter: Polergeist = My dad's fav film!! He saw it with his YOUNGER brother and guess who got scared first? #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:17 pm           



 
@SiFoulaReel: and also the details, like Steven's pot-smoking and stuff, that really make it stand out from other family horror. #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:17 pm           



 
@HateTheHate: #scriptchat Horror is about payoffs ... the monster getting you or you getting the monster. :) #moneyshots :P
November 6, 2011, 8:17 pm           



 
@Bursteardrum: The biggest mistake horror films set in houses is the residents never think to get the hell out of it when strange things happen #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:18 pm           



 
@Bursteardrum: But the Catch-22 is if they left the house, the film would end there and then so its good Carol Anne got snatched! #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:18 pm           



 
@SiFoulaReel: @Bursteardrum That's the line between the smart thing to do and having no movie. Unless you invent a reason they can't leave. #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:19 pm           



 
@TaroJ: #scriptchat generally I always find the supernatural horror the scariest type, exorcist, omen especially if it has a kid in, kids are creepy
November 6, 2011, 8:19 pm           



 
@teenierussell: RT @HateTheHate: #scriptchat Horror is about payoffs ... the monster getting you or you getting the monster. :) #moneyshots :P #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:19 pm           




@alli_and_that: @Bursteardrum I agree. Audiences are smart these days - protags have to match. If they can get out, they should. #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:20 pm           




@Bursteardrum: @SiFoulaReel The many times my partner and I screamed at stupid characters going upstairs when they clearly shouldn't! #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:20 pm           




@HateTheHate: #scriptchat 70/80's were a peak for American horror ... it then slipped into teen friendly product. A "hard R" is a difficult sell. :S
November 6, 2011, 8:20 pm           




@teenierussell: @Bursteardrum they didn't leave though because the girl was trapped in it, and before that they thought it was some fun force #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:20 pm           




@TaroJ: @Bursteardrum #scriptchat how did they handle it in Amytiville, so long sice I've seen that one
November 6, 2011, 8:21 pm           




@Bursteardrum: @TaroJ Very often supernatural horror films are about atmosphere which makes films more scary not graphic gory. #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:21 pm           




@HateTheHate: #scriptchat Horror is almost as formulaic as #porn ... the challenge is the new angle. :) #supernaturalVSsoftcore :P
November 6, 2011, 8:22 pm           




@Bursteardrum: @TaroJ Good point about Amityville, they were in the house for so long, beggars belief. #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:22 pm           




@teenierussell: @Bursteardrum haha, but it means you're engaged and it adds tension, you're getting tense because of what is about to happen #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:22 pm           




@wcmartell: Fridays With Hitchcock: THE LADY VANISHES (1938) - good screenwriting lessons. http://t.co/QuMcE4S5 #screenwriting #scriptchat #filmmaking
November 6, 2011, 8:22 pm           




@SiFoulaReel: @HateTheHate I've never understood that, given a R is much less restrictive than a 15 or 18 in the UK. #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:22 pm           




@Live__Ink: RT @LovesMeNotFilms: Entries for the London Student Films Festival now open @sfflondon... and we're doing a script workshop there in February... #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:23 pm           




@teenierussell: RT @TaroJ: #scriptchat generally I always find the supernatural horror the scariest type, exorcist, omen especially if it has a kid in, kids are creepy
November 6, 2011, 8:23 pm           




@Bursteardrum: @teenierussell But that means the characters become dumber for the sake of the plot unless they had a VERY good reason. #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:23 pm           




@HateTheHate: #scriptchat http://t.co/8e4K9pjM :)
November 6, 2011, 8:23 pm           




@SiFoulaReel: @wcmartell I once attempted to take up smoking a pipe because of Redgrave in that slice of perfection. #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:23 pm           




@TaroJ: @Bursteardrum #scriptchat I think that's where Poltergeist fell down as a horror for me, it just wasnt creepy enough
November 6, 2011, 8:24 pm           




@alli_and_that: @teenierussell @TaroJ Are you looking forward to The Woman In Black? #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:24 pm           




@mattogborn: @alli_and_that @teenierussell @TaroJ Can't wait to see Woman in Black, despite no knowledge of play #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:24 pm           




@Bursteardrum: @TaroJ Fair do. For me Poltergeist was scary thanks to the VHS era where we sneaked in videos whilst our parents slept. #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:25 pm           




@TaroJ: @HateTheHate #scriptchat A film lecturer once told me Porn is the purest form of genre, pretty much every movie HAS to follow the rules ;-)
November 6, 2011, 8:25 pm           




@teenierussell: @Bursteardrum In the case of Poltergeist the reason was to rescue the daughter, although they should've left the house before #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:25 pm           




@alli_and_that: @mattogborn @teenierussell @taroj I am stupidly excited for The Woman In Black. #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:25 pm           




@Bursteardrum: @TaroJ And the fact all the VFX was handmade, all pre-CGI that added atmosphere & texture to Poltergeist. #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:26 pm           




@teenierussell: @Bursteardrum she even got caught. Stacked chairs would have freaked me out, so you're right, they're dumb :-) #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:26 pm           




@SiFoulaReel: The problem at the moment is to most of the public, horror means a Saw movie. Hopefully we can shift away from that soon. #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:27 pm           




@Bursteardrum: I liked the cast, Jo Beth Williams & Craig T Nelson made for believable parents, not conventional leading actors but unknowns. #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:27 pm           




@Bang2write: The thing to rmbr w/ horror is our tolerance for scares increases: what scared us as kids, is unlikely to scare us now #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:27 pm           




@HateTheHate: http://t.co/46dErJ0H ... the UK can do it too ... #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:27 pm           




@teenierussell: @TaroJ @hatethehate How did this go from horror to p0rn? tsk tsk ;-) #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:27 pm           




@alli_and_that: @SiFoulaReel True, Saw changed 'Horror' to 'Gore/Slasher'. #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:27 pm           




@SiFoulaReel: @HateTheHate It's madness, given over here all certificates can be marketed pretty fairly. But the MPAA isn't going to change. #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:28 pm           




@alli_and_that: RT @Bang2write: The thing to rmbr w/ horror is our tolerance for scares increases: what scared us as kids, is unlikely to scare us now #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:28 pm           




@Bursteardrum: @SiFoulaReel I'm a big horror fan but feel there's too much torture porn out there giving horror a bad name. #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:28 pm           




@mattogborn: Grew up getting scared silly by Nightmare series with fun horror like Troll, Ghoulies, House & Critters too #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:28 pm           




@svenner: RT @GoIntoTheStory: Via @THR: "The Secrets of Hollywood Agency Mailrooms" http://t.co/1hiCIKdn #screenwriting #scriptchat #hollywood #movies #TV
November 6, 2011, 8:28 pm           




@Bang2write: #scriptchat JK, the writer/director of @devmov talks about his notion of "the primal premise" on this basis... ie. IF IT *CLD* HAPPEN TO YOU
November 6, 2011, 8:28 pm           




@teenierussell: RT @SiFoulaReel: The problem at the moment is to most of the public, horror means a Saw movie. Hopefully we can shift away from that soon. #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:29 pm           




@carolinekull: @filmutopia #scriptchat Very same, yes. think he's directing a Game of Thrones ep. too. Should be suitably awesome.
November 6, 2011, 8:29 pm           




@SiFoulaReel: @Bursteardrum @alli_and_that Exactly. I'm not above a *little* gruesomeness, but it CAN'T be the reason you write to begin with. #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:29 pm           




@mattogborn: @Bursteardrum Character actors help suspend disbelief more in horror than other genres for me, re: Poltergeist #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:29 pm           




@HateTheHate: @teenierussell @TaroJ It's about building expectation/fear before a pay-off! #formula #scriptchat :P
November 6, 2011, 8:29 pm           




@Bang2write: #scriptchat important not to confuse the notion of the "primal premise" w/ "plausibility": it's about a UNIVERSAL fear, however implausible
November 6, 2011, 8:30 pm           




@SiFoulaReel: @mattogborn I saw the House trailer the other day and it scared the bejesus out of me! #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:30 pm           




@teenierussell: @Bang2write that is what scares me the most, the familiar #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:30 pm           




@Bursteardrum: @mattogborn Those films were of the VHS era, all pre-CGI & inventive. #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:30 pm           




@alli_and_that: @Bang2write Hitchcock thought the same thing which is why his films are set in 'familiar' places. #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:30 pm           




@TaroJ: #scriptchat the horror gore genre has been around for a long time check out Fulci's Zombi movies there are so many different types of horror
November 6, 2011, 8:30 pm           




@Bursteardrum: @mattogborn True. If we had say Bruce Willis & Jennifer Lopez as the parents, we would not believe the drama / terror / tension #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:31 pm           




@Bang2write: REAL horror works best when it taps into something everyone feels uneasy about, ie. cancer, the "beast within" = ALIEN #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:31 pm           




@TickleMeMorbid: #scriptchat anyone want to read my Samuel Beckett adaptation of Waiting for Godot?
November 6, 2011, 8:31 pm           




@Bursteardrum: @SiFoulaReel @alli_and_that It feels like horror films nowadays try to come up with the coolest deaths & not caring about plot #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:32 pm           




@SiFoulaReel: @HateTheHate Tough to say. I just revised what would be a medium-R horror. Fair swearing, fair nastiness, but nothing that... #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:32 pm           




@mattogborn: @Bursteardrum Sound effects of older horror films more potent & chilling. Over reliance on CGI in this day #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:32 pm           




@Bang2write: #scriptchat Other great horror themes: violation - of your home, of your body. Abduction & murder. Being out of control. Of losing your mind
November 6, 2011, 8:32 pm           




@petewrites: @vexentrix RT: REAL horror works best when taps into something everyone uneasy about, ie. cancer, the beast within #scriptchat @Bang2write
November 6, 2011, 8:33 pm           




@SiFoulaReel: @HateTheHate would gross out a general audience. But PG-13ing horror just doesn't work - Prom Night remake et al #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:33 pm           




@alli_and_that: @Bursteardrum @SiFoulaReel Thanks to Final Destination films as well. #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:33 pm           




@Bang2write: #scriptchat chrctr arcs, plot, whatever - all come secondary to a killer primal premise. Without it, even the best crafted horror falls flat
November 6, 2011, 8:33 pm           




@Bursteardrum: @mattogborn And the VFX had more character, they interacted with the actors which made things more creepy #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:34 pm           




@SiFoulaReel: @alli_and_that @Bursteardrum I like the first 2 FD's but from 3 on, death got sadistic instead of quick and sneaky... #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:34 pm           




@teenierussell: RT @Bang2write: #scriptchat chrctr arcs, plot, whatever - all come secondary to a killer primal premise. Without it, even the best crafted horror falls flat
November 6, 2011, 8:34 pm           




@Bursteardrum: @alli_and_that @SiFoulaReel The first Final Destination had a fantastic premise that got mocked in the subsequent films #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:34 pm           




@FreddoJr: @Bang2write I have never made the connection between ALIEN & cancer before. Hmm... maybe you're over intellectualizing a bit? #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:35 pm           




@TaroJ: We're half way through our Horror #scriptchat so how about writing, how do you make it scary on the page.
November 6, 2011, 8:35 pm           




@SiFoulaReel: @alli_and_that @Bursteardrum The sunbed scene. Seriously, go fuck yourselves for filming that. No way could I write/shoot that. #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:35 pm           




@teenierussell: RT @TaroJ: Were half way through our Horror #scriptchat so how about writing, how do you make it scary on the page? #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:35 pm           




@MellorCarolyn: RT @Bang2write: #scriptchat Other great horror themes: violation - of your home, of your body. Abduction & murder. Being out of control. Of losing your mind
November 6, 2011, 8:35 pm           




@alli_and_that: @Bursteardrum @SiFoulaReel The 2nd was pretty good though, then it just lost it in the 'gimmick' of the films. #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:35 pm           




@alli_and_that: @SiFoulaReel @Bursteardrum Yeah, they got swept up in making the deaths 'SHOCKING' that they lost the initial concept. #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:36 pm           




@Bursteardrum: @SiFoulaReel @alli_and_that A piss-poor attempt to show some tits in the worst possible taste #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:37 pm           




@teenierussell: @alli_and_that @Bursteardrum @SiFoulaReel Once you've seen the 1st one though, it kind of loses the element of surprise #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:37 pm           




@Bursteardrum: A good horror film taps in the most primal human feelings like Alien was about being raped #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:37 pm           




@Bang2write: @FreddoJr If ppl get that - & they do - how can it be? Context of film, 30 yrs ago smoking wasn't considered as bad as now... #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:37 pm           




@alli_and_that: @teenierussell @Bursteardrum @SiFoulaReel I disagree. You know they're going to die. The question then becomes HOW. #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:38 pm           




@Bursteardrum: @teenierussell @alli_and_that @SiFoulaReel Like the Poltergeist sequels, they got formualstic - Carol Ann gets snatched again #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:38 pm           




@Bang2write: @FreddoJr beast comes from the chest = lung cancer? Not too much of a stretch. But other readings: the beasts as insect another #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:38 pm           




@Bang2write: Most of the specs I read try too hard with craft and don't invest enough in the premise #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:39 pm           




@alli_and_that: @teenierussell @Bursteardrum @SiFoulaReel But they got too swept up in making it gory that they lost it. #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:39 pm           




@alli_and_that: RT @Bang2write: Most of the specs I read try too hard with craft and dont invest enough in the premise #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:39 pm           




@Bursteardrum: @alli_and_that @teenierussell @SiFoulaReel The tension remains but doesn't get scary #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:39 pm           




@SiFoulaReel: @TaroJ Scary on the page. Not sure, but I'd say, if you're character is likeable & terrified, that makes it work. #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:39 pm           




@alli_and_that: @HateTheHate @teenierussell @Bursteardrum @SiFoulaReel Yeah, but you can still make the 'kills' clever, not just gory. #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:40 pm           




@janetvaneeden: RT @petewrites: @vexentrix RT: REAL horror works best when taps into something everyone uneasy about, ie. cancer, the beast within #scriptchat @Bang2write
November 6, 2011, 8:40 pm           




@SiFoulaReel: @Bang2write @FreddoJr Once you've heard your lecturer talk about Alien and the vagina dentata, you can't go back! #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:40 pm           




@TaroJ: @Bang2write as a reader, has a horror script ever scared you? #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:40 pm           




@janetvaneeden: RT @Bursteardrum: @TaroJ Very often supernatural horror films are about atmosphere which makes films more scary not graphic gory. #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:41 pm           




@FreddoJr: @Bang2write I don't think it was intended. You can read anything you want into it. ALIEN is a fear of male pregnancy. #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:41 pm           




@FreddoJr: RT @SiFoulaReel: @Bang2write @FreddoJr Once you've heard your lecturer talk about Alien and the vagina dentata, you can't go back! #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:41 pm           




@TaroJ: RT @SiFoulaReel: @TaroJ Scary on the page. Not sure, but I'd say, if you're character is likeable & terrified, that makes it work. #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:41 pm           




@janetvaneeden: RT @alli_and_that: @Bursteardrum I agree. Audiences are smart these days - protags have to match. If they can get out, they should. #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:41 pm           




@Bang2write: Very hard to make horror scary on the page, but it can be done #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:41 pm           




@teenierussell: @Bursteardrum @alli_and_that @teenierussell @SiFoulaReel Yes, exactly. The 1st one was novel, the other it was just the tension #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:41 pm           




@SiFoulaReel: @alli_and_that @HateTheHate @teenierussell @Bursteardrum FD2 was a lot about misdirection. The sadism from 3 onwards kills it. #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:41 pm           




@janetvaneeden: RT @Raindance: OMG Christopher Nolan Suite of Scripts on PDF!!! http://t.co/j7C6lz5R #LondonSWF #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:42 pm           




@CelluloidBlonde: RT @bang2write: Most of the specs I read try too hard with craft and don't invest enough in the premise #scriptchat || ditto #scriptnews
November 6, 2011, 8:42 pm           




@Bang2write: @TaroJ yes, a handful of times. I settle for tension, especially when it comes to supernatural horror. But rarely get it #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:42 pm           




@Bursteardrum: @SiFoulaReel @alli_and_that @HateTheHate @teenierussell FD2 named its characters after horror film directors #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:42 pm           




@alli_and_that: @SiFoulaReel @HateTheHate @teenierussell @Bursteardrum Exactly, it's about CLEVER deaths, not just deaths. #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:43 pm           




@Bang2write: @TaroJ the @twatterer wrote a fab horror & scared the pants off me recently, 1 sequence genuinely made me feel sick w/ dread #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:43 pm           




@SiFoulaReel: @Bursteardrum @alli_and_that @HateTheHate @teenierussell I appreciated that. And AJ Cook too. #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:43 pm           




@Bursteardrum: Come to think of it we don't get enough family-in-peril horror films, it's always sexy nubile teens #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:43 pm           




@alli_and_that: @HateTheHate @teenierussell @Bursteardrum @SiFoulaReel Yes, but if you add story to your gore, it makes it even stronger. #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:43 pm           




@nisajaie: RT @Bang2write: #scriptchat chrctr arcs, plot, whatever - all come secondary to a killer primal premise. Without it, even the best crafted horror falls flat
November 6, 2011, 8:44 pm           




@FreddoJr: @TaroJ And so there should, it's a masterpiece. #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:44 pm           




@Bang2write: @FreddoJr Exactly my point, which is why making assertions about others' interpretations is unwise #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:44 pm           




@HateTheHate: #scriptchat ... 2 types of horror ... let the audience fill in the scares with their imagination (supernatural) OR surpass the viewer to...
November 6, 2011, 8:45 pm           




@alli_and_that: @Bang2write @TaroJ @twatterer Must have done a lot of research into the genre to get the tone right. #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:45 pm           




@teenierussell: I think the choice of words and the rhythm can help make the script scary, but you can't lose track of the main plot. #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:45 pm           




@Bursteardrum: @alli_and_that @HateTheHate @teenierussell @SiFoulaReel But it becomes conceptual with a disgred for character development #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:45 pm           




@HateTheHate: ...generate a true feeling of the viewer being out of their depth (HORROR). #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:45 pm           




@TaroJ: RT @HateTheHate: #scriptchat ... 2 types of horror ... let the audience fill in the scares with their imagination (supernatural) OR surpass the viewer to...
November 6, 2011, 8:46 pm           




@SiFoulaReel: @alli_and_that @HateTheHate @teenierussell @Bursteardrum Gore is fine in the right place - Ghost Ship had an ok level I thought. #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:46 pm           




@FreddoJr: @Bang2write I apologize. But from a screenplay point of view I bet cancer never crossed their minds, just wanted something scary #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:47 pm           




@Bursteardrum: I personally feel we should care for characters, even a teeny bit, in horror films making their deaths mildly profound #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:47 pm           




@alli_and_that: @Bursteardrum I agree - I think if you really care for the characters you'll be terrified for them. #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:48 pm           




@mattogborn: What are people's thoughts on horror like Don't Look Now? Different from the norm & truly stretches your mind #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:48 pm           




@SiFoulaReel: @FreddoJr @Bang2write Have you read the O'Bannon/Shusset original? Metaphor it is not. #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:48 pm           




@alli_and_that: @Bursteardrum If they're all idiots, you'll be celebrating when they get killed. #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:48 pm           




@JasminSharon: RT @Bang2write: #scriptchat chrctr arcs, plot, whatever - all come secondary to a killer primal premise. Without it, even the best crafted horror falls flat
November 6, 2011, 8:48 pm           




@teenierussell: @Bursteardrum I agree, too many horrors are just about story and you hardly know who the characters are. #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:48 pm           




@teenierussell: RT @alli_and_that: @Bursteardrum I agree - I think if you really care for the characters youll be terrified for them. #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:48 pm           




@FreddoJr: Lol! RT @SiFoulaReel: @FreddoJr @Bang2write Have you read the O'Bannon/Shusset original? Metaphor it is not. #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:48 pm           




@Bang2write: @FreddoJr : ) I go for Barthes' view, "the author is dead" - in other words, it's all about what the audience take from it #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:49 pm           




@FreddoJr: RT @Bang2write: @FreddoJr : ) I go for Barthes' view, "the author is dead" - in other words, it's all about what the audience take from it #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:49 pm           




@Bursteardrum: @alli_and_that That scares me a bit, being happy when idiotic characters get hacked to pieces in horror films #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:49 pm           




@TaroJ: @HateTheHate that sounds right to me, either scare people by showing them. Or scare people by not showing them #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:49 pm           




@alli_and_that: @Bursteardrum Unless you're supposed to be happy, if it's the git who gets torn apart. #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:50 pm           




@Bursteardrum: @teenierussell Also it gets to the point when you know exactly who will get killed in order #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:50 pm           




@Bang2write: @SiFoulaReel @FreddoJr yes it's good proof of how the filmmaking process & the addition of others adds to the story I think #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:50 pm           




@teenierussell: So what's everyone's favourite (or scariest) horror? #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:50 pm           




@petewrites: @mattogborn DON'T LOOK NOW is brilliant, even now... #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:50 pm           




@SiFoulaReel: @HateTheHate @Bursteardrum @alli_and_that @teenierussell But if no-one is disposable, that's what makes it work when they are! #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:50 pm           




@FreddoJr: @Bang2write Fair enough. But you can over think a film too much. Just enjoy the ride. #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:50 pm           




@teenierussell: Does Gremlins count as horror? #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:51 pm           




@Bursteardrum: Silent Hill is the most atmospheric supernatural horror I've seen but goes a bit tits up in the 2nd half #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:51 pm           




@HateTheHate: @teenierussell Martyrs has everything ... it DOES NOT stop! :) #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:51 pm           




@FreddoJr: Scared the shit out of me as a kid! RT @teenierussell: Does Gremlins count as horror? #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:51 pm           




@teenierussell: @Bursteardrum Yes, yes. The one with no lines is first, haha #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:51 pm           




@julesdameron: RT @Bursteardrum: I personally feel we should care for characters, even a teeny bit, in horror films making their deaths mildly profound #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:51 pm           




@SiFoulaReel: @Bursteardrum @alli_and_that Someone laughed during a Wolf Creek screening and I swear I nearly threw up. #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:52 pm           




@teenierussell: @Bursteardrum I liked that a lot, especially the ending #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:52 pm           




@Bang2write: @FreddoJr I'm a script editor, so there's no such thing as "overthinking" a storyline & what it cld mean - it's my job : ) #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:52 pm           




@TaroJ: @teenierussell #scriptchat I think the scene in Gremlins 2 with Hulk Hogan is horrifically bad?
November 6, 2011, 8:52 pm           




@teenierussell: RT @TaroJ: @HateTheHate that sounds right to me, either scare people by showing them. Or scare people by not showing them #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:52 pm           




@Bursteardrum: @teenierussell Or the girl who gets her tits out or the guy who smokes pot #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:52 pm           




@mattogborn: @petewrites Red coat reveal truly chilling. Helps "dramatic" actors brought story to life in Sutherland & Christie #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:52 pm           




@HateTheHate: @teenierussell Yes. #gremlins The true little monsters horror was made as Ghoulies. :P #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:52 pm           




@alli_and_that: @SiFoulaReel @Bursteardrum Hysterical laughter or amused laughter? #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:52 pm           




@teenierussell: @FreddoJr I think it definitely depends on age and the mood you're in when watching #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:53 pm           




@Bursteardrum: Sci-Fi horrors are rare but Event Horizon is fantastic, this was when Paul W S Anderson was actually a proper film maker #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:53 pm           




@NailahCarter: "Throwing your story out?" http://t.co/W7syd3p2 #shortstoires #scriptchat #tvwriterchat #life #writingHelp #writechat #writerscampaign
November 6, 2011, 8:54 pm           




@teenierussell: @SiFoulaReel I lost interest at the start of Wolf Creek #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:54 pm           




@TaroJ: #scriptchat favourite horror.... Exorcist, I always find horror with an element of religion especially spooky, adds plausibility
November 6, 2011, 8:54 pm           




@SiFoulaReel: @alli_and_that @Bursteardrum Amused. At the Crocodile Dundee joke, and then at injury soon after. #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:54 pm           




@FreddoJr: @Bang2write That sounds horrible. You're a fault finder. :0 #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:54 pm           




@Bursteardrum: There's something moralistic about horror films; people who take drugs, have sex or do bad things get killed #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:54 pm           




@FreddoJr: @teenierussell It still makes me jump in parts now. #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:54 pm           




@teenierussell: @mattogborn @petewrites Not sure I've seen it, will have to check it out #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:55 pm           




@HateTheHate: @teenierussell @TaroJ If you show them you have to exceed their own imaginations. #BEextreme #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:55 pm           




@SiFoulaReel: @Bursteardrum I love Event Horizon - wish the deleted scenes weren't lost! Scared the hell out of me at the cinema. #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:55 pm           




@Bursteardrum: @SiFoulaReel @alli_and_that Wolf Creek was tension-filled until the psycho started chopping people up #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:55 pm           




@mattogborn: @Bursteardrum Event Horizon scariest horror for devilish dread. Interviewed Paul about it, congratulated him #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:55 pm           




@Bursteardrum: @SiFoulaReel I really should watch Event Horizon soon. I loved how gothic the production design was & it had a strong cast #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:56 pm           




@SiFoulaReel: @teenierussell It was awful, I thought. A "true story" when the only survivor isn't present for most of the events. Bullshit. #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:56 pm           




@teenierussell: @Bursteardrum Not in Poltergeist, they were smoking pot remember? :-) #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:56 pm           




@TaroJ: @SiFoulaReel @bursteardrum big Event Horizon fan too, very under rated #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:56 pm           




@Bang2write: Haha! Never heard script editors described so B4!! RT @FreddoJr: @Bang2write That sounds horrible. You're a fault finder. :0 #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:57 pm           




@Bursteardrum: @mattogborn It's tragic how crap a film maker Paul W S Anderson is, he over directs and over edits losing atmosphere #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:57 pm           




@livingspiritpix: Anyone seen Martyrs for an extreme modern horror? #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:57 pm           




@Bursteardrum: @teenierussell Ah but it was their love for each other that helped them survive, others just wanted to get high #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:57 pm           




@HateTheHate: #scriptchat ... great little horror... http://t.co/zxwkQToF :)
November 6, 2011, 8:58 pm           




@teenierussell: @livingspiritpix Just been talking about it earlier, I'll have to watch it now. #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:58 pm           




@FreddoJr: @Bang2write Lol. Well someone has to do it. I wish more films did before they let the cameras roll. #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:59 pm           




@SiFoulaReel: @Bursteardrum @teenierussell Recut Poltergeist end titles to Afroman's "Because I Got High" anyone? #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:59 pm           




@TaroJ: #scriptchat time nearly up and we didn't even get to talk Japanese Horror
November 6, 2011, 8:59 pm           




@Bursteardrum: @teenierussell @livingspiritpix Just prepare yourself before you watch Martyrs, hardened fans like me were left shell shocked #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 8:59 pm           




@Blerime: "The Shining" & "The Entity" are great examples, and of course Sci-Fi Horror "Alien" and original "The Thing" #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 9:00 pm           




@Bang2write: @petewrites thriller more my thing these days, tho always open to a gd scare if a writer can get me... More + more difficult atm #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 9:00 pm           




@teenierussell: @TaroJ Audition anyone? #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 9:00 pm           




@Bursteardrum: Gotta go now guys, been fun & roll on the next #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 9:00 pm           




@livingspiritpix: @Bursteardrum Yep, but Martyrs really does have a deeper then usual idea behind it, hardcore #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 9:00 pm           




@SiFoulaReel: @SiFoulaReel @bursteardrum @SiFoulaReel Also, the original E Horizon captain read the Transformers audio books when I was young! #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 9:01 pm           




@GoIntoTheStory: You MUST live in L.A. to succeed as a screenwriter... except when you don't. http://t.co/DYdCrMmJ #screenwriting #scriptchat #scritptip
November 6, 2011, 9:01 pm           




@Blerime: @teenierussell that's a fantastic one - remember seeing that in the theatre w/ a friend and being blown away #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 9:01 pm           




@TaroJ: thanks everyone for a great #scriptchat next week we are talking Documentaries with special guest @asifkapadia director of the movie Senna
November 6, 2011, 9:01 pm           




@SiFoulaReel: I think we need a horror follow-up in a few weeks time. "These things, you gotta have a sequel!" #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 9:02 pm           




@teenierussell: @Blerime All I remember now is kiri kiri kiri #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 9:03 pm           




@alli_and_that: RT @TaroJ: thanks everyone for a great #scriptchat next week we are talking Documentaries with special guest @asifkapadia director of the movie Senna
November 6, 2011, 9:03 pm           




@Bang2write: @FreddoJr most films have script editing of some degree, hence the development process, esp "development hell" #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 9:03 pm           




@teenierussell: RT @TaroJ: thanks everyone for a great #scriptchat next week we are talking Documentaries with special guest @asifkapadia director of the movie Senna
November 6, 2011, 9:03 pm           




@Blerime: @teenierussell lol! that was the best part of Audition - we were dying watching that! #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 9:03 pm           




@TaroJ: @SiFoulaReel I feel a whole franchise coming on #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 9:03 pm           




@Blerime: @PAULROSS13 which both? Alien and The Thing or The Shining and The Entity? #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 9:04 pm           




@writeforfilm: Allude to the classics . . http://t.co/BnNJMHhy #screenwriting #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 9:04 pm           




@teenierussell: #scriptchat continues talking about horror later on tonight with the USA #scriptchat
November 6, 2011, 9:05 pm



USA CHAT:


@jeannevb: It's #SCRIPTCHAT O'CLOCK tonight talking horror genre and POLTERGEIST
November 7, 2011, 1:00 am           



 
@GREGBIELA: RT @jeannevb: Its #SCRIPTCHAT OCLOCK tonight talking horror genre and POLTERGEIST #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:00 am           



 
@kingisafink: Jess is already terrified. #underthecouch RT @jeannevb: It's #SCRIPTCHAT O'CLOCK tonight talking horror genre and POLTERGEIST
November 7, 2011, 1:01 am           



 
@BlueCatPictures: RT @jeannevb: It's #SCRIPTCHAT O'CLOCK tonight talking horror genre and POLTERGEIST
November 7, 2011, 1:01 am           



 
@heroesAREboring: Followers, I'll be doing #scriptchat for the next hour. Please forgive my film-nerd tweets until 9pm EST.
November 7, 2011, 1:01 am           



 
@dklon: @jeannevb You're trying to bait me into the chat with that, aren't you? #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:01 am           



 
@art1032: Hello #scriptchat:)
November 7, 2011, 1:01 am           



 
@jeannevb: Apologies, I'm going to be in and out of the chat, as we're setting up a livestream table reading 2nite of #slaverybyanothername #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:01 am           



 
@moneymakermj: RT @jeannevb: Apologies, I'm going to be in and out of the chat, as we're setting up a livestream table reading 2nite of #slaverybyanothername #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:02 am           



 
@LisaGProsek: We talked a cpl wks ago about how movies need big moments early in script, but Poltergeist has a long set up. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:02 am           



 
@sdarancette: @jeannevb Will be lurking a bit because I am, ahem, actually writing, but really love POLTERGEST, a near perfect horror flick #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:02 am           



 
@heroesAREboring: @jeannevb Good luck with that! Let us know how it goes. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:02 am           



 
@kim_garland: RT @jeannevb: It's #SCRIPTCHAT O'CLOCK tonight talking horror genre and POLTERGEIST
November 7, 2011, 1:02 am           



 
@jeannevb: So while I get the reading set up, run naked w/ no sheriff #talkabouthorror #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:02 am           



 
@IngridElkner: Sorry Tweetie-pies, it's Scriptchat and TV Writer Chat time. Ignore me profusely over the next however long. Go for a walk. Arrange flowers.
November 7, 2011, 1:02 am           



 
@LisaGProsek: @jeannevb Sounds like fun! #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:02 am           



 
@tellofilms: Any writers up for a tweetchat? RT @jeannevb: It's #SCRIPTCHAT O'CLOCK tonight talking horror genre and POLTERGEIST
November 7, 2011, 1:02 am           



 
@authorViviAnna: so it seems I've had a complete brain misfunction, #TVwriterchat is about Paying it Forward and is at 9:30 EST *slaps forehead* #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:03 am           



 
@Whyvoni: RT @jeannevb: It's #SCRIPTCHAT O'CLOCK tonight talking horror genre and POLTERGEIST
November 7, 2011, 1:03 am           



 
@LisaGProsek: And I like the long run up in the set up. It makes the creepy moments creepier. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:03 am           



 
@Dark_Emergence: I recently re-watched it, brought back so many childhood memories. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:03 am           



 
@jeannevb: @dklon yes I am :) #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:03 am           



 
@jeannevb: @sdarancette sweet #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:03 am           



 
@dklon: Poltergeist and horror, you know I just had to jump in for this. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:03 am           



 
@OfficeHooky: Been a few years, but it knocked my socks on. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:04 am           



 
@jeannevb: @heroesAREboring @LisaGProsek thx! Let's hope we can figure this out. Will tweet link for reading later #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:04 am           



 
@kim_garland: @LisaGProsek I love setup, too. Not boring at all, charismatic actors, but it lulls you in for the scene when the chairs move! #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:04 am           



 
@dklon: Poltergeist is one of those films that made me want to do horror. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:04 am           



 
@KimBergie: My genre of choice!! :o) #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:04 am           



 
@IngridElkner: Didn't get to watch or read film this week, too much work on. I saw it when I was 4-years-old. It left a mark! #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:04 am           



 
@dklon: And it only reinforced my fear of clowns. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:04 am           



 
@Indust_Scripts: If you have a #Google account you can follow script doctor Aaron Anderson's weekly #blog here: http://t.co/6K0jVjDq #LondonSWF #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:04 am           



 
@Dark_Emergence: The opening scene with the dog was great for introducing us to the family without a single word. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:04 am           



 
@Whyvoni: @earthmorgan *poke* #scriptchat is going on if you're around.
November 7, 2011, 1:05 am           



 
@heroesAREboring: I have the feeling I'll be one of the few here that's not a fan of Poltergeist. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:05 am           



 
@LisaGProsek: Agree! RT @kim_garland: I love setup, too. Not boring at all, charismatic actors, but it lulls you in...! #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:05 am           



 
@GREGBIELA: I'm not either. RT @heroesAREboring: I have the feeling Ill be one of the few here thats not a fan of Poltergeist. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:05 am           



 
@LisaGProsek: Yes! RT @Dark_Emergence: The opening scene with the dog was great for introducing us to the family without a single word. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:06 am           



 
@OfficeHooky: RT @LisaGProsek: We talked a cpl wks ago about how movies need big moments early in script, but Poltergeist has a long set up. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:06 am           



 
@sdarancette: I remember being totally SHOCKED by the scene with the guy scooping away his face from his skull in the bathroom mirror #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:06 am           



 
@heroesAREboring: @GREGBIELA Solidarity! It leaves nothing to the imagination. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:06 am           



 
@GREGBIELA: Psycho is a great horror film w/ a slow opening.n #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:06 am           



 
@art1032: @heroesAREboring I'm not lol:) #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:06 am           



 
@rachlanger: The horror....night in scriptchat! Hello, all. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:06 am           



 
@GREGBIELA: Agreed. RT @heroesAREboring: @GREGBIELA Solidarity! It leaves nothing to the imagination. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:07 am           



 
@dklon: For it almost getting an R-rating, nobody dies in it (except the canary). #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:07 am           



 
@LisaGProsek: Why don't you like it? @GREGBIELA @heroesAREboring: I have the feeling Ill be one of the few here thats not a fan/Poltergeist. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:07 am           



 
@LisaGProsek: True! Builds tension very well! RT @GREGBIELA: Psycho is a great horror film w/ a slow opening. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:07 am           



 
@heroesAREboring: @LisaGProsek It's just too much. All the horror is shown. Nothing is subtle. Nothing is unknown. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:08 am           



 
@Justin_Pleau: #scriptchat The opening music sets a chill down spine when I hear it. I love the ending scene, with the television outside,comedic touch
November 7, 2011, 1:08 am           



 
@GREGBIELA: @LisaGProsek It just didn't do it for me. Didn't care if the family was savede or not. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:08 am           



 
@OfficeHooky: @sdarancette Face ripping was the worst. Maggots! #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:08 am           



 
@kim_garland: I definitely prefer supernatural horror to any kind of slasher films. Except Elm Street movies, I have a weakness for those. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:08 am           



 
@LisaGProsek: Got it! But it scared me. RT @heroesAREboring: @LisaGProsek Its just too much. All the horror is shown. Nothing is subtle... #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:09 am           



 
@sdarancette: I liked the opening of the film, I grew up in a neighborhood just like that in that part of CAL. Was very disarming at first. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:09 am           



 
@BlueCatPictures: Is anyone working on a horror script right now? #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:09 am           



 
@SarahAlexis4: What do you guys find are common characteristics of horror films you enjoy and are successful? #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:09 am           



 
@dklon: @kim_garland That's because Freddy has a sense of humor and can keep your attention after so many films. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:09 am           



 
@Whyvoni: @kim_garland yes! #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:09 am           



 
@art1032: It was gross. I liked the Halloween movies:)@OfficeHooky @sdarancette #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:09 am           



 
@kingisafink: Started it for me. RT @dklon: And (Poltergeist) only reinforced my fear of clowns. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:09 am           



 
@Dark_Emergence: @BlueCatPictures kind of, more of a supernatural thriller #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:10 am           



 
@LisaGProsek: Understand. But the kid was cute. :) RT @GREGBIELA: @LisaGProsek It just didnt do it for me. Didnt care if the family was saved. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:10 am           



 
@sdarancette: Setting a horror film in that suburban setting told me you don't need to live in a creepy old house - IT CAN HAPPEN HERE! #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:10 am           



 
@rachlanger: @SarahAlexis4 For me a balance between tension building and cheap scares, can't just be one or t/ other, also a good final twist #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:10 am           



 
@dklon: @SarahAlexis4 They use tension and suspense as much as possible. Play on fear of the unknown. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:10 am           



 
@JAEL488: I think realism scares audiences more than anything else. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:10 am           



 
@SarahAlexis4: Me too, in general. RT: @kim_garland I definitely prefer supernatural horror to any kind of slasher films. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:10 am           



 
@kingisafink: good touch, for sure RT @justin_pleau: #scriptchat love the ending scene, with the television outside,comedic touch #poltergeist
November 7, 2011, 1:11 am           



 
@BlueCatPictures: @Dark_Emergence Cool! What is it about? #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:11 am           



 
@GREGBIELA: RT @JAEL488: I think realism scares audiences more than anything else. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:11 am           



 
@OfficeHooky: @sdarancette Poltergeist & ET were foreign worlds/neighborhoods coming from NY. A response to white flight. Suburbs ain't safe. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:11 am           



 
@heroesAREboring: The best horror films pace their monsters/scares, Poltergeist is a smorgasbord of gaudy horror images. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:11 am           



 
@sdarancette: It's amazing to think that there is a generation today who's never seen the National Anthem or static on their TV after 2am. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:11 am           



 
@BlueCatPictures: RT @JAEL488: I think realism scares audiences more than anything else. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:12 am           



 
@OfficeHooky: @kim_garland Absolutely! Supernatural creeps me out. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:13 am           



 
@IngridElkner: Movie recommendation: Lake Mungo. Aussie doco on a girl drowning and the hauntings that followed. More subtle, twisting, creepy. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:13 am           



 
@GCGeek: Hi everyone! Poltergeist worked for me because it hit all the things that scared me as a kid. Counting thunder gaps &...clowns! #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:13 am           



 
@Whyvoni: So what do you guys think is the most essential element for a horror film? #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:14 am           



 
@rachlanger: What do you think writers can do to break the mould of the formulaic horror movie? Better suspense? Different act stuctures? #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:14 am           



 
@KimBergie: @JAEL488 Agreed...something horrific that is totally plausible...now THAT'S scary. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:14 am           



 
@dklon: @rachlanger Start by watching as much horror as you can to know what is cliche and formulaic. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:15 am           



 
@GREGBIELA: @Whyvoni I think you have to believe it could really happen. Or be about paranormal. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:15 am           



 
@Dark_Emergence: @rachlanger I think there's a lot of possibilities with horror, but fads always take over. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:15 am           



 
@dklon: It can also be in the setup, you make it real enough and then it becomes believable. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:15 am           



 
@BlueCatPictures: RT @rachlanger: What do you think writers can do to break the mould of the formulaic horror movie? Better suspense? Different act stuctures? #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:15 am           



 
@GCGeek: And I still do Craig T. Nelson's "before/after" gut profile whenever I see a stand-up mirror. I loved the sprinkling of humor. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:15 am           



 
@Whyvoni: @Dark_Emergence agreed. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:15 am           



 
@rachlanger: @dklon I watch my fair share, that's why I'm tired of the formula #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:16 am           



 
@Justin_Pleau: #scriptchat I feel like every ghost film I watch always has to have background story, sometimes I just want to focus on the action at hand.
November 7, 2011, 1:16 am           



 
@JAEL488: RT @KimBergie: @JAEL488 Agreed...something horrific that is totally plausible...now THAT'S scary. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:16 am           



 
@rachlanger: @Dark_Emergence Yeah, you can always tell the fads from the awesome timeless ones. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:16 am           



 
@GREGBIELA: Watched the back story on the making of "Halloween" the other day. Check it out if . They shot it in 21 days! #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:16 am           



 
@dklon: @rachlanger That's how I started. I looked at the formulas and wrote around them. Takes longer though. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:16 am           



 
@rachlanger: @dklon I've written a really cliche one on purpose, so I know what it feels like, now I've got that out of the way :-) #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:17 am           



 
@art1032: @GREGBIELA Oh cool, I'll have to find that:) #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:18 am           



 
@OfficeHooky: Not sure whether JAWS or POLTERGEIST gave me greater panic when swimming in a pool. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:18 am           



 
@LisaGProsek: Halloween story was on Biography. RT @art1032: @GREGBIELA Oh cool, Ill have to find that:) #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:18 am           



 
@GREGBIELA: I think it was on Bravo or Biography.RT @art1032: @GREGBIELA Oh cool, Ill have to find that:) #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:18 am           



 
@KimBergie: 1 really has 2 grasp the particular sub-genre of horror that they r going 4 (and that audience). Formulaic is ok...cliche, not. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:18 am           



 
@sdarancette: @OfficeHooky Well, there are no sharks in the pool, but everybody knows people are buried under pools #scriptchat #themoreyouknoooow!
November 7, 2011, 1:19 am           



 
@dklon: @rachlanger It also helps to write the script that you want to see on the screen. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:19 am           



 
@art1032: @OfficeHooky LOL for me (kid at the time) i was JAWS, scared to death of water after that for a long time:) #scriptchat But it was a 4 quad.
November 7, 2011, 1:19 am           



 
@GREGBIELA: RT @dklon: @rachlanger It also helps to write the script that you want to see on the screen. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:19 am           



 
@JAEL488: Description is so important when comes to horror. Background, landscapes, sounds, smell etc. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:20 am           



 
@KimBergie: @JAEL488 Totally agree with Seven...may be considered thriller but is so horrific. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:20 am           



 
@dklon: Horror as a broad supergenre is wide enough you can dip your toes in anywhere. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:20 am           



 
@SarahAlexis4: It's interesting to see how the found footage sub genre, which is popular now, is being used w horror like Paranormal Activity #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:20 am           



 
@Whyvoni: I've never been able to finish King's It - the book or the movie. Guess clowns aren't my thing. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:20 am           



 
@elizabethkarr: Waving from AFM. JAWS made me glad I lived near a lake not an ocean. #Wisconsin #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:21 am           



 
@OfficeHooky: @sdarancette Haha. Worst fear ever tied to swimming pool was an episode of Simon & Simon. A swimmer is handcuffed to pool drain! #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:21 am           



 
@BlueCatPictures: RT @JAEL488: Description is so important when comes to horror. Background, landscapes, sounds, smell etc. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:21 am           



 
@Talltales08: @Whyvoni They could be Ninja clowns #ScriptChat
November 7, 2011, 1:21 am           



 
@Whyvoni: @Talltales08 that would be AWESOME. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:22 am           



 
@SarahAlexis4: @Whyvoni I watched IT at a sleepover in second grade, scarred me for years! #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:22 am           



 
@kim_garland: I just gotta say it, someone mentioned found footage sub-genre, I totally dug Cloverfield. Yeah, I may be alone, but I did! #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:22 am           



 
@art1032: RT @JAEL488: Description is so important when comes to horror. Background, landscapes, sounds, smell etc. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:22 am           



 
@GREGBIELA: RT @JAEL488: Description is so important when comes to horror. Background, landscapes, sounds, smell etc. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:22 am           



 
@BlueCatPictures: RT @SarahAlexis4: It's interesting to see how the found footage sub genre, which is popular now, is being used w horror like Paranormal Activity #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:22 am           



 
@Talltales08: @kim_garland Cloverfield 2 on the way if they'd just read my script #ScriptChat
November 7, 2011, 1:23 am           



 
@dklon: @kim_garland Cannibal Holocaust is another (older) one in that sub-genre. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:23 am           



 
@KimBergie: @SarahAlexis4 Found footage...would u say started with Blair Witch? So clever/smart! Now I feel its overdone but people LOVE it. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:23 am           



 
@Talltales08: @kim_garland minus the annoying sidekick and shacky camera #ScriptChat
November 7, 2011, 1:23 am           



 
@elizabethkarr: @kim_garland You're not alone. Cloverfield very scary. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:23 am           



 
@OfficeHooky: @JAEL488 Definitely SFX make a horror flick. For a writer that probably means hoping for a dastardly John Williams. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:24 am           



 
@dklon: @KimBergie Found footage has been around since the 70s at least. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:24 am           



 
@IngridElkner: My first script was a horror. Feature length, skipped school for 2 weeks to write it. Body count. Lots of intestines. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:24 am           



 
@Whyvoni: @KimBergie but doesn't that happen with every sub-genre? #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:24 am           



 
@kim_garland: Maybe it doesn't hurt that I live blocks from the twin bldgs that fell into each other in Cloverfield. So real. *shudder* #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:25 am           



 
@GCGeek: Curious. My guess is no but was this the first use of "they built it on a burial ground"? #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:25 am           



 
@OfficeHooky: John Williams could scare me if he composed 'Happy And You Know It". #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:25 am           



 
@KimBergie: @dklon Mainstream, I mean. Curious if there were any big hits until Blair Witch? #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:25 am           



 
@LisaGProsek: What else do you like about Poltergeist? What works? #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:25 am           



 
@BlueCatPictures: @jeannevb We would love to give a Free Entry to one of the #scriptchat participants tonight!
November 7, 2011, 1:26 am           



 
@dklon: @KimBergie Blair Witch brought it out into the mainstream for sure. Before it was lesser-known. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:26 am           



 
@SarahAlexis4: @KimBergie I think Blair Witch definitely gave it a big push. It's not just in horror: http://t.co/6H09KxgW #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:26 am           



 
@JAEL488: @KimBergie I love the Blair Witch classic, classic ending #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:27 am           



 
@KimBergie: Directing a "found footage"...easier or more difficult than traditional? Again, curious... #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:27 am           



 
@Dark_Emergence: @LisaGProsek besides the opening, it's an ordinary family, relatable. We don't get that a lot these days. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:27 am           



 
@art1032: @LisaGProsek The little girl in it played her part very very well.She's the only reason I finished watching it at the time.:) #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:27 am           



 
@GCGeek: I also liked the subtle activity: instant chair sculpture RT @LisaGProsek: What else do you like about Poltergeist? What works? #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:27 am           



 
@kim_garland: I did not like Blair Witch. I know, what's wrong with me. :) #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:27 am           



 
@dklon: @LisaGProsek The music added a dimension to Poltergeist. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:28 am           



 
@LisaGProsek: Everyday ppl. Everyone vulnerable. RT @Dark_Emergence: @LisaGProsek besides the opening, its an ordinary family, relatable. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:28 am           



 
@SarahAlexis4: @kim_garland I wasn't a huge fan either... everybody was going crazy about it at the time. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:28 am           



 
@OfficeHooky: @kim_garland I wanted a REFUND after Blair Witch. Felt gypped. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:28 am           



 
@kim_garland: Chairs scene scared me more than most films do RT @GCGeek I also liked the subtle activity: instant chair sculpture @LisaGProsek #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:28 am           



 
@Talltales08: Don't think I've seen all of Blair Witch, had something to do with that damned jerky camera got on my nerves #ScriptChat
November 7, 2011, 1:29 am           



 
@LisaGProsek: Yes! She was creepy! RT @art1032: @LisaGProsek The little girl in it played her part very very well. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:29 am           



 
@Dark_Emergence: Also, there's an actual reason why they can't just leave. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:29 am           



 
@mdfield: Not a fan of "found footage" movies. If Poltergiest was found footage, think of the great shots and scenes we'd lose. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:29 am           



 
@jeannevb: Go for it! RT @BlueCatPictures: @jeannevb We would love to give a Free Entry to one of the #scriptchat participants tonight!
November 7, 2011, 1:29 am           



 
@GCGeek: @kim_garland yeah! Like Flashdance. #Chills #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:29 am           



 
@LisaGProsek: Havent seen it in a while, but I would agree with you. RT @dklon: @LisaGProsek The music added a dimension to Poltergeist. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:30 am           



 
@mdfield: Oh and this is my first #scriptchat. Hello.
November 7, 2011, 1:30 am           



 
@dklon: Poltergeist also built itself up in waves, by the end all hell breaks loose. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:30 am           



 
@wildlypoetic: RT @jeannevb: Go for it! RT @BlueCatPictures: @jeannevb We would love to give a Free Entry to one of the #scriptchat participants tonight!
November 7, 2011, 1:30 am           



 
@JAEL488: Audition was another one #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:30 am           



 
@BlueCatPictures: What about The Human Centipede and The Human Centipede 2? #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:30 am           



 
@JLichtenberg: RT @jeannevb: Go for it! RT @BlueCatPictures: @jeannevb We would love to give a Free Entry to one of the #scriptchat participants tonight!
November 7, 2011, 1:30 am           



 
@SarahAlexis4: @LisaGProsek I still get freaked out by hearing her say "they're heeeere" #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:30 am           



 
@kim_garland: I'd rather see JoBeth Williams sexy dancing all wet, haha! #noreally RT @GCGeek: @kim_garland yeah! Like Flashdance. #Chills #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:31 am           



 
@LisaGProsek: Thought abt chairs for weeks RT @kim_garland: Chairs scene scared me more than most films do RT @GCGeek Instant chair sculpture #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:31 am           



 
@art1032: @mdfield Welcome to #scriptchat!:)
November 7, 2011, 1:31 am           



 
@wildlypoetic: RT @scripteach: "What If Someone Steals My Screenplay?"nGood article on how WAY too many new writers obsess on this.nhttp://t.co/MG9MUu13n#ScriptChat
November 7, 2011, 1:31 am           



 
@LisaGProsek: Right! Waves very important to tension. RT @dklon: Poltergeist also built itself up in waves, by the end all hell breaks loose. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:31 am           



 
@IngridElkner: Night of the Living Dead still freaks me out, more than The Walking Dead. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:31 am           



 
@dklon: The tree trying to eat the son was pretty freaky. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:32 am           



 
@KimBergie: @JAEL488 Audition was like fingernails on a chalkboard for me. (I think that was the intent.) :o) #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:32 am           



 
@kim_garland: Chairs scene from Poltergeist, small but scary, also got me in Sixth Sense when cabinets & drawers all opened behind mom's back. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:32 am           



 
@JenniferAcres: Hey #scriptchat peeps :) have extra fun for me tonight! Need to work on the revisions I lost when my laptop was stolen. Nov 15th deadline!
November 7, 2011, 1:32 am           



 
@LisaGProsek: Everybody knows & uses that line. Perfect! RT @SarahAlexis4: I still get freaked out by hearing her say "theyre heeeere" #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:32 am           



 
@KimBergie: @BlueCatPictures Centipedes...only saw the first and that was enough. #scriptchat #notafan
November 7, 2011, 1:32 am           



 
@JAEL488: RT @KimBergie: @JAEL488 Audition was like fingernails on a chalkboard for me. (I think that was the intent.) :o) #scriptchat Exactly
November 7, 2011, 1:33 am           



 
@kim_garland: Yep, seems like "how can it get worse?" then it gets much worse. RT @dklon: The tree trying to eat the son was pretty freaky. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:33 am           



 
@GCGeek: Yes! RT @kim_garland: ...small but scary, also got me in Sixth Sense when cabinets & drawers all opened behind moms back. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:33 am           



 
@LIMAMA: Hello!!n #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:33 am           



 
@OfficeHooky: @LisaGProsek The kids worked wonders! They were spaced out in age brilliantly! It hooked any age. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:33 am           



 
@LisaGProsek: film made nightmares out of everyday things/fears. RT @dklon: The tree trying to eat the son was pretty freaky. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:33 am           



 
@wildlypoetic: @dklon #scriptchat loved the tree!
November 7, 2011, 1:33 am           



 
@BlueCatPictures: @KimBergie What is your horror script about? #scriptchat #amwriting
November 7, 2011, 1:34 am           



 
@Nate_G_Smith: Just dropping in to say hi to everybody of #ScriptChat notoriety! Sorry I can't stick around, but there is editing that needs doing! Enjoy…
November 7, 2011, 1:34 am           



 
@wildlypoetic: @mdfield Hello #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:34 am           



 
@dklon: @LisaGProsek The giant esophagus that tries to swallow them all at the end. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:35 am           



 
@LisaGProsek: Agree. Also made conflict. RT @OfficeHooky: @LisaGProsek The kids worked wonders! They were spaced out in age brilliantly! #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:35 am           



 
@OfficeHooky: Another thing that worked: The title Poltergeist! Who the ef knew what a poltergeist was in 1982 (or whenever it was released)? #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:35 am           



 
@KimBergie: Anyone have The Ring on in the background right now??? :oD #scriptchat #settingthemood
November 7, 2011, 1:35 am           



 
@Whyvoni: I really loved Tangina (Zelda Rubenstein). Couldn't have been cast more perfectly. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:35 am           



 
@wildlypoetic: @BlueCatPictures I can't watch the bugs. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:35 am           



 
@LisaGProsek: Gross! And effective. RT @dklon: @LisaGProsek The giant esophagus that tries to swallow them all at the end. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:36 am           



 
@BlueCatPictures: RT @KimBergie: Anyone have The Ring on in the background right now??? :oD #scriptchat #settingthemood
November 7, 2011, 1:36 am           



 
@GCGeek: Agreed! Genius casting. RT @Whyvoni: I really loved Tangina (Zelda Rubenstein). Couldnt have been cast more perfectly. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:36 am           



 
@garyploski: Getting things warmed up for G+ #scriptchat @jeannevb @moneymakermj @rdlln
November 7, 2011, 1:36 am           



 
@OfficeHooky: Maggots on the chicken! Eww! There were YEARS before I could eat cold chicken from the fridge after Poltergeist. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:36 am           



 
@art1032: Anyone NOT going to sleep tonight?? LOL (i'm such a wuss) #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:36 am           



 
@GCGeek: @Nate_G_Smith Cheers, Nate! Hope it's going well! #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:37 am           



 
@mdfield: Poltergiest has one of the more memorable endings. TV on the outside the hotel room. #Scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:37 am           



 
@LisaGProsek: With the lights on. :) RT @art1032: Anyone NOT going to sleep tonight?? LOL (im such a wuss) #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:37 am           



 
@mdfield: At the end of Poltergeist, I always wonder how quickly the other neighbors put their houses on the market. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:38 am           



 
@jeannevb: Thx for letting me be AWOL moderator 2nite! @moneymakermj setup livestream for SBAN reading http://t.co/c1JGf2BL in 30 min #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:38 am           



 
@TheLoneOlive: RT @jeannevb: Go for it! RT @BlueCatPictures: @jeannevb We would love to give a Free Entry to one of the #scriptchat participants tonight!
November 7, 2011, 1:38 am           



 
@SusynEliseDuris: @garyploski @jeannevb @moneymakermj @rdlln will be interesting btw #google and #apple w #apple doing the deal w #twitter. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:38 am           



 
@LisaGProsek: Loved that! Get it out! RT @mdfield: Poltergiest has one of the more memorable endings. TV on the outside the hotel room. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:38 am           



 
@naultpullar: Hey there everyone! #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:38 am           



 
@adl101: "@Raindance: #TimBurton fan? Get his PDF Suite of Scripts and Movies http://t.co/8Yl2qAOd #LondonSWF #scriptchat"
November 7, 2011, 1:38 am           



 
@Dark_Emergence: @mdfield Yes. The whole film had a mix of scary and funny. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:38 am           



 
@IngridElkner: It's amazing they used to make horror for kids, like Something Wicked This Way Comes, and the Dark Crystal. Kids need that now. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:38 am           



 
@TheLoneOlive: @mdfield welcome to #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:39 am           



 
@dklon: @mdfield I'm guessing pretty quick, by the start of Poltergeist II they were all 4 sale after 1 year. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:39 am           



 
@kim_garland: Agreed, it's a relief to know they're finally safe. RT @mdfield: Poltergiest has memorable ending. TV outside the hotel room. #Scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:39 am           



 
@kim_garland: @jeannevb We're having a blast! No worries. :) #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:39 am           



 
@SarahAlexis4: Started reading Poltergeist script, was cool to read how description was written for the entities coming out of the TV, etc. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:39 am           



 
@BlueCatPictures: How do you feel about #Eraserhead? #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:40 am           



 
@elizabethkarr: @jeannevb Good luck with your reading tonight! #SBAN #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:40 am           



 
@OfficeHooky: @dklon (you are scaring me) Tree eating boy was horrific! If you had a tree within 50 yards of your window you'd bug out. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:40 am           



 
@jeannevb: THANK YOU! RT @kim_garland: @jeannevb We're having a blast! No worries. :) #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:40 am           



 
@LisaGProsek: Thought it amazing! Clear! RT @SarahAlexis4: Started reading Poltergeist script, was cool to read how description was written... #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:40 am           



 
@jeannevb: @elizabethkarr thanks, babe xo #SBAN #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:40 am           



 
@cinemascribe: “@adl101: "@Raindance: #TimBurton fan? Get his PDF Suite of Scripts and Movies http://t.co/kxPZoQ6I #LondonSWF #scriptchat"”
November 7, 2011, 1:41 am           



 
@KimBergie: @kim_garland @mdfield Craig T. with the TV outside the hotel...classic. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:41 am           



 
@GCGeek: As a kid, I always expected the trees to get me after seeing the Wizard of Oz. Then this flick took it up a notch. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:41 am           



 
@LisaGProsek: Anything about the film that you don't like? #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:41 am           



 
@art1032: Sad tho, the little girl ended up dying like 3yrs later. Kidney disease I think it was? #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:41 am           



 
@dklon: @OfficeHooky It took something seemingly benign and static and made it malicious. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:41 am           



 
@OfficeHooky: @IngridElkner Something Wicked is truly wicked. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:41 am           



 
@mdfield: @dklon I try to block the sequels from my mind. I know if I lived on that block, I would've been in that same hotel. #Scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:41 am           



 
@dklon: @art1032 Intestinal stenosis. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:41 am           



 
@LisaGProsek: Yes. Poor kid! RT @art1032: Sad tho, the little girl ended up dying like 3yrs later. Kidney disease I think it was? #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:41 am           



 
@KimBergie: @BlueCatPictures Lynch is a whole 'nuther #scriptchat !! #eraserhead
November 7, 2011, 1:42 am           



 
@art1032: @dklon Ahh ok:) #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:42 am           



 
@cinemascribe: @LisaGProsek @art1032 I amnso nit into horror but I was in junior high. Boy I lived to be scared. Now not so much #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:42 am           



 
@Whyvoni: @LisaGProsek I just pray they never remake it. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:42 am           



 
@elizabethkarr: @BlueCatPictures Tell us more about giving free entry to 1 of us #scriptchat participants tonight. :)
November 7, 2011, 1:43 am           



 
@kim_garland: @dklon @OfficeHooky And went right for the jugular: Hey everyone, your kids aren't safe at home. Who wouldn't that scare? #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:43 am           



 
@LisaGProsek: With you there. Want it to remain in my mind the way it is. RT @Whyvoni: @LisaGProsek I just pray they never remake it. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:43 am           



 
@mdfield: @TheLoneOlive Thanks! Good to be here. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:43 am           



 
@IngridElkner: @OfficeHooky Something Wicked was scarier to my young mind. Rewatched it recently - realised I'd rewritten in my head better! #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:43 am           



 
@mdfield: @wildlypoetic Hey there! #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:43 am           



 
@mdfield: @art1032 Thanks! #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:44 am           



 
@Whyvoni: @LisaGProsek exactly. *sigh* #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:44 am           



 
@cinemascribe: #scriptchat tim Burton makes horror into art. Loved sleepy hollow.
November 7, 2011, 1:44 am           



 
@elizabethkarr: @cinemascribe I'm with you. I appreciate the genre, but it is not my favorite to watch. I scare easily and it stays with me. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:44 am           



 
@dklon: @kim_garland You know you're in trouble when the landscaping can kill your family. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:44 am           



 
@mdfield: @KimBergie @kim_garland Everyone in that theater must've been nodding their heads in absolute agreement when that TV came out. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:45 am           



 
@naultpullar: I saw the old movie PEEPING TOM for a horror class. It was a disturbing movie that came out at the same time as PSYCHO. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:45 am           



 
@wildlypoetic: Poltergiest made you look at your TV and every part of your home differently. #scriptchat No where was safe
November 7, 2011, 1:45 am           



 
@art1032: Stays w/me also. Don't know how or why I like the Halloween ones but I do lol:)@elizabethkarr @cinemascribe #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:46 am           



 
@Whyvoni: Are there any horror flicks you guys would *want* to see remade? #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:46 am           



 
@elizabethkarr: @KimBergie Twin Peaks had some of the scariest moments I've ever experienced. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:46 am           



 
@JAEL488: RT @Whyvoni: @LisaGProsek I just pray they never remake it. #scriptchat Spielberg wrote and Cooper directed I think I got it right.
November 7, 2011, 1:46 am           



 
@kim_garland: Someone asked what part of Poltergeist we didn't like? When she took that bath after that whole nightmare. Really?! #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:46 am           



 
@BlueCatPictures: RT @elizabethkarr: @KimBergie Twin Peaks had some of the scariest moments I've ever experienced. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:47 am           



 
@cinemascribe: @elizabethkarr I am ok with scify and even some serial killer stuff but demons and ghosts and zombies. Gives me nightmares. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:47 am           



 
@LisaGProsek: Yes! She was way too relaxed! RT @kim_garland: Someone asked what part of Poltergeist we didnt like? When she took that bath... #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:47 am           



 
@dklon: @JAEL488 Yep. Hooper directed, Spielberg couldn't because of contractual obligations w/ET. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:47 am           



 
@wildlypoetic: @cinemascribe Sleepy Hollow was great...classic dark humor woven in. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:47 am           



 
@OfficeHooky: @elizabethkarr @KimBergie I cannot handle Twin Peaks if high. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:47 am           



 
@IngridElkner: @elizabethkarr Then you should try out Lake Mungo. It's like Twin Peaks, but documentary style. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:47 am           



 
@storydepth: John August: Why France exhausts me: At the end of any day in which I've had to keep up in French, I... http://t.co/8FhrE514 #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:47 am           



 
@dklon: @LisaGProsek I think that was the only misstep...staying in the house that night, after all that just happened. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:48 am           



 
@dream2screen: @LisaGProsek Spielberg is a genius at making the 'ordinary' scary (Poltgst) The house ext.was in Northridge & believed 2B cursed #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:48 am           



 
@cinemascribe: #scriptchat I don't think I could write horror. Tho I do think up scray stuff all the time
November 7, 2011, 1:48 am           



 
@SarahAlexis4: Scream is an interesting one. Took the genre's characteristics and played with them to its advantage. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:48 am           



 
@heroesAREboring: #scriptchat, my last pump on this: write up of 5 seminal horror films that I don't feel hold up http://t.co/W8s7BqYH For the curious.
November 7, 2011, 1:48 am           



 
@KimBergie: @JAEL488 @Whyvoni @LisaGProsek Speaking of remakes...is there another genre so flooded with them??! #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:48 am           



 
@LisaGProsek: Yes! RT @dklon: @LisaGProsek I think that was the only misstep...staying in the house that night, after all that just happened. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:48 am           



 
@JAEL488: Remakes, remakes, remakes - smash my face with two by four - ENOUGH #scriptchat #justsayin
November 7, 2011, 1:48 am           



 
@KimBergie: @elizabethkarr Yes! #twinpeaks #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:49 am           



 
@JAEL488: I need a shot #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:49 am           



 
@LisaGProsek: Did with Jaws, too. Works so well! RT @dream2screen: @LisaGProsek Spielberg is a genius at making the ordinary scary (Poltgst) #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:49 am           



 
@brianspaeth: #scriptchat which key is the one that makes the m thx
November 7, 2011, 1:49 am           



 
@Whyvoni: @JAEL488 exactly. but I'm sure there's gotta be some films out there that could be made better since tech is so advanced now. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:49 am           



 
@LisaGProsek: RT @JAEL488: Remakes, remakes, remakes - smash my face with two by four - ENOUGH #scriptchat #justsayin #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:49 am           



 
@GCGeek: I thought the family dog's sensitivity was a nice touch - made way before the inundation of paranormal shows like we have today. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:49 am           



 
@IngridElkner: Anyone interesting in writing horror, check out the @OnThePage Halloween podcast. Really informative stuff. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:49 am           



 
@wcmartell: POLTER - directed by Tobe Hooper, written by the guys who wrote COOL WORLD and Seagal movie MARKED FOR DEATH. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:49 am           



 
@art1032: @JAEL488 I agree and what's worse you'd think someone would get a clue. They all seem to flop. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:50 am           



 
@OfficeHooky: Must be at least one comedic scene in a horror film. So we can all exhale and laugh. Then please feel free to, rip our guts out! #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:50 am           



 
@kim_garland: #Scriptchat, if you have any to add to my blog post, pls do! "Script Research: Films About Ghosts and the Supernatural" http://t.co/6Kon9Fup
November 7, 2011, 1:50 am           



 
@BlueCatPictures: RT @IngridElkner: Anyone interesting in writing horror, check out the @OnThePage Halloween podcast. Really informative stuff. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:50 am           



 
@LisaGProsek: RT @GCGeek: I thought the family dogs sensitivity was a nice touch - made way before the inundation of paranormal shows today. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:50 am           



 
@JAEL488: RT @art1032: @JAEL488 I agree and what's worse you'd think someone would get a clue. They all seem to flop. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:50 am           



 
@KimBergie: My advice...if you LOVE a film...NEVER go see its remake. #scriptchat #Halloween #HalloweenII
November 7, 2011, 1:51 am           



 
@elizabethkarr: @IngridElkner I will check out Lake Mungo. Another serial doc I caught on TV - more supsense than horror-is Staircase. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:51 am           



 
@TheLoneOlive: speaking of "remembering" film plots/tone different then actuality, last week i mix plot of Shoot to Kill w/ cast of Cliffhanger #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:51 am           



 
@ozzywood: Rango - "What a strange movie": http://t.co/WED3yJnU #scriptchat #amwriting #screenwriting
November 7, 2011, 1:51 am           



 
@JAEL488: @KimBergie @Whyvoni @LisaGProsek Westerns #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:51 am           



 
@SarahAlexis4: Just curious, anybody watching American Horror Story on FX? Hear mixed things from fans of the horror genre. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:51 am           



 
@naultpullar: Remakes happen in all genres. How horror seems different is that it does a dynamite job with franchises. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:51 am           



 
@wcmartell: Better tech: compare the original HAUNTING to the remake - one is brilliant, the other sucks big time. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:51 am           



 
@LisaGProsek: But sometimes I just have to see how it works or not. RT @KimBergie: My advice...if you LOVE a film...NEVER go see its remake. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:52 am           



 
@elizabethkarr: @cinemascribe I have a #SciFi film you will like: @RFAmovie Spiritual syfy- based on Philip K. Dick novel. I copproduced. :) #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:52 am           



 
@JasmineMcAtee: @Whyvoni Remakes worry me. The unnerving elements that originally made the films terrifying are often replaced with gore/cgi. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:52 am           



 
@OfficeHooky: @heroesAREboring Very interesting. Silence of the Lambs was terrible the first go. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:52 am           



 
@naultpullar: And super villians. But other genres also do a good job with franchises. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:52 am           



 
@IngridElkner: @SarahAlexis4 American Horror Story + Glee-style camera & editing? Ouch. Doesn't work. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:53 am           



 
@TheLoneOlive: i think Shoot to Kill had an excellent plot device of not revealing to audience which character is killer #worksforhorrortoo #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:53 am           



 
@mdfield: I enjoy Horror genre when there's a good story. Most horror puts an emphasis on gore and fright rather than what's behind it. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:53 am           



 
@KimBergie: @kim_garland Omg you've got Angel Heart on the list...love love love that film! #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:53 am           



 
@heroesAREboring: @OfficeHooky Thanks man. Gotten some mixed reactions. Horror's pretty subjective. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:53 am           



 
@andrealmcneill: @wcmartell Didn't Michael Grais write it? #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:53 am           



 
@BlueCatPictures: Horror writers: check out this video on whether you should begin your screenplay with a gruesome scene! #scriptchat http://t.co/d7Z1IYgv
November 7, 2011, 1:54 am           



 
@TheLoneOlive: @jeannevb glad to see you ended up doing Oldboy. it's a good one! #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:54 am           



 
@JAEL488: RT @KimBergie: @kim_garland Omg you've got Angel Heart on the list...love love love that film! #scriptchat Great film
November 7, 2011, 1:54 am           



 
@OfficeHooky: @TheLoneOlive What a brilliant film! Well done. It was on cable recently and it is damn scary. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:54 am           



 
@LisaGProsek: Psycho tension better than gore for me. RT @mdfield: Most horror puts an emphasis on gore and fright rather than whats behind it #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:54 am           



 
@wcmartell: @andrealmcneill Yup - and also COOL WORLD and SCREWFACE (the Seagal film) with his partner. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:55 am           



 
@KimBergie: @SarahAlexis4 I've tried to get into it, but just can't. Maybe I am easily confused. :o) #scriptchat #americanhorrorstory
November 7, 2011, 1:55 am           



 
@art1032: @mdfield I agree. Must be why I liked the Halloween movies.#scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:55 am           



 
@SarahAlexis4: @KimBergie I'm sure you're not alone from what I hear. I only watched the pilot. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:56 am           



 
@wcmartell: Important thing with horror is building dread - which is the anticipation of something bad happening - sister to suspense. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:56 am           



 
@wildlypoetic: RT @mdfield: I enjoy Horror genre when there's a good story. Most horror puts an emphasis on gore and fright rather than what's behind it. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:56 am           



 
@kim_garland: I'm into it. :) RT @KimBergie @SarahAlexis4 I've tried to get into it but can't. Maybe I am easily confused #scriptchat #americanhorrorstory
November 7, 2011, 1:56 am           



 
@wildlypoetic: @mdfield Sometimes the suspense of what is to come is almost enough. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:57 am           



 
@BlueCatPictures: RT @wcmartell: Important thing with horror is building dread - which is the anticipation of something bad happening - sister to suspense. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:57 am           



 
@kim_garland: RT @wcmartell: Important thing with horror is building dread - which is the anticipation of something bad happening - sister to suspense. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:57 am           



 
@mdfield: The most recent horror movie I really, really liked is Trick R Treat. #scriptchat Four really tight, scary stories.
November 7, 2011, 1:57 am           



 
@OfficeHooky: Can't chat horror without Friedkin mention. Exorcist? Sure. Check out car chases in French Connection and To Live and Die in LA. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:57 am           



 
@mdfield: @wildlypoetic Agreed! #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:57 am           



 
@RexSikesMovieBT: How to write & market screenplays w Darren Foster http://t.co/reLjVTSx @RexSikesMovieBT #scriptchat #screenwriter #script Plz RT
November 7, 2011, 1:57 am           



 
@kim_garland: For all of my followers who have no idea why I've tweeted so much the last hour, sorry(!), I forgot to mention I was going into #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:58 am           



 
@mdfield: @art1032 It's all I watched this October on AMC. :) #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:58 am           



 
@GCGeek: @mdfield Agree. I'm not a fan of gore. And I like to be scared cerebrally, not startled. Especially well after the movie is over #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:58 am           



 
@naultpullar: @wcmartell You've got it for means the audience has an emotional investment in the story. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:58 am           



 
@TheLoneOlive: @OfficeHooky opening scene of cliffhanger is really well done too. mixed together in my mind they were fantastic heehee #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:59 am           



 
@OfficeHooky: The scariest part of the Chucky franchise was Jennifer Tilly (thought we needed a joke). #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:59 am           



 
@Whyvoni: @OfficeHooky funny story - my mother never let me see Exorcist as a child. Now as an adult, I still haven't watched it. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 1:59 am           



 
@ozzywood: "If you can’t come up with a new twist on vampires, werewolves and zombies, don’t use them." http://t.co/bMSKOcLS #scriptchat #screenwriting
November 7, 2011, 2:00 am           



 
@art1032: @mdfield I did to, Horrorfest or something like that:) #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 2:00 am           



 
@LisaGProsek: Horror's not my genre, but I learned a lot tonight. Thanks to you! #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 2:00 am           



 
@LisaGProsek: Same for me! :) RT @Whyvoni: @OfficeHooky funny story - my mother never let me see Exorcist as a child. Still havent watched it. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 2:00 am           



 
@mdfield: @GCGeek FIRE IN THE SKY scared the crap out of me back in the day b/c I'm a dork who believes we're not alone. Very real to me. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 2:00 am           



 
@TheLoneOlive: Look forward to seeing you all next week on #scriptchat - will discuss writing for non-fiction #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 2:01 am           



 
@KimBergie: Have to mention vampires...Let Me In and Let the Right One In...both so well done. Stark, simple, shocking. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 2:01 am           



 
@OfficeHooky: @Whyvoni Shit! Haha. I saw Exorcist when I was 5 or 6! #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 2:01 am           



 
@Whyvoni: Great chat tonight everyone! Lots of fun! #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 2:01 am           



 
@efissenden: Missed bloody #scriptchat again this week. Have a fantastic excuse though as was writing. #writingsprint
November 7, 2011, 2:01 am           



 
@wcmartell: Did a class at Expo a couple of years on Horror screenwriting, now on audio CD. Unknown is critical - once we know, we're safe. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 2:01 am           



 
@Whyvoni: @OfficeHooky after tonight's chat, i might force myself to finally see it. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 2:01 am           



 
@TheLoneOlive: will send @jeannevb types I'll discuss. this will be particularly helpful to 1st timers thinking to do a doc or a sizzle #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 2:02 am           



 
@dklon: Nice to talk with you all tonight on #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 2:02 am           



 
@GCGeek: I saw The Exorcist as a kid then spent the night at my friend's house. In a basement w/no curtains. And his father: a minister. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 2:02 am           



 
@OfficeHooky: Exorcist was partially shot in HK! Where's @kim_garland at? #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 2:02 am           



 
@art1032: Great chat? Even tho I'll never fall asleep lol. Night All.!:) #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 2:02 am           



 
@IngridElkner: The funniest horrors I've seen this year are Simon Says (with Crispin Glover) and Teeth. So bad they're absolutely priceless! #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 2:03 am           



 
@elizabethkarr: Great point. RT @wcmartell: Horror screenwriting... Unknown is critical - once we know, were safe. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 2:03 am           



 
@art1032: @GCGeek And that's why u had no business watching it lol. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 2:03 am           



 
@kim_garland: WHAT?! Fact? RT @OfficeHooky: Exorcist was partially shot in HK! Where's @kim_garland at? #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 2:03 am           



 
@mdfield: This was pretty cool. Thanks everyone! Till next time! #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 2:03 am           



 
@GCGeek: @mdfield I'm still a dork. And I can't walk up a flight of stairs from the basement if I'm the only one in the house. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 2:03 am           



 
@GCGeek: Hello, therapy. RT @art1032: @GCGeek And thats why u had no business watching it lol. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 2:04 am           



 
@KimBergie: @dklon Ditto...nice chatting! #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 2:04 am           



 
@kim_garland: @OfficeHooky Btw, loved ur comment about white flight earlier. Yeah, maybe we had street thugs, but the trees didn't eat us, ha! #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 2:04 am           



 
@deadfallpicture: The First Act of Cabin 12 is finally in script form. All that hard work with a legal pad paid off! #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 2:05 am           



 
@mdfield: @GCGeek When I walk to my car late at night, I always think of the opening to LOST BOYS when they rip the hood of the car. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 2:05 am           



 
@JAEL488: @KimBergie have a goodnight #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 2:05 am           



 
@OfficeHooky: Great chat!! Nice to connect with everyone. Let's curl up digitally and watch some horror flix! #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 2:05 am           



 
@BlueCatPictures: RT @mdfield: @GCGeek When I walk to my car late at night, I always think of the opening to LOST BOYS when they rip the hood of the car. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 2:05 am           



 
@SarahAlexis4: Fun chat. Have a good week of writing! Goodnight. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 2:06 am           



 
@kim_garland: Since #scriptchat is done I'd like to shamelessly plug my own take on supernatural genre, my short Vivienne Again! :) http://t.co/6epZtF81
November 7, 2011, 2:06 am           



 
@BlueCatPictures: Nice chatting and reading your tweets! ONE lucky #scriptchat participant from tonight will win a free entry! Please RT to be eligible!
November 7, 2011, 2:07 am           



 
@moneymakermj: .@jeannevb http://t.co/0bDN966Q link to livestream to watch reading for #slaverybyanothername #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 2:07 am           



 
@GCGeek: @mdfield Last confession: I can't look in my rearview mirror at night for more than a nanosecond when I'm alone in a car. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 2:07 am           



 
@SarahAlexis4: @kim_garland Been meaning to tell you, it sounds/looks great! Hope to get to see it! #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 2:07 am           



 
@wildlypoetic: Night all and look under the bed tonight #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 2:07 am           



 
@KimBergie: RT @BlueCatPictures: Nice chatting and reading your tweets! ONE lucky #scriptchat participant from tonight will win a free entry! Please RT to be eligible!
November 7, 2011, 2:07 am           



 
@pandeiacomic: RT @ozzywood: "If you can’t come up with a new twist on vampires, werewolves and zombies, don’t use them." http://t.co/bMSKOcLS #scriptchat #screenwriting
November 7, 2011, 2:07 am           



 
@GCGeek: Awesome chat! Thanks! Back in 20 at #TVWriterChat #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 2:07 am           



 
@OfficeHooky: @kim_garland Truth. About the white flight connection to scary movies post-exodus from urban living. Film buffs can corroborate. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 2:08 am           



 
@willbertine: RT @ozzywood: "If you can’t come up with a new twist on vampires, werewolves and zombies, don’t use them." http://t.co/bMSKOcLS #scriptchat #screenwriting
November 7, 2011, 2:08 am           



 
@art1032: Ahh neither can I or a window at night lol:) @GCGeek @mdfield #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 2:08 am           



 
@kim_garland: @SarahAlexis4 Thanks so much. I'd love you to see it & when I can pass it around, I will! #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 2:08 am           



 
@TheLoneOlive: tune in RT @jeannevb http://t.co/AmwDsjud link to livestream to watch reading for #slaverybyanothername #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 2:08 am           



 
@UnkScreenwriter: RT @moneymakermj: .@jeannevb http://t.co/LUQF4S6G link to livestream to watch reading for #slaverybyanothername #scriptchat #screenwriting
November 7, 2011, 2:08 am           



 
@wildlypoetic: RT @BlueCatPictures: Nice chatting and reading your tweets! ONE lucky #scriptchat participant from tonight will win a free entry! Please RT to be eligible!
November 7, 2011, 2:08 am           



 
@art1032: @wildlypoetic SHHHUUTTT UUUPP! LOL J/K #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 2:08 am           



 
@KimBergie: Enjoyed tonight's #scriptchat ! Thank you!! And if you couldn't tell, horror's my thang...would love to chat about it anytime. :o)
November 7, 2011, 2:09 am           



 
@SarahAlexis4: @kim_garland Looking forward to it :) #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 2:09 am           



 
@kim_garland: @OfficeHooky It makes perfect sense. Go to where the audience feels safe & screw with it. #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 2:09 am           



 
@GCGeek: RT @kim_garland: Since #scriptchat is done I'd like to shamelessly plug my own take on supernatural genre, my short Vivienne Again! :) http://t.co/6epZtF81
November 7, 2011, 2:09 am           



 
@OfficeHooky: @BlueCatPictures: Deepest apologies, but with fast action Tweets in lively Chat, I missed details to contest/prize. Please share #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 2:10 am           



 
@GREGBIELA: RT @BlueCatPictures: Nice chatting and reading your tweets! ONE lucky #scriptchat participant from tonight will win a free entry! Please RT to be eligible!
November 7, 2011, 2:11 am           



 
@DimitriDavis: In the middle of #brainstorming, will have to read transcriptttttt. #scriptchat #NaNoWriMo
November 7, 2011, 2:11 am           



 
@BlueCatPictures: Writers Writing! @wildlypoetic @cinemascribe @elizabethkarr @wcmartell @wildlypoetic @mdfield @TheLoneOlive @dklon #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 2:11 am           



 
@kim_garland: Thx for RTs @TheLoneOlive & @GCGeek and thanks to @TonjaSuePavich for telling me to have no shame. :-D http://t.co/6epZtF81 #scriptchat
November 7, 2011, 2:12 am

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