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#WritingAdviceWednesday – So Scary That It’s Funny

Writing Advice Wednesday

This week we’re taking a breather from Writing Exercises. Instead, I wanted to share a really interesting video essay. As you know, I believe genre is meaningless, Heretic that I am, but Patrick H Willems has created a great video essay praising those filmmakers who started out making horror films with an absurd comedic edge to them, and crafted some of the most interesting blockbusters in recent years. Not necessarily full of screenwriting advice, but it’s a good reminder of how important it is that you remember what kind of tone and atmosphere you are aiming to evoke to those reading your screenplay:

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