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I'm flexible on your definition of 'horror'.
In my mind it doesn't necessarily equate to gore, but if your story has gory aspects, that's fine.

The focus is on scaring your audience.

There are lots of definitions of horror but there are common characteristics. Here's one definition.

The best horror stories share at least five elements in common: They explore 'malevolent' or 'wicked' characters, deeds or phenomena. They arouse feelings of fear, shock or disgust as well as the sense of the uncanny – things are not what they seem. There is a heightened sense of the unknown and/or mysterious.

The SciFi relates to the tech gadget or future device or invention sabotaging,  or maybe malfunctioning, creating horror in the life of your character. Maybe you have a jealous robot companion turning rogue.  You're not limited to the examples I put up.

Jeff, yes, it can be near future if you like.

Does this help clarify things?



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Not sure I'll be in on this one - just got a big chore from the wife to convert about 15 DVDs worth of old home movies into MP4 files - at least that's technology-related and for me personally it is a horror story. Will have to see how the week goes.


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^ Oh, go on! You know you want to.


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Not sure I'll be in on this one - just got a big chore from the wife to convert about 15 DVDs worth of old home movies into MP4 files - at least that's technology-related and for me personally it is a horror story. Will have to see how the week goes.


DVD's to MP4 - I wonder why.
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DVD's to MP4 - I wonder why.


So that she can have bite-sized clips to send to her friends. There is a data size limit on emails


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Alright, I've got an idea. I'm sure it'll ruffle some feathers. Only thing I'm still getting hung up on is the Sci-Fi thing...
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That's great, Zack.

Is your SciFi hangup one you can share - need more clarification? Or will it blow your cover?


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That's great, Zack.

Is your SciFi hangup one you can share - need more clarification? Or will it blow your cover?


I think it'll blow my cover. Lol

Sent ya' a PM.
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So that she can have bite-sized clips to send to her friends. There is a data size limit on emails


Oh, how nice to have that.
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Oh, how nice to have that.


Yes. It's just a very long tedious process . Perfect for a lockdown


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I had a writer friend read my draft. He was confused.

Writing sci-fi and trying to show and not tell is a tough one. I've got my work cut out here but I'll do my best. I will not be surprised though if most of the comments on mine are, "I just don't get it?"


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No sh*t, there I was....

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I will not be surprised though if most of the comments on mine are, "I just don't get it?"


Those scripts are usually the ones I love.
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I wrote a page and a half and looked at it and thought:  This will get viscerated, even with a rewrite.  So it's back to the drawing board.  Or writing board.  Or whatever.


Some of my scripts:

Bounty (TV Pilot) -- Top 1% of discoverable screenplays on Coverfly
I'll Be Seeing You (short) - OWC winner
The Gambler (short) - OWC winner
Skip (short) - filmed
Country Road 12 (short) - filmed
The Family Man (short) - filmed
The Journeyers (feature) - optioned

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Gary, the problem is if you write something and don't recognise it's a bit crap.
I've sure done that before.  

And Mark, (like John said) maybe it's 'good confusing'? A second opinion perhaps? I don't mean me, btw.

It's pretty hard sometimes to objectively judge our own work.
A certain look from my other half is often enough for me to go back to square-one.

Keep at it, guys! Still three whole days to go.


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A certain look from my other half is often enough for me to go back to square-one.



Oh, trust me, I know that look very well...but I rarely go back to square one.  I sure wish I did with The Ballad of Pun Li and the one that followed about some airline that I wrote completely baked and drunk in an hour.

Sometimes, she's a genius!  Usually, I am the genius.  

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