I find it funny how most of the posting and feedback on scripts go tot he horror section. Even I really pay attention to that section more than any other and i'm not even that big of a horror fan. I know horror movies can be made by a quick buck and maybe thats why so many ppl post them but in the drama section and others theyre are no replies to all the scripts written. I don't even look at the others. You guys know why we only focus of that one genre?

Because it's an easy genre to write for... It takes little effort to churn out a horror script, by and large...

Now don't get me wrong... horror is my genre of choice, I love it, however... I see so many crap, shit, mundane, boring scripts in horror that makes me turn away from several of them all together.

When I say it's an easy genre to write for, I mean it... I don't, however, mean it's an easy genre to get "RIGHT"... writing horror and getting horror "RIGHT" are two different things and I've yet to see too many who actually do get it right.

The most I see from people is a fan fic script here and a run of the mill slasher here... every now and again we'll have someone pull a rabbit out of their ass and come up with something good.

COLD FEET is a brilliant piece of work, all be it short and to the point... It was still chilling and got over well with what it tried to do.

Because most of us have a natural blood lust and killing people is a good way to relieve stress. Writers can kill as many people as they want to by writing about it. It's like committing a crime without consequences (although my wife says if she ever disappears to look under the couch). The flow of ideas, no matter how gruesome can help to clear one's mind of the world and provide a temporary escape from the boundaries that hold us down. Horror is the most gruesome of genres and the most illegal, so people will always migrate that direction. It's living vicariously through movies and writing.

I see that. Maybe another reason is producers are also looking for horror scripts. There's something about them, they can be made relatively cheap, dished out, and make money. Often regardless of how good they are.

Any genre of film can be made relatively cheap. Dramas can also come out inexpensive due to many require few, if any, special effects. Some horror tend to use a small cast at one or two locations, which helps lend to the cheapness, but many other genres can also work this way depending on the script and what it needs. In my opinion, the most expensive "cheap" films would be sci-fi. It is almost impossible to make a good-looking science fiction film without special effects and without the effects looking cheap if done cheaply. I would think the cheapest and easiest film to make would be a drama. Not only can they be made on a single set with no special effects (stage play, anyone?), but it also requires no creative directing to make th story presentable. Creativity is nice, but all it needs is a good script. Everything else is almost incidental.

YEs but drama requires skilled actors to perform and add to the drama. Though you can find good unknown actors for "cheap" it's more of a concern finding actors. However comedy (certain kinds such as slapstick) and horror are easier for actors. Although it is not easy look at most horror movies. They hire unknown sometimes bad actors because alot of the time that's not the focus.
I'm contradicting myself now. Forget it haha

Blah, Blah, Blah Horror is most used because people on this site are shallow and can't be bothered taking the time reading something that is actually good and would rather read the bad scripts so they can look cool. Simple as that, just look at the replies and people going off on bad horror scripts (Well at least ones Don hasn't deleted by now)

And that's just going by what others have told me, and also by the facts. People would rather read bad scripts and most are located in that genre. Other genres have lots of scripts in them, good ones too but it all explains how masterpieces go undiscovered for so long.

I wasn't saying Horror doesn't have some good scripts because it does but people gravitate towards bad ones.

I hope the review exchange can fix this or maybe me saying it so bluntly.

I agree. It seems people shy away from scripts that actually have depth. Not saying I write a lot of scripts with depth, but I think I write well enough to have at least some of my scripts looked at!

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Like Red Phoenix, it's too good to be an unproduced screenplay and yet as Hollywood is in it's remake/adaptation/sequel stage you're pretty much left sitting on it.

Well like you know, I've never counted that as my favourite work, but heck, if there was a call for it, I'd be there in a shot. But like you say, Hollywood sucks. I think I'm doomed to write and write and write and just be overlooked by all these crap horror movies and remakes. I guess these boards do have something in common with Hollywood.  

I write horror for just that reason: it's become 'popular.' Everyone and their dog has written a horror script. The 80s are dead and gone, the good stuff long forgotten replaced by the PG-13 cash-in era. Maybe I'm naive in thinking I can write anything that stands out in the overly saturated market, after all I write zombie scripts. Why do I write them? Because I love zombie movies, and I hope that one day I can make one that will be more than just a cheap straight to video piece of trash. Horror is easy to write, but as Balt said, it's almost impossible to get it 'right.'

I wouldn't go that far but maybe instead of writing complicated series as you do (Not that they aren't good because I've heard they are better than most) but people don't care to watch/read complicated stuff. People in the world like stuff they can sit down any week and get into and not have to devote too much time into extra details.

This is why you don't like what I'd say is your best work because you wrote it for fun and that's what people want... Fun mindless entertainment is the key to life.

Eventhough I am not a big fan of the horror movement I am doing my part to change that.

Well, with "Between The Walls" it seems I've picked up a few fans and I'd like to finish the first season, if only for them (only two more eps to go!). But at the moment, I'm trying to get as many Pilots down as possible, so I can possibly pitch them to networks. Plus, every day I come up with a brand spanking new idea, so that's a good way to get them all down.

But I do like that you think Red Phoenix is of great standard, I just didn't set out to make anything great and didn't expect people to take any notice of it. Mind you, not many have except you, but eh, one person liking it is more than enough for me. I just prefer things with thought put into them. "Six Feet Under" is a favourite show of mine... or, was... and so I'm influenced a lot by that.

And yeah, I'm not off to Oz until a month's time, but I will help you in that movement. Unfortunately I'll then be gone for a year! Well, not unfortunately, it's Australia baby!  

A lot of writers cut their teeth on horror. It's a good way to craft your skills before trying some more dramatic pieces.

I started horror, I've got a couple of more projects in the wings that are horror - then I'm moving on to some dramatic or action projects.