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You won't be able to make a original slasher film. You just won't. They've all been done and done to death. You need to broaden your scope. You can have axe mutilation, but where can you have the axe mutilation? That is the question...
Take it back to the old-west. Learn some Cowboy slang, like I did, and go at it. Take it into the dino era. Have it centered around some cave-men. Take it to the medievil times. When is the last time you saw a knights and dragons slasher film?
New stuff is out there. You just have to have a good brain to work out the details so it doesn't become a cheese ball affair.
Nobody want's a horror movie that is silly, when it is clearly intended to be serious.
I bet I could write a slasher film set in the medievil times and make it good... I just might do that.
Anyway, you can make AXE MUTILATION the prequll and the follow up anyway you want. That's the glory part... it's yours to mess with and yours to toggle and fool with. However, it's are part to tell you if it's good or not.
Go out and make AXE MUTILATION 2 the best damn movie you can possibly make.
I ask for suggestions in a non dumb ass way. I was being serious in it, and you come up in here and be stupid out it. Trying to be Big Man, but you're not, so stop trying to be, and go grow up.
zonda I know you asked for suggestions and hence my answer, why? Cause I find it totally insulting when someone says " I don't have any ideas someone, fill my head!" Why? Coming up with a story is your sole job! Not ours, so why don't you take a page out of your post and grow up!
THERE'S MORE TO LIFE THAN JUST DEATH!
At least if you are going to continue writing this genre then maybe take Baltis's suggestions. All three are perfectly workable, but no, you won't do that because that means you have to stop and maybe do some research, right? God forbid that!
One of the best "horror" films (Not sure it really was a horror film) that I've ever watched was Battle Royale. Why don't you try and write something along those lines.
It's great to see originality added to the great but over used slasher genre. However, I'm still a sucker for a good old fashioned one that follows the formula. They're still entertaining provided they have suspense, gory deaths, cool characters etc. I think the trick is to add originality to the stuff that's already in there (if you can't think of anything COMPLETELY original). So maybe most slashers focus on teens. It doesn't mean ALL teens HAVE to be stereotypical losers like the virgin, the cheerleader, the jock, the b*tch, the pot head and the token black guy/girl who says "black people never make it in situations like this" etc. Create teens that have levels and character traits; ones we haven't seen a thousand times before. All slashers have deaths, but making them cool and inventive makes u forget how formulaic they are etc. I mean Friday the 13th was used the deaths as a marketing campaign! They were what people came to see.
Amongst all that rambling, what I'm saying is that if you can't think of a totally new idea, then focus on what you know and work REALLY hard on to give it a few little touches of originality and make it stand out from all the others. Attention to detail really makes a difference. I don't think the old slasher formula has become boring; I just think writers have become lazy.
"Are you saying I'm crazy!?" "Oh no, but I'm certainly thinking it loudly"
I agree... But i think that HOLLYWOOD has grown even more lazy in the process. They don't want new, they want used. They want been there done that, cause they know how feeble minded the american public really is.
I still think that the slasher genre can be expanded upon. All it takes is a good mind and a decent concept. Adding a few more layers to Teenage characters is stero typical. Do something outside this.
I don't think Hollywood will make the next big thing. I think one of us or or many out there like us will.
Thefotonut was 100% right Casey, you shouldn't come on here asking for ideas. I understand you want the reader's to enjoy your script, but if you want them to enjoy it - - write a good script!
Quick question: How come only teenagers are stalked by slashers? How come middle aged yuppies never have their board meetings crashed by an axe weilding maniac?
Jesus Christ Timmy! Do not float above me while I'm dying in the abyss!
So I came back to this and didn't see anyone mention the fact that this script is only about 40 pages without all the large spaces, that's a good place to begin criticism if that's what you wanted to do at this time but everybody just seemed to fight and argue about other stupid things that mean less to anyone than length should
i have been reading this message board and seeing all this "wonderful" reasoning. So i thought i would give it a read. I've read about half of it and Casey this script really is bad. Thats the truth so what i suggest to do is re-write it and make changes. Simply as that. You will get better don't worry. I mean look at my old scripts... they suck and you can ask anyone here about them. But i kept writing and with the help of everyone i got better and better. So don't be mad when someone says its bad move on and try something else. You will get better eventually.
I have to say its not a bad way of getting publicity, all the reviews on this film were too tempting for me not to have a look at it. I still can not open it, it says that the file is not there anymore, but i beleive i have read some of Casey's other work, namely The Campus Killer part 1 and I think he did a Jason flick too.
Im doing a Jason script myself, my first one, so just when you thought they couldnt get any worse, JUST WAIT!!!!! Ill post it shortly, hopefully it will be let up.
Is there an AXE MUTILATION 2? I really need to read this thing, its been hyped up too much!!
If nobody sues me I'll send it to you, I keep a folder with all the scripts I read or have something to do with in it. I think this was the script I was a character in, anyways my likeness should show up in a few of casey's scripts and books unless he cut me out
He shows up and stars in my scripts also and I'm writing a remake of his Campous Killer and stars in it himself as 2 Casey Wrenn's. I like using people that are off of here in my screenplays or there screenplays as real films within my characters world
If it doesn't anger Casey by all means I'll send the copy I have to you, I'm loyal to people's trust so if he wants it gone and not around than I have to respect his wishes