Quoted from Murphy What is a Family Horror? Are we talking Harry Potter sort of stuff here?

Horror that kids can read.

When this has been done in the past, one component of the judging was based upon having Don's kids look over the entries and selecting their favorites.

Those thinking of entering might want to keep that in mind as their target audience, should he elect to do that again.

So, maybe we're talking PG 13?  Implied horror and violence, but not much bloodshed onscreen?

Sounds alot like last year's, with the "young adult" theme.  Damn, not my bag, but I am going to enter this time around...or maybe I won't...maybe I will...maybe someone else will enter a script that looks like mine...or maybe I'll enter one that looks like someone else's?

Gotta keep everyone guessing, right?

any skypers out there, look up swampmistress to connect. usually shelton hosts this, but he's away tonight so I'm it.  

I love the idea of G Rated family stuff.  It'll be great to maybe see some scripts without penis envy related stuff.  

I despise G rated anything!  I hate PG stuff, and I intensely dislike PG 13 garbage.

I amy just have to bucj he system, like many always do, and write a hard R rated family horror script. Or maybe I'll write a pany-ass G rated Scobby Doo mystery.

BTW, welcome back MBC!  Where ya been, fellow Arizonian?

New job has been a humungus challenge in my life...but things are getting better so more time for me!   OWC here I come! lol

This is ironic considering I was planning to try and write a bloodless horror if the genre was indeed horror, just to try something different for me. Now it seems everyone will do the same. Personally, I've yet to write a horror script without at least one gory set piece. Even the stuff I watched as a kid (Jaws, Gremlins, Tim Burton movies) weren't short of a certain "grossness." This might just be tougher than the last OWC. I'll have to decide whether or not this is my place, haha.

Quoted from khamanna Question: Can it be a comedy as well as horror?

I reckon the family horror genre lends itself to some good comedy.

Last chance Jeff! Surely you remember the great time we had with the January team challenge?  I'm starting my script already for this one.

I will attempt this OWC, but I may not have time as there are lot's of assignments due this week.

This degree better get me some good looking women or lot's of money or something, 'cause I'm going through a lot of pain and stress because of it!

Quoted from bert Horror that kids can read. When this has been done in the past, one component of the judging was based upon having Don's kids look over the entries and selecting their favorites. Those thinking of entering might want to keep that in mind as their target audience, should he elect to do that again.

Okay, kiddie horror at the ol' Halloween festival.  Now how do I work machetes and headless corpses into that?  Actually, I'm gonna try and stay within the OWC boundaries this time, cuz I slammed for not doing that in the August challenge.

Ok, you may laugh but I'll still ask:

Family - meaning all ages can watch it (like Enchanted is a family movie) or
Family - meaning there's got to be a family in it?

Quoted from khamanna Ok, you may laugh but I'll still ask: Family - meaning all ages can watch it (like Enchanted is a family movie) or Family - meaning there's got to be a family in it?

Family - meaning all ages can watch it

I think a good movie to use for reference here is Hocus Pocus from the nineties. I always loved that movie as a kid. The only thing about it that I believe would be inappropiate for young kids is the "virgin" joke. Other than that, it fits perfectly into the theme.

--Julio

Here's another one (I should have asked them all at once, sorry):

The theme goes "At this year's Halloween Festival" - the year doesn't not need to be specified, does it? And, regarding the word "festival" - can it be a simple celebration or a very festive celebration...? Hope my questios are not very confusing.

Quoted from khamanna ... The theme goes "At this year's Halloween Festival" - the year doesn't not need to be specified, does it? And, regarding the word "festival" - can it be a simple celebration or a very festive celebration...? Hope my questios are not very confusing.

Any year & however you celebrate Halloween in your neck of the woods.