Tales of Terror

I review DON'T GO IN THE HOUSE (1979) A disturbed man who was burned as a child by his sadistic mother stalks women with a flamethrower.

I review DEATH SHIP (1980) Survivors of a cruise ship accident climb aboard the ghostly freighter that sunk it and wish they hadn’t.

I review TIME AFTER TIME (1979) A famous author pursues an infamous serial killer to the 20th century using a time machine.

This book tells you what kind of movies have rarely or never been made and warns you about saturated niches. Authors and screenwriters might want to avoid those. The lower the frequency meter, the more unique the concept. These statistics are based on about 3000 horror and horror-adjacent movies I’ve reviewed and rated. 21 subgenres and 27 character types were combined, resulting in 621 permutations. The best movies for each subgenre/character combination are listed for inspiration’s sake.

Horror Writer's Block 2021: Characters & Subgenres Color: http://amazon.com/dp/B08VYBPW3W B&W: http://amazon.com/dp/B08VY771WN... This book tells you what kind of movies have rarely or never been made and warns you about saturated niches. Authors and screenwriters might want to avoid those. The lower the frequency meter, the more unique the concept. These statistics are based on about 3000 horror and horror-adjacent movies I’ve reviewed and rated. 21 subgenres and 27 character types were combined, resulting in 621 permutations. The best movies for each subgenre/character combination are listed for inspiration’s sake.