School of Fear
Emmy-nominated writer/director and founder of the Daywalt Fear Factory, Drew Daywalt explores what terrifies us and why, and the anatomy of translating those collective nightmares into the on-screen scares we love. Follow him on Twitter @DrewDaywalt.
05/02/2012 - 2:27pm
Ever watched a horror film and cocked your head at the antagonist, be it a ghost, a demon, or a maniac - and said to yourself, "That thing's just not scary." Of course you have. I think we all have.Horror is a MORE
10/20/2010 - 9:25pm
I'm giddy with excitement today. It's that excitement you get when you find a new place you love, discover a movie that's been around forever but you're only seeing it for the first time now, or MORE
04/19/2013 - 8:00pm
I get asked all the time how I’ve managed to put more horror in 2-4 minutes than many features manage in 90 minutes or more. I think, because I started out in long form (features and TV) and then MORE
03/07/2012 - 2:54pm
Fun. Funny. Smart. Entertaining. Tongue-in-cheek. Quirky. Charming. Campy. A romp... A great night of TV... These are the words and phrases that have been buzzing around my head for 5 months, and thank GOD they' MORE
11/03/2011 - 8:22pm
Story first. Period. No exceptions.If there's one sin that genre films and TV shows seem to commit daily, it's that they don't pay homage to story. Ridiculous right? Sounds simple doesn't it?
It's like step one, MORE
05/18/2011 - 1:58pm
Here's a familiar war cry of those who dislike or misunderstand horror, "All that violence in horror films will desensitize people to violence in real life."
It's an argument that's been raging for decades now.
I MORE
04/25/2011 - 1:55pm
So, you make films?
Why?
I mean, what do you enjoy more? The red carpet, or being on set at 4 in the morning when everyone's exhausted?
I ask, because it's importantIf you're not there for the right reasons you' MORE
06/23/2010 - 6:19pm
The rotting mansion, the ruined castle, the abandoned hospital...why are decrepit, deserted, man-made places so interesting? Why is it that almost all horror, be it literature or film, takes place in broken, MORE