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RECAP OF THE BASICS

• Building a story from the ground up

• Working with a Story Drop

• Planning a story using beat sheets and notecards

• Using the 5-Act Structure

ADVANCED

• The different kinds of horror and how to approach each

• Story mechanics

• Character mechanics

• Pacing and reveal

• The Rule of Three: keeping your writing sharp

• Rules of the World

• Choosing the right setting, theme, and pace for your script

• Creating compelling scenes

• How to handle exposition

• Mythos: When is it too much? When is it not enough?

• Bythos: When to use it—and when not to

• Handling gore and violence effectively

• Introducing and developing characters that connect with the audience

• The Arsenal of Horror: What is it, and how do you build your own?

• Using the Wicked Pass to craft a killer final draft

• Jump scares: what they are, when to use them, and when not to

• Keeping the audience engaged while scaring the hell out of them

• How to intrigue—without confusing

• Creating a twist ending that satisfies