Save the Cat! Everything You Need to Know About Horror Screenplays – Nash Jamie – Eksmo – 2026 – ISBN 978-5-04-234190-8
Save the Cat! Everything You Need to Know About Horror Screenplays
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Save the Cat! Everything You Need to Know About Horror Screenplays
9.99 €
"Save the Cat! Everything You Need to Know About Horror Screenwriting" is the new book in the most acclaimed series on screenwriting. Jamie Nash, screenwriter ("Little Molly," "Z/L/O 2") and author, shares her experience crafting a tense horror story on the page and in front of the camera.
15 plot beats, step-by-step techniques, build-ups to scary moments, real-life examples from cult films, and exercises to perfect your craft.
You'll learn how each genre technique works using examples from cult films:
- how sudden frights and nerve-wracking moments are built from the opening scenes in "The Exorcist";
- rhythm and pauses as engines of tension—how the audience senses impending danger without words in "Jaws";
- the art of false scares—how audience expectations are manipulated without losing momentum in "Scream";
- How they use everyday realism and supernatural motifs to create a believable horror film in "The Conjuring";
- How minimalism, documentary verisimilitude, and the power of idea over budget work in "The Blair Witch Project";
- An atmosphere of isolation and psychological pressure on the hero—how fear is transformed into the driving force of the plot in "The Shining."
Suitable for writers, screenwriters, directors, and anyone who enjoys keeping their audience on the edge of their seats.
15 plot beats, step-by-step techniques, build-ups to scary moments, real-life examples from cult films, and exercises to perfect your craft.
You'll learn how each genre technique works using examples from cult films:
- how sudden frights and nerve-wracking moments are built from the opening scenes in "The Exorcist";
- rhythm and pauses as engines of tension—how the audience senses impending danger without words in "Jaws";
- the art of false scares—how audience expectations are manipulated without losing momentum in "Scream";
- How they use everyday realism and supernatural motifs to create a believable horror film in "The Conjuring";
- How minimalism, documentary verisimilitude, and the power of idea over budget work in "The Blair Witch Project";
- An atmosphere of isolation and psychological pressure on the hero—how fear is transformed into the driving force of the plot in "The Shining."
Suitable for writers, screenwriters, directors, and anyone who enjoys keeping their audience on the edge of their seats.
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