Horror Feature Writing 101
Online Mar 18 (1 Tuesday Afternoon)5:30pm - 8:30pm Pacific$993 Spots Left
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Note: This is primarily a lecture class.
In Tinseltown, horror is king, so if you want to write petrifying pictures, the battle of breaking in is half-won. Low budgets and unknown talent are no barrier to success when it comes to zombies, vampires, cosmic monsters, slashers, ghosts and the supernatural.
In this one-day Online Horror Feature Seminar, you’ll load up on high-concept, subgenre mash-up ideas and head to your imaginary cabin in the woods to pen the next breakout fear fest. Former Padder and scream scribe, Cheryl Meyer (6 films, 9 TV Shows), whose movie CARVED reached #1 on Hulu in October, will take you on a deep dive into this frightful form, its terrifying tropes and startling structure to help you get started on a horrifying project. C’mon, what are you afraid of? Cat jumping out of the closet not included.
Cheryl Meyer
6 Movies Sold, 9 TV Shows
Cheryl Meyer is a film and television writer, crafting bold, genre-driven stories that captivate audiences. Over the past four years, she has had three feature films produced, sold another and was commissioned to adapt a children's horror book series, The Popchuck Chronicles, into 2 screenplays for a production company. As the co-writer of the Hulu Original CARVED—which soared to #1 internationally on the Hulu/Disney+ platform following its October 2024 release—Cheryl has solidified her place in the world of horror storytelling. CARVED took home top honors at Nightmares Film Festival and was an Official Selection at Screamfest and the VHS Vancouver Horror Show. Notably, she had two feature films screening at VHS simultaneously, with her dystopian horror ALL THE LOST ONES winning Best Narrative Feature Film and Best Writing. Her debut feature, THE LAST MARK, was a TIFF Industry Select in 2021, while her horror screenplay INVALID—currently in development—was featured on the Wscripted Cannes Screenplay List (2022). She is an alum of prestigious labs including TIFF Talent Lab, Athena Film Festival, SeriesFest Pitch-a-Thon, Stowe Story Lab, and Diversity Showrunner Bootcamp. In 2024, she was named one of Playback’s 10 to Watch. She's written on nine TV shows for Amazon, CBBC, and animated shows for Nickelodeon, Disney and Canadian networks. Cheryl was executive story editor for MY PERFECT LANDING, THE PARKER ANDERSONS/AMELIA PARKER and Co-Producer for Amazon's BEYOND BLACK BEAUTY. MORE