Save the Cat!® Writes Horror: The Ultimate Guide to Creating Monster in the House Stories – AUTOGRAPHED BY AUTHOR

PRAISE FOR SAVE THE CAT!® WRITES HORROR

A true gift for anyone looking to write a horror screenplay. Jamie Nash knows the genre inside and out and has broken down the tropes into forms and functions that are fully understandable, easy to implement, and utterly effective. All you need to add is your own creative inspiration, which this terrific book will spark.

– Craig Perry, Producer, the American Pie and Final Destination franchises, Breaking In

Scary good! This book takes the dread out of writing horror and replaces it with tools that are not only practical but wildly inspiring. It’s like having a co-writer who knows exactly how to unlock the fear in your story and the fun in your process. A must-have for horror fans and creators alike.

– Eduardo Sánchez, Director/Co-Writer, The Blair Witch Project; Director, Exists, Lovely Molly, Hysteria!, Goosebumps, From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series

You’ll learn something about your craft from Save the Cat! Writes Horror. It’s compulsively readable and full of smart, actionable advice whether you’re a seasoned pro or just starting out your horror career.

– Adam Cesare, Author, Clown in a Cornfield and Influencer

Jamie Nash has written yet another indispensable resource for the aspiring screenwriter. Save the Cat! Writes Horror is an extraordinary high-level overview of all the pieces necessary to make something great, memorable and, above all, terrifying.

– Kyle Brett, Creative Executive (Film), Blumhouse Productions

This book is the writing partner that saves you from scrapping six months of work over one unnoticed misstep on page five. No rigid rules here—just the perfect gentle question asked at exactly the right time. It’s wild that they’re giving this away for the price of a book. Any serious horror writer should be willing to sell their soul for dark magic like this.

– Daniel Stamm, Director, The Last Exorcism, Prey for the Devil, Them

The monster at the end of this book is the horror story you write after reading it.

– Stephen Graham Jones, Author, The Only Good Indians, My Heart Is a Chainsaw

Save the Cat! Writes Horror completely demystifies the horror screenwriting process by breaking down the genre to its elemental state and allowing the individual to build it back up in the image of their own subjective fears and desires.

– Sean Keller, Writer, The Last Voyage of the Demeter, Giallo, Rage

– Chelsea Stardust, Director, Satanic Panic, All That We Destroy; Producer, Into the Dark

Save the Cat! Writes Horror is not only Nash’s love letter to his wheelhouse genre, but an astute examination of the cinematic things that go bump in the night. A first-rate book for film buffs, genre junkies, and anyone who grew up gnawing their knuckles in front of a late-night horror movie. This is a book that demands to be added to your collection.

– Ronald Malfi, Author, Come with Me, Small Town Horror

Jamie Nash is a certified horror nerd who brilliantly and effortlessly delivers a master class on horror. He expertly entertains and enlightens us while unpacking the core elements inside a terrific horror script, providing everything you need when you sit down to write.

– Sheila Hanahan Taylor, Co-Founder, Practical Pictures. Past projects include the American Pie and Final Destination franchises, Breaking In, Repli-Kate, and Oddball. Sheila also mentors at the Film Independent Episodic Lab, ran the Fox TV Writers Lab, and has been an instructor at UCLA Film School for over 25 years.