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If I were ever in charge of any cable TV network, one of my directives would be ensuring that under no circumstances would there be a commercial break right in the middle of the T-rex breakout scene in Jurassic Park.

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Feedback from readers for earlier drafts: "The romantic angle is alluring and derives so much emotional trigger..." “This is the first script that has moved this reader to real, genuine tears—when this script hits hard, it really, really hits” #Screenpit #Scriptsky #SeRe #4Q

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Feedback for earlier drafts from readers: "...Can be pitched as 'The Cabin in the Woods' meets 'Zombeavers.' ... I would go (on to) say that this film might be better than both the aforementioned films." "...memorable one-liners..." "...it's a hell of a fun ride..." #ScreenPit #Scriptsky

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My Coverfly page, which includes more info about my two most polished screenplays -- both of which are within the top 22% of discoverable projects on the site. Like any writer, I have numerous WIP, including another horror script and another family script. writers.coverfly.com/profile/eric...

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SPIRIT WEEK Five teenage ghosts trapped in the school where they died get a chance to move on—and one of them, a chance at love—when two young ghost hunters arrive to help them resolve their unfinished lives before the school is vacated and demolished. #ScreenPit #SeRe #4Q

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HELL FOREST After a chemical spill turns local wildlife into aggressive monsters, a father and daughter vacationing at a wilderness resort band together with other guests to survive. Cocaine Bear w/ more animals, no drugs. Evil Dead 2 w/ local wildlife instead of deadites. #ScreenPit #HoCo #SeRe

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There is now candy flavored like a fruit that was engineered to taste like candy.

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"We've added A.I. to--" me:

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Similarly, the other night as I neared the end of a first draft, I had a character saying lots of on-the-nose dialogue about the movie's themes and the "lessons learned," and I cringed but didn't stop. I knew I had to keep going because I was almost done, and I know I'll change it later.

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Officially wrapped up all things Christmas here by finishing the first draft of my Hallmark-style Christmas movie overnight last night. That'll chill until I start the rewrites in a few weeks. Now, back to the horror, including a very different kind of Christmas movie that I can't wait to outline.

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I can't think of many filmmakers (or maybe any) who could make me feel both unsettled and delighted, sometimes mere moments apart, quite the way David Lynch could. What an amazing artist.

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First Bob Uecker, now David Lynch. Each a singular voice and legend in their field. They've given us so much, and the world is now lesser without them. Damn. My thoughts are with those closest to them. I hope they find some comfort in how much their unparalleled work meant to so many people.

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I wonder if the backlash to the look of the new Wolf Man is because audiences have seen decades of straight-up werewolves, rather than a... well, wolf man, and are expecting that instead. The classic look was a man walking around upright who had beastly features. Maybe that's part of the issue?

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I miss seeing clips longer than two or three seconds of nominated movies/series/performances in awards shows. I really did discover things I wanted to watch just from seeing those clips.

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This evening's Twilight Zone episodes on SyFy, and the ones coming up for the next few hours, are all related to time travel. I dig it!

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....Did I.... miss something about Scream 6?

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Okay, random boxes I've saved throughout the year to use for wrapping Christmas presents -- it's your time to shine.

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I like that Death of a Unicorn will be about the death of a unicorn. I can imagine that title used metaphorically in either a low-budget indie or a "Give me an Oscar, please" kind of film. Not here. Death of a Unicorn is gonna be about the death of a unicorn and the hell that follows. Love it!

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This just shuffled into my spot for the second-most anticipated film for next year (first is Jurassic, which will forever be the case when there's a new Jurassic). This looks like a screenwriter's "f*** it" script, and those are often the most fun. I'm in!

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Just watched this recently for the heck of it, and one thing I realized that can be said about McConaughey is that, no matter the role, he is always going to commit. He's there to work and give that role 110% every time, no matter what, and damn if it isn't entertaining!

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AI when you ask it to draw a group photo

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I still have a lot of catching up to do... like, a lot... and I hope to cram some films in after Christmas and before NYE, but so far, The Substance has my vote as the year's best movie. Even if my top spot shifts, which it very well could, I think that film will at least stay in the top 5.

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My favorite part of "Sick" was, by far, the Erasure jump scare.

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For writers having motivation trouble, something that has helped me sometimes has been (at the risk of sounding too self-important) feeling like I'm depriving my characters of having their stories told if I'm slacking on writing. I'd get upset on their behalf and get back to it just for them.

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Is anyone else's motivation to be creative and work on your projects strongest at moments when you 100% cannot do that at the moment and have to focus on other things? Then, when you have the time for it, the motivation has mostly passed? Hashtag the struggle is real.

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Good.

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My favorite part of getting started here has been seeing some folks I used to follow or at least see sometimes on the other place that had understandably left over the past couple of years. There's a nice "Oh, I remember you!" sense to it all.

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