Script writing is an art that requires limitless imagination along with detailed knowledge about the script’s story and a good hold of the language(s) in which the script would be written. The horror genre adds more challenge to the scriptwriter. The story should be compact and with its own set of twists, that should not seem out of place. The script should have a simple story, although it could be portrayed in a complex manner if desired, all at the risk of the comprehension level of the target audience. This report showcases a few steps about writing a horror film script.

a.The opening scene should be special. In most cases, it is a good idea to have the audience off the hook before they can expect any suspense. Having mentioned that, the opening suspense scene must not be a forced one, and should be in tune with the script altogether.

b.The central character should be introduced next. Most often, writers tend to introduce their central character in a scene that brings out the script’s main story line. However, a better idea would be to give the central character some screen time without being made to cope with the tragedy that’s approaching him/her. The audience could then relate and emphasized with the character in a better way.

c.The central character should have a flaw that would lead him to the misery that follows. It could be a fear or phobia of something; or a wrongdoing of the past. It is up to the writer’s imagination and his vision of the story, to relate the character to the script’s main plot.

d.There should be some misleading scenes meant to bring the audience to the edge of their seat. The central character should ideally be in a helpless condition, and a series of well-timed scenes could be brought, which would scare the audience, but would be normal in reality.

e.Supposedly, the script should be reaching half way by now, and it is high time to unleash the evil completely. It would be ideal if the main character could identify the evil and the truth behind it, either by accident or by some brave investigation.

f.Once the main story is out, the final chase begins. It could be either way: the main character trying to demolish the evil; or running away to save his/her life. It should be taken care of that the main character doesn’t do anything out of the ordinary that makes the audience lose faith in the film.

g.After a series of events, we should be reaching a conclusion by now. Again, the conclusion could go either way: the hero wins, or the evil. However, it would be safe to have the hero win over the evil.

h.The closing scene could be filled with suspense again. In case the hero had defeated the evil, there could be a scope to continue the script in a sequel, by portraying that the evil never dies completely. A subtle hint that the evil is lurking somewhere could do the trick.