Why Horror Movies Are Popular – WriteMovies Horror Award 2024
With the Earlybird Deadline approaching on September 29th for the WriteMovies Horror Award 2024, we take a look at why horror movies are popular among both audiences and screenwriters.
The WriteMovies Horror Award 2024 is your opportunity to demonstrate your storytelling ability in one of the most enduring and impactful genres. Whether through the classic suspense of slasher flicks or the psychological terror of modern thrillers, horror captivates audiences like no other genre!
Horror films have long been a powerful medium for exploring human fears, societal anxieties, and psychological depths. For screenwriters, horror provides a unique opportunity to tap into these powerful emotional responses.
For audiences, they elicit visceral reactions such as terror, suspense and shock. A well-crafted horror script can break into the mainstream and become a timeless piece of cinema, as seen by the critical and commercial success of films like Get Out, Heredity and The Babadook.
The WriteMovies Horror Award 2024 has a prize designed to take your writing to the next level. The winner will receive a year of script mentoring worth $3200, which will help ensure your screenplay is pitch-ready.
That is not all! The winning script is guaranteed to be pitched to the international entertainment industry, opening doors to agents, producers and studios for it to be sold or produced.
Enter the WriteMovies Horror Award 2024
Why horror? Because it’s one of the most versatile and evergreen genres that thrive in low-budget environments, making it an ideal choice for both new and seasoned screenwriters.
So if you’ve got a spine-chilling script and a passion for the genre, now is the time to enter. Entry before our Earlybird Deadline is just $45, so if you’re looking for a path to success in one of film’s most exciting genres, enter today!