Film Review: “Us”

NOTE: Because this film is a new release and because it's best experienced without much prior info, I will be keeping this article free of spoilers as much as possible. As a writer and storyteller, I have mad respect for Jordan Peele. After doing five years' worth of brilliant and hilarious sketch comedy, where do …

Book Look: “Audition”

I have to admit, I'm a bit disappointed in myself right now. Usually I know which popular movies are based on novels. And with becoming a horror fan recently, I would have thought I'd heard about Ryu Murakami's Odishion, published in the US as Audition. Just shows I need to keep expanding my horizons. First …

Character Creator

So, we've gone over setting, and we've gone over plot. What comes next? The most important part of a story, of course! At least, the most important part to me. It's time for us to talk about characters: the actual figures who will be populating your fictional world and playing out the narrative you've written …