Kate Spofford, author

Category: Horror Movies

  • horror movies “based on a true story”: The Amityville Horror

    Ah, horror movies and the oft-used tagline that draws us in over and over: “Based on a true story.” I’ll start with The Amityville Horror because it was probably one of the earliest horror movies to really claim that it was based on true events.  Jay Anson wrote a book about these events and the…

  • horror movie tropes and what they say about us

    If you’ve seen as many horror movies as I have, you’ve probably noticed that there are only a few different plots.  I came up with 7… can you think of any others? 1. Isolation You head out for a camping trip.  There’s no cell reception out here, and of course your car breaks down.  You…

  • the Possession Story formula

    This week I am examining the common formula for a story about demon possession, using the following 5 movies:     Start with a young woman, just hitting puberty. The Exorcist: Regan is a 12-year-old girl The Exorcism of Emily Rose: Emily is college-aged young woman The Last Exorcism: Nell is a teenage girl The Possession:…

  • what i’ve been writing: The Horror Movie Drinking Game!

    It may only be mid-September, but I am gearing up for Halloween!  I’ve been perfecting the Horror Movie Drinking Game I started last Halloween while watching a marathon of Friday the 13th movies.  This looks like a lot of things, and you’ll end up getting totally wasted, but I know not every one will be…