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I've laid the groundwork for a piece wherein the antagonist is a man who hides behind a horrific mask as he sets about his business of twisted moralistic death. His crimes are set upon by two Detectives, with a new take on the clichéd "HOTSHOT- / "VETERAN- team. So my questions are:
1) What script/film might be in the Detective/Horror combo genre? Right now all I have is "Se7en.- This is an important point as the murderer is no fantasy "Friday the 13th- Jason creation but exists in the real world. To put it another away, I want no special effects -- this guy creates his own merciless reality.
2) One of the key elements of a Detective story is the mystery that must be maintained as the Detective works backwards to expose the criminal. But in my case, part of the horror of the story is the glimpses we catch as the killer goes about his evil work. For a loose analogy, think of "Jaws- or "Alien- where there's never a "full reveal- of the creature until the very end. This heightens the ultimate impact when the unadorned visual of the murderer's M.O. is finally seen. So if in my story we in fact - glimpse - the murderer at work...how do we maintain the mystery that must be unraveled in the Detectives' discovery process?
3) I have a solid story going but to make sure I fill in the basics, I've ordered up (yes...) Truby's "Detectives, Crime Stories and Thrillers Audio Course.- And again, I'm using the "Se7en" template. Any other resource suggestions would be appreciated as the story transcends the genre as of right now but must rest on a solid Detective Story foundation.
Thank you for any and all input!
1) What script/film might be in the Detective/Horror combo genre? Right now all I have is "Se7en.- This is an important point as the murderer is no fantasy "Friday the 13th- Jason creation but exists in the real world. To put it another away, I want no special effects -- this guy creates his own merciless reality.
2) One of the key elements of a Detective story is the mystery that must be maintained as the Detective works backwards to expose the criminal. But in my case, part of the horror of the story is the glimpses we catch as the killer goes about his evil work. For a loose analogy, think of "Jaws- or "Alien- where there's never a "full reveal- of the creature until the very end. This heightens the ultimate impact when the unadorned visual of the murderer's M.O. is finally seen. So if in my story we in fact - glimpse - the murderer at work...how do we maintain the mystery that must be unraveled in the Detectives' discovery process?
3) I have a solid story going but to make sure I fill in the basics, I've ordered up (yes...) Truby's "Detectives, Crime Stories and Thrillers Audio Course.- And again, I'm using the "Se7en" template. Any other resource suggestions would be appreciated as the story transcends the genre as of right now but must rest on a solid Detective Story foundation.
Thank you for any and all input!
it's really good in that genre.
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