Guide to Making Horror Movies

  • MM Guide 2018

Embrace Horror and Horror Will Embrace You: Patrick Brice and Mark Duplass’ Intro to MM’s 2018 Horror Guide

For our third edition of MovieMaker's Guide to Making Horror Movies, we asked indie multi-hyphenates Patrick Brice and Mark Duplass,…

7 years ago
  • Movie News

MovieMaker’s 2018 Guide to Making Horror Movies eBook: Now on Sale!

MovieMaker Magazine’s 2018 Guide to Making Horror Movies is the third in our annual series. This year, we invited Creep 2 collaborators…

7 years ago
  • Fall 2016

MovieMaker’s 2017 Guide to Making Horror Movies eBook: Now on Sale!

MovieMaker Magazine's 2017 Guide to Making Horror Movies is the second in our annual series, starting with last year's inaugural…

8 years ago
  • Fall 2016

How Horror Must Move Forward: Ti West’s Introduction to MovieMaker’s 2017 Guide to Making Horror Movies

For our second edition of MovieMaker's Guide to Making Horror Movies, we asked indie auteur Ti West, who made his…

8 years ago
  • Fall 2016

Flowchart: Which Famous Horror Director Are You?

From Romero to Miike, find your spirit animal helmer with these twin flowcharts from our 2017 Guide to Making Horror…

8 years ago
  • Fall 2015

Quiz: What Kind of Horror Film Should You Make?

So you’re dying to make a horror film. What kind, though? It sounds like an easy question, but given the…

8 years ago
  • Fall 2015

Looking Alive: Five Ways to Survive Your Horror Film’s Festival Run

Now that your genre film has gotten into a festival, how will you survive it? 1. If your horror film…

8 years ago
  • Fall 2015

Making it Up As You Go: Learning the Basics of Practical Makeup Will Help Your Horror Movie

Hardly a movie is made today, whether a low-budget indie or big studio feature, without the incorporation of some level…

8 years ago
  • Fall 2015
  • Producing

The Evils of Franchising Your Horror Film: Should You Attempt World Domination?

To successfully establish a horror franchise is to achieve some level of film industry transcendence. Something you made is granted…

9 years ago