Episode 161: Monster In The House Stories

Notes:

For this episode, our conversation is strongly connected with Save the Cat! story types and storytelling frameworks. We directly reference information from:

- Save the Cat! Writes a Novel: The Last Book On Novel Writing You'll Ever Need by Jessica Brody

- Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need by Blake Synder

- SavetheCat.com - Monster in the House

The Save the Cat! website has beat sheets for many Monster in the House films. Here are a few from some of the films we mention:

- Get Out Beat Sheet

- Jurassic Park Beat Sheet - The Movie

- Jaws Beat Sheet

- The Shining Book/Movie Beat Sheet Comparison – The Movie

- Predator Beat Sheet

The Verbivore mentions a YouTube video that includes a conversation where Get Out writer and director Jordan Peele is talking about ensuring that Chris always has a why he stays amidst the increasingly creepy and weird things that are happening. That video essay is “Jordan Peele’s Advice on Writing Thrillers - edited by Tyler Mowery”.

The Verbivore references the Toy Story of Terror short animated film that follows this storytelling framework and the character Mr. Pricklepants directly calls out the beats and tropes. It’s available for purchase and to stream on Disney +. But, here also is a YouTube playlist link.

Here are a few other articles and videos we referenced for this conversation:

- Video ”10 Genres of "Save the Cat" - Monster in the House” by The Independent Initiative Magazine

- Video “[Save The Cat] | 10 Types of Movies” by Allan Northern

- Video “The Impact Blake Snyder’s Save the Cat Has Had On Screenwriters - Naomi Beaty” - Interview with Film Courage

- FLyingWrestler.com Article “Monster in the House” by Erik Bork

- EricIanSteele.com Article “Monsters in the House”

Books Mentioned:

- Save the Cat! Writes a Novel: The Last Book On Novel Writing You'll Ever Need by Jessica Brody

- Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need by Blake Synder

- Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

- Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

- Get Out – Directed Jordan Peele

- Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

- The Shining by Stephen King

- The Shining – Directed by Stanley Kubrick

- The House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig

- Toy Story of Terror – Directed by Angus MacLane

- Alien – Directed by Ridley Scott

- Jaws – Directed by Steven Spielberg

- Predator - Directed by Craig Baxley

- The Cabin in the Woods – Directed by Drew Goddard

- I Know What You Did Last Summer – Directed by Jim Gillespie

- The Death of Jane Laurence by Caitlin Starling

Music from: https://filmmusic.io
‘Friendly day’ by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
Licence: CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)