Author & Screenwriter
Margaret S. E. Smith
Writing Samples
Horror Feature Film When a caring but insecure bookseller discovers her emotionally troubled boyfriend is possessed by a terrifying shadow creature, she trains her supernatural powers in order to defeat it, only to realize she must defeat her own inner demons in order to succeed.
Script Coverage Coverage and Analysis for the feature film screenplay, Wind Chill.
Experimental Novella A sample from Part I of the experimental fiction novella, Archetypes in Search of Meaning, which explores the "what if" of classic character archetypes thrust into unfamiliar roles in their fictional world.
Critical Analysis BEING HUMAN: BEYOND GENDER IN THE FILM ALIENS is a critical analysis exploring the film Aliens and the Alien movie franchise through a Gender Theory Lens. It speculates that the approach taken by the writers and directors of these films could pave the way for a more honest and inclusive form of storytelling.