This isn’t my first time partaking in the Introduce yourself weekend but every time join in I get to meet new and interesting people and I’m loving that.
My name is Joe Murillo. I am a screenwriter that focuses in the Horror genre.I love to blend other genre to my horror stories (family drama, sci-fi, Western, Adventure, to name a few) and explore themes and character flaws I don’t think we see a lot of in the genre.
I have a M.A. in Screenwriting from CSUN and have been pursuing a writing career for almost two years. This past year I finally earned the ability to call myself an Award-Winning Screenwriter after my screenplay THE COLONY won best Sci-fi Feature Screenplay at the HorrOrigins Film Festival. My Creature Feature script CRYPTIDS received a “Recommend” from Shore Scripts and my Werewolf/Western SILVER received a Project: Recommend from Stage 32’s services.
Please don’t hesitate to message or connect with me. I love meeting new people and am always happy to share my work or read and watch others.
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Welcome Joseph! Nice to meet you. Glad you're here.
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Nice to meet you Joseph! I often work in the horror genre (as an actress). I always appreciate meeting people in the same fields. Cheers on your many projects!
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Matthew Parvin thank you and it’s nice to meet you as well.
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Hannah Barefoot Thank you Hannah! Congrats on the many roles you’ve been in and on your writing and short film accomplishment.
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Thank you Joseph!
Hey, Joseph Murillo. Any news on "Wendigo"?
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Maurice Vaughan I recently changed the title to Cryptids. The title was working against the script. Since then it’s reached top 10% on Coverfly. It’s entered in a few contests that start announcing in December. I recently started querying managers with it and SILVER, my Werewolf/Western.
Oh ok, Joseph Murillo. What do you mean "The title was working against the script" (if you feel like sharing)?
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Maurice Vaughan Essentially the title The Windigo gave away the twist. The characters (and audience) believe they are going to encounter one thing and they’re wrong.
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Ok, I see, Joseph Murillo. Smart choice. And it's "Windigo," not "Wendigo." I wrote it wrong.
It was a lesson learned for sure, title choice matters lol. No worries, both are technically correct I just chose the less used variation.