EP 48 | David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick, Screenwriter ('Aquaman', 'Conjuring: Devil Made Me Do It') by Soundstage Access published on 2021-06-28T01:56:29Z It was fantastic to welcome on the show David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick, a Hollywood screenwriter whose credits include AQUAMAN, RED RIDING HOOD and this month’s newest release, THE CONJURING: THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT. In today’s conversation, David and I discuss a wide range of topics: from stumbling into the business as an assistant on THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION; taking over over screenwriting duties for the latest film in THE CONJURING franchise, THE CONJURING: THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT, and how David tries to haunt audiences on the page along with the psychology behind writing horror films. All of this… and much more! Make sure you subscribe to Soundstage Access on your favorite podcast platform so you can share your favorite episodes with your friends. INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/soundstageaccess/ FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/soundstageaccess/ TWITTER: twitter.com/SoundstageAC Genre Entertainment Comment by Jen Even though special effects were in their infancy, the scariest movie I ever saw was the now classic, Village of the Damned. Why? Stirling Silliphant's writing! In this podcast episode, screenwriter David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick gives great advice to writers with which what Silliphant would have concurred. Advice like this is invaluable to writers: " ... gradually sprinkle in the scares and keep getting them scarier!" And remembering this is a human story. Johnson-McGoldrick also talks about the challenges new writers face and how to approach those. Like advice about making The Pitch, for instance! And why re-writing is akin to sculpting. This Benetton interview is a must listen to for all writers! 2021-08-08T13:54:38Z