THRILLER

In five horror stories set in Colorado Springs, the dead come back to terrorize the living.

FAIR

THIRD PERSON

Authors Writing Style: GOOD

Characterization: GOOD

Commerciality: GOOD

Franchise Potential: FAIR

Pace: FAIR

Premise: FAIR

Structure: FAIR

Theme: FAIR

Yes, it is accurate.

All the tales are centered on chilling the-dead-come-to-life narratives.

The narratives feel somewhat nonsensical and end in a strange manner.

THE STORY RELIES HEAVILY ON SPECIAL EFFECTS

A set of different horror stories that take its terror from very solid figures and from life itself.

If adapted into a miniseries, with every chapter representing one short story, it could be an attractive product to audiences.

Not really, it is not deep enough nor seems like the kind of material that gets Awards.

MEDIUM BUDGET

GOOSEBUMPS - A SERIES BASED ON A FAMOUS COLLECTION OF BOOKS WITH ONE NEW SPINE-CHILLING TALE AT EVERY EPISODE. CREEPSHOW - A MOVIE COMPRISED OF DIFFERENT HORROR TALES, SOME OF THEM TAKEN FROM THE WORK OF STEPHEN KING.

It is not based on cheap scare, but on building a consistent horror atmosphere. However, the stories should be better built in order for it to work as an adaptation.

They are all common people that end up gaining extraordinary powers after they die.

Not really. The stories should have more connections between them and within themselves so that the book would become more unique.

TV Series - Cable, TV Series - Limited Run / Mini-Series, TV Series - Streaming

WORK IN PROGRESS

While the story has many positive points, it has room for improvement (see possible paths below). If you can't change the story at this point, my suggestion is using your notes as a guide to highlight the best aspects of it when taking the next steps, either putting a pitch page together, a treatment, or a presentation.

First of all, there would need to be extensive rewrites and revisions to the material. As it is now, I can hardly envision it becoming a successful adaptation to the screen. Since the book seems to be more suitable for a TV series adaptation, each one of the stories needs better planning, with a more concrete arc for the main characters. Some of the resolutions and characters' actions seem to come out of nowhere. In fact, for them to actually work, they should be founded on what had been developed until that point. And, even though some of the stories are successful in developing a horror atmosphere, with a clear sense of dread, in an adaptation they should invest more on making the audience scared and uncertain. Therefore, having a better definition of the narratives and adding more layers of horror and complexity would turn it into a much better and more horrifying material for the public.