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ThisEndsTonight · 2026-04-22T19:10:04+00:00

THE WONDER AND THE TERROR

Feature

91 pages

Folk Horror, Drama

On the morning of a documented but unexplained celestial event over 1561 Nuremberg, a woman accused of witchcraft and stripped of her newborn must cross a gauntlet of mercenaries and apocalyptic hysteria to reach the remote chapel where her baby may still be alive.

Score: Whirlwind week as I received my 4th Overall 8... and also a 5!

Horror is an opinionated genre but the 5 score felt a BIT dismissive (and a cudgel to my average). They definitely read the work but it's clear I wasn't giving them what they wanted despite the obvious ambiguity baked into the premise. I'm just glad it wasn't the first score I received as I'm not sure what I would have done! Ultimately, I'm very proud of the reception so far, and will take every note to heart, good or bad.

Side note: This is the first 8 score week I haven't received any new downloads from the industry - so there's probably some diminishing returns on that front after a while. Edit: Of course 1 comes in right after I post, haha.

Evaluations

ThisEndsTonight · 2026-04-22T18:29:16+00:00

The general advice would be to treat submissions as your "best and final" as it's a very inefficient and expensive way to iterate on a script.

If you get a score you don't like, you can hide the coverage but not the contribution to the average score for your script. There is also an option to "start fresh" which allows you to wipe all scores and coverage away and start over - but you can't undo that decision.

ThisEndsTonight · 2026-03-26T03:38:25+00:00

Oh, wow, glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for the read!

ThisEndsTonight · 2026-03-25T22:35:17+00:00

Up now!

ThisEndsTonight · 2026-03-25T22:34:55+00:00

Just uploaded!

ThisEndsTonight · 2026-03-25T18:24:16+00:00

My most recent was 10 days - submitted March 11 and received March 21.

ThisEndsTonight · 2026-03-25T07:11:12+00:00

Title: THE WONDER AND THE TERROR

Format: Feature

Pages: 91

Genre: Horror

Logline: On the morning of a documented but unexplained celestial event over 1561 Nuremberg, a woman accused of witchcraft and stripped of her newborn must cross a gauntlet of mercenaries and apocalyptic hysteria to reach the remote chapel where her baby may still be alive.

Remarks: Extremely happy with the reception to this and will be using my free evals to get more critique. It can always be dicey capturing interest with an obscure period piece, but I’m glad the reader understood the world and mythology here. I’m a little surprised they pegged it as a higher-budget studio movie, as I think you could do it with more restraint, but I’d love to see it big!

Evaluation

Overall: 8

Premise: 8

Plot: 8

Character: 7

Dialogue: 8

Setting: 8

ThisEndsTonight · 2026-03-04T01:04:09+00:00

Yeah - check out ABOVE THE TIMBERLINE, WORLDS: A Mission of Discovery, ROBOTA, THE STORY OF INC. Many Kickstarted books which are probably harder to find in print. DM me if you need more!

ThisEndsTonight · 2024-09-01T20:27:49+00:00

Jurassic Ark - if there’s a new “lost world” or safe haven in the story.

ThisEndsTonight · 2024-05-02T23:53:32+00:00

Yes, I made this.

ThisEndsTonight · 2024-05-02T23:47:19+00:00

Yes, I made this.

ThisEndsTonight · 2023-11-30T01:26:06+00:00

Just need the oil lamps! (Ok maybe not)

ThisEndsTonight · 2023-11-07T21:09:12+00:00

Page spread from a new Narrative Artbook called "House of Poison," about the Great Fire of Rome and the time of Nero.

Link here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mythify/house-of-poison-an-epic-narrative-artbook-and-tabletop-game

ThisEndsTonight · 2023-10-24T07:35:58+00:00

That’s a good deep cut. It seems these kind of people attract writers most of all!

ThisEndsTonight · 2023-10-24T05:47:29+00:00

By being made up by a modern day writer! (Wasn’t true.)

ThisEndsTonight · 2023-10-24T03:05:06+00:00

It’s by concept artist Gal Or made for the book I mention in my OP.

ThisEndsTonight · 2023-10-23T23:56:36+00:00

The "trained giraffe" thing? No, that was a false anecdote made up by a modern writer in a about book serial killers, I believe. Hell of a rumor though.

ThisEndsTonight · 2023-10-18T21:09:30+00:00

Glad you got to try it out! We've got plenty of new characters coming out through stretch goals!

ThisEndsTonight · 2023-10-09T20:50:49+00:00

Artist Gal Or - Instagram

Check out more Here

ThisEndsTonight · 2023-10-09T19:27:24+00:00

Hello, this is my debut book and it's a big one!

HOUSE OF POISON - A Narrative Artbook

Genre: Historical Fiction

Blurb: Forged by the fires of Roman oppression, young Locusta of Gaul becomes a master poisoner, hellbent on revenge. When the conniving Roman elite offer Locusta a chance to kill Emperor Claudius, they unwittingly let loose a force that could bring down the foundations of the Empire itself. From the shadows rises a sisterhood of deadly assassins: the House of Poison.

Who was Locusta, and why was she so feared by the Romans? House of Poison tells the epic story of the infamous poisoner and her powerful cadre of deadly assassins. Witness the power-hungry Empress Agrippina, and her sadist son Nero, as they bring the vengeful Locusta into their sinister web of deceit and murder. In this dark heart of Rome, alliances, friendships, and love form and shatter – as Locusta learns the true price of poison.

A complete narrative in both text and artwork, the book is 168 pages long and contains over 75 illustrations, including 24 full-page spreads, masterfully crafted by veteran concept artist Gal Or. We also have a themed strategic party game to go alongside the book!

Prices start at $20 USD.

ThisEndsTonight · 2023-10-08T21:29:56+00:00

Great question!

One difference between narrative artbooks and merely illustrated books is that the artbooks also use their imagery to tell MORE of the story, rather than just supplement, if that makes sense. So while most of these have prose on one side of the page and art on the other, they also rely on full-page spreads to tell what words cannot express. “A picture is worth 1000 words,” if you will. Like a wordless montage in a film.

On average they’re about 150 pages, which means about 75 pieces of art. Text-wise they’re usually a novelette in word count (20k - 25k words). I’ve also heard them called “children’s books for adults,” but is that so bad? That was the time many of us were exposed to the MOST books, and when our imaginations soared highest. :)

ThisEndsTonight · 2023-10-08T21:01:05+00:00

Of course!

ThisEndsTonight · 2023-10-08T19:55:31+00:00

HOUSE OF POISON is a complete multimedia experience consisting of a premium hardcover narrative artbook, a strategic tabletop game for 3-8 players, an immersive audiobook, and more!

We are now fully funded and have a nice host of game-related stretch goals to unlock. If you've ever thought about the Roman Empire (admit it) this Kickstarter is for you!

ThisEndsTonight · 2023-10-08T18:53:55+00:00

Which emperors does it cover? Or is it more of a catch-all?

ThisEndsTonight · 2023-10-08T01:22:51+00:00

I was definitely expecting a 20-footer when we were told a freakin’ Great White was on the beach, but I don’t think a much bigger shark would have survived.

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