Wait, maybe you DON'T have to write that pivotal scene
A lesson from one of the most disturbing movies I've ever seen
It takes a lot to unsettle me. Most horror movies leave me mildly jumpy; thriller books barely raise my blood pressure. So I need to tell you about a film I watched last weekend. It pulled off a magic trick I can’t stop thinking about—and as novelists, we can all learn a thing or two from its storytelling. Ready?

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