Grab your favorite horror flick and the remote and pick a particularly suspenseful scene.  Can you create the same feeling of suspense and horror in panels?  By studying carefully and imitating what great directors have already done, you’re able to see what works — and can then incorporate what you know into your own work.

Homework for Artists and Writers:
Pick a scene (we suggest the “Cage Scene” from Jaws or the “Here’s Johnny! Scene” from The Shining.  You can use any scene you want, but using the same scenes as others will make it fun to compare.)  Using only the shots and dialogue that already exist in the movie, try to recreate the scene in comic format.

Extra Credit:
Try doing two different scenes by two different directors.  Notice how the directors portray horror and suspense differently and which you think applies more directly to your own comics.