OPINION: Scope, Scale and Stakes

OPINION: Scope, Scale and Stakes ** SPOILER ALERT: this article reveals key plot points from 10 CLOVERFIELD LANE ** Scoped Out 10 CLOVERFIELD LANE is an object lesson in the canny use of scale and stakes. It’s also a brilliant example of the use of scope, one of the most effective – but often neglected – weapons in the writer’s armoury, especially in horror and sci-fi stories. In terms of metaphor and allegory, all story by its very nature represents

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