Annihilation: A Study in Psychological Horror

Alex Garland co-wrote the script for Annihilation with Jeff VanderMeer who wrote the original novel.

It’s an understated, psychological horror that was highly anticipated back in 2018 after Garland’s

string of successful thrillers and horrors, such as The Beach, 28 Days Later and Never Let Me Go.

best horror scripts to read Don’t pay too much attention to the formatting as Garland

and VanderMeer commit a number of “errors” that aspiring screenwriters are told never to do.

CUT TOs are justified left, sluglines are in bold and underlined, and character names

are in ALL CAPS to name but a few. Rather, concentrate on the way Garland and

VanderMeer slowly build the tension to a horrifying climax.