I think every writer I know has been in this situation: You’ve got a killer concept, a monster that’s genuinely creepy, and a protagonist you love. But you still can't figure out a way to get your ...

The "MacGuffin" is one of the most famous, most enduring plot devices in all cinema (so much so, AMC Theaters named their in-house bars after it). The term was created by screenwriter Angus McPhail, ...