Film Art-sha to Publish Japanese Edition of Save the Cat! Writes Horror
Film Art-sha will publish the Japanese edition of "Save the Cat! Writes Horror: Storytelling That Designs Fear" on Saturday, December 26, priced at 2,640 yen including tax.
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Why it matters
The Japanese edition puts a structural vocabulary for horror in front of the same readership that already bought the novel-writing and workbook entries in the Save the Cat! line, with recommendations from Kazuhiro Fujita, Tappei Nagatsuki, and Erika Yoshida attached.
Key Facts
- Film Art-sha will publish the Japanese edition of Save the Cat! Writes Horror on Saturday, December 26, at 2,640 yen including tax.
- The book is written by screenwriter Jamie Nash, who worked on the film V/H/S/2.
- Tetsuro Shimauchi handled the Japanese translation.
- The book covers the Monster in the House story type and the 15-stage Beat Sheet.
- The English original was published in September 2025.
The book is by screenwriter Jamie Nash, who worked on "V/H/S/2," and applies the Save the Cat! method to horror. Tetsuro Shimauchi handled the Japanese translation.
The English original, "Save the Cat! Writes Horror: The Ultimate Guide to Creating Monster in the House Stories," was published in September 2025. The Japanese edition keeps the focus on one of the 10 story types the method sets out, "Monster in the House," built on three elements: monster, house, and sin.
Nash also applies the Beat Sheet, which divides a story into 15 stages, to horror. Film Art-sha's special site carries recommendations from manga author Kazuhiro Fujita, novelist Tappei Nagatsuki, and Bocchi the Rock! scriptwriter Erika Yoshida.
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