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I’m just out here trying to bring Robert Moses, Stephen Glass, a Bosnian couple, Jerry Springer’s bodyguards, the 1975 MobileLand Conference, two Dnepropetrovsk maniacs, the Harvey’s Resort Hotel bombing, King Arthur, a Czech Olympian runner, a string of Borscht Belt comedians, fake competition shows, real drug dealers, quality parodies of horror movies, and the hot, vengeful breath of Neanderthal zombies to the big or small screen.

The Law of the Strong Conclusion: The finale of a creation should not be a summary. Summaries suck; finish your story on a succinct or sustained note; finish it quick enough that you leave the audience hanging on a breath. Capitalizing on the exhilaration of the climax—or the subsequent catharsis—requires shutting the door before all the air is sucked out of the room.