Blake Snyder's Alternate Genres

'The Golden Fleece'
- Has a 'prize' at the end
- Has a team (or buddy) who represents the things the hero doesn't have
- Has a 'journey' which signifies of the character

'Out of the Bottle'
- A 'wish' is asked by the hero or granted by another, and the need to be delivered from the ordinary.
- A 'spell' which has rules
- A lesson learnt

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Golden Fleece
Title - Niyati (destiny)
Sub Genre - Adventure/Drama
Cast - Liam Neeson (Paul Andrews) & Kate Winslet (Sarah Andrews)
Logline - When Paul's wife Sarah becomes critically ill, doctors can do nothing for her but Paul heads to India in search of a possible cure. Trekking through countries, lakes and valleys Paul has just 40 days to find and return the cure 'Niyati'.
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'Fool Triumphant'
- A 'fool 'whose innocence is their strength and who's gentle manner means they are likely to be ignored.
- The fool comes up against an 'establishment' into which they don't fit
- A 'transmutation' in which the fool becomes something new

'Monster in the House'
- A 'monster' with evil at its core
- An enclosed space (house or town)
- A 'sin'. Someone is guilty of something which invites the monster

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Monster in the House

Title - The Devils Deed
Sub Genre - Horror
Cast - Father Matthew (Patrick Wilson) Reporter Christine Wellington (Jennifer Connelly) Resident Maggie Owens (Judi Dench)
Logline - After a church was built on land that was purchased illegally 30 years ago, strange occurrences have continued to happen in the village of Harodale ever since. When graves are seen caving in, it is apparent that abnormal parasites have been breading off of the decomposing bodies which now threatens the safety of local residents.
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- 'Dude with a Problem' (Die Hard)
- 'Rites of Passage' (Napoleon Dynamite)
- 'Buddy Love' (Leathal Weapon)
- 'Whydunit' (Blade Runner)
- 'Institutionalised' (Police Academy)
- 'Superhero' (The Lion King)