WRITERSRETREATisahorrorfilmwrittenbyJeremySheldon&C.M.TaylorsetonfictionalKiltonIslandwherestrangerscometogethertodeveloptheirwriting.MarkTwainfamouslysaid:"Writewhatyouknow".Buthowfarwouldyougotofindmaterialfortheultimatebestseller?Atawriter'sretreatonanisolatedisland,novelistZandrafindsherselfamongstagroupofstrangersconfrontingtheirdarkestsecretsastheywrite.Whenamemberofthepartymysteriouslydisappears,Zandrafearsthereisamoresinisterpresencetrappedontheislandwiththem.WRITERSRETREATisfilmedinaclassicBritishHammerHorrorstyleusingthestrangefeaturesofitslocationtocreateahauntinglyterrifyingfilmwithatmosphereandmenace.Thescriptdelvesdeepintohumanemotionsandhonesty,causingthecharacterstoaskquestionsaboutthemselvesthattheydidn'tknowtheyhadandquestiontheaudienceastowhetherthingsarequitewhattheyseem.