“You killed my son! And, now, I kill you and I can’t think of anything more rational.”
Compared to traditional slasher fare, there are many things that set the Scream franchise apart: multiple survivors, metatextual commentary, Matthew Lillard, the list goes on and on. But one of the most unique aspects of this beloved string of films is the fact that anyone and everyone could be the killer. With no supernatural elements or sub-human weapon-wielders, only a confirmed kill can eliminate a character from the suspect list. Many charismatic villains have donned the ominous Ghostface mask, but none so complex as the one revealed in Scream 2. Running on vengeance, grief, and motherly love, Mrs. Loomis (Laurie Metcalf) manipulates a psychotic young man and picks up the knife herself in an elaborate plan to seek revenge for the death of her son.
After surviving what has become known as the Woodsboro Murders,...
Compared to traditional slasher fare, there are many things that set the Scream franchise apart: multiple survivors, metatextual commentary, Matthew Lillard, the list goes on and on. But one of the most unique aspects of this beloved string of films is the fact that anyone and everyone could be the killer. With no supernatural elements or sub-human weapon-wielders, only a confirmed kill can eliminate a character from the suspect list. Many charismatic villains have donned the ominous Ghostface mask, but none so complex as the one revealed in Scream 2. Running on vengeance, grief, and motherly love, Mrs. Loomis (Laurie Metcalf) manipulates a psychotic young man and picks up the knife herself in an elaborate plan to seek revenge for the death of her son.
After surviving what has become known as the Woodsboro Murders,...
- 5/23/2024
- by Jenn Adams
- bloody-disgusting.com
Within the reality of the Scream films, the murders committed by various maniacs wearing Ghostface costumes have inspired a franchise of movies called Stab – and in Scream (2022), we saw a glimpse of a moment in Stab 8 that showed a different sort of Ghostface. This one worn a metallic mask, had short sleeves on their costume, and was blasting away at someone with a flamethrower. Now the collectible makers at Neca have taken to social media to reveal that their latest Ghostface action figure is inspired by that moment in Scream (2022) / Stab 8! This thing is called the Ultimate Ghostface Inferno action figure, and you can see images of it at the bottom of this article.
Here’s the product description: Ghostface is back and coming in hot! This all-new Ultimate 7-inch scale action figure features updated sculpt and articulation beneath a new, opening soft-goods cloak with three interchangeable hood options. In...
Here’s the product description: Ghostface is back and coming in hot! This all-new Ultimate 7-inch scale action figure features updated sculpt and articulation beneath a new, opening soft-goods cloak with three interchangeable hood options. In...
- 3/11/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Get ready to howl at the moon, cackle with witches, and dive headfirst into a cauldron of frights! It’s time for Nightmare on Film Street’s #31DayHorrorChallenge, the ultimate Halloween Horror Movie Challenge that’s guaranteed to fill your October with spooks, chills, and thrills.
Horror movies and Halloween? They’re a match made in the haunted house. Like witches and broomsticks. Like vampires and fangs. Like Freddy and Jason. Like zombies and, well, more zombies.
Year after year, we here at Nightmare on Film Street bring our horror family together across social media to embark on a 31-day journey into the macabre, all in the name of celebrating the most haunted time of the year!
Enter the #31DayHorrorChallenge 2023!
Ready to sink your teeth into this year’s Halloween Horror Movie Challenge? We’re calling all you horror aficionados, casual fans, and even the faint of heart to join...
Horror movies and Halloween? They’re a match made in the haunted house. Like witches and broomsticks. Like vampires and fangs. Like Freddy and Jason. Like zombies and, well, more zombies.
Year after year, we here at Nightmare on Film Street bring our horror family together across social media to embark on a 31-day journey into the macabre, all in the name of celebrating the most haunted time of the year!
Enter the #31DayHorrorChallenge 2023!
Ready to sink your teeth into this year’s Halloween Horror Movie Challenge? We’re calling all you horror aficionados, casual fans, and even the faint of heart to join...
- 8/21/2023
- by Nightmare on Film Street
Working with Fleetwood Mac during the Rumours era was not easy, and Lindsey Buckingham’s temper made things even harder. The band dynamics were in disarray, and their drug use was ramping up. Producer Ken Caillat said his job became even more complicated when Buckingham physically attacked him. He shared how following Buckingham’s demands landed him in a dangerous position.
Lindsey Buckingham | Fin Costello/Redferns/Getty Images Lindsey Buckingham grew violently furious with a Fleetwood Mac producer
While recording “You Make Loving Fun,” Caillat said Buckingham worked to get in an “aggressive place.” He believed this would make his playing better. While it might have, it also made him a challenge to be around.
“So, we started recording over our least favorite tracks,” Caillat wrote in his book Making Rumours: The Inside Story of the Classic Fleetwood Mac Album. “Things got hot and heavy as he got into his guitar solo.
Lindsey Buckingham | Fin Costello/Redferns/Getty Images Lindsey Buckingham grew violently furious with a Fleetwood Mac producer
While recording “You Make Loving Fun,” Caillat said Buckingham worked to get in an “aggressive place.” He believed this would make his playing better. While it might have, it also made him a challenge to be around.
“So, we started recording over our least favorite tracks,” Caillat wrote in his book Making Rumours: The Inside Story of the Classic Fleetwood Mac Album. “Things got hot and heavy as he got into his guitar solo.
- 5/23/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
We never expected to see characters like Kirby Reed and Billy Loomis make their return to the Scream franchise, but both Scream 2022 and Scream VI have proven that nothing is ever off the table when it comes to this particular slasher saga. Billy appeared in both films in visions experienced by his daughter, while Scream VI literally brought Kirby back to life.
So who’s next? Well, Drew Barrymore recently joked that Casey Becker could theoretically still be alive out there somewhere, and now Parker Posey is expressing similar sentiments about her character from Scream 3. Posey memorably played Jennifer Jolie in Craven’s third movie, the actress playing Gale Weathers in the Stab movies.
As Jenn Adams wrote here on Bloody Disgusting back in March, “The flaky actress stars as Gale Weathers in the parody films and forms a hilarious partnership with her real-life counterpart when her co-stars begin to die.
So who’s next? Well, Drew Barrymore recently joked that Casey Becker could theoretically still be alive out there somewhere, and now Parker Posey is expressing similar sentiments about her character from Scream 3. Posey memorably played Jennifer Jolie in Craven’s third movie, the actress playing Gale Weathers in the Stab movies.
As Jenn Adams wrote here on Bloody Disgusting back in March, “The flaky actress stars as Gale Weathers in the parody films and forms a hilarious partnership with her real-life counterpart when her co-stars begin to die.
- 4/18/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
The “Scream” franchise is at an all-time high right now, with March’s “Scream VI” grossing $106 million and counting at the domestic box office to become the series’ top-grossing film. No wonder former cast members like Drew Barrymore and Parker Posey are eager to return.
Posey, who has been making the press rounds in support of her role in Ari Aster’s “Beau Is Afraid,” told ComicBook.com that she’s interested in reprising the role of Jennifer Jolie from 2000’s “Scream 3.” Jennifer was the actor playing Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox) in the “Stab” franchise. She was killed by Ghostface, but that didn’t stop Posey from recently pitching her return to the “Scream” team.
“Well, I did an interview for Wnyc Radio, like three weeks ago, for the play I was doing. And they said, ‘Well, there’s some people here that want to say hi.’ And it was the ‘Scream’ team,...
Posey, who has been making the press rounds in support of her role in Ari Aster’s “Beau Is Afraid,” told ComicBook.com that she’s interested in reprising the role of Jennifer Jolie from 2000’s “Scream 3.” Jennifer was the actor playing Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox) in the “Stab” franchise. She was killed by Ghostface, but that didn’t stop Posey from recently pitching her return to the “Scream” team.
“Well, I did an interview for Wnyc Radio, like three weeks ago, for the play I was doing. And they said, ‘Well, there’s some people here that want to say hi.’ And it was the ‘Scream’ team,...
- 4/18/2023
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
The Scream franchise was given a new life by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett, and Chad Villella for the first time since Wes Craven’s Scream 4 in 2010. The year 2022 mixed legacy characters with new ones for future Ghostfaces to hunt. There’s a variety of places that the Scream horror franchise would go from here, so why not space?
‘Scream’ brought the self-aware franchise to New York City Ghostface | Paramount Pictures
The grand return to Woodsboro in 2022’s Scream introduced Melissa Barrera’s Sam Carpenter, Jenna Ortega’s Tara Carpenter, and their friend group. Legacy characters Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell), Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox), and Dewey Riley (David Arquette).
After narrowly surviving, the Carpenter sisters packed up along with friends Chad (Mason Gooding) and Mindy Meeks-Martin (Jasmin Savoy Brown) to head to New York City in Scream VI. However, they aren’t able to escape the terror of Ghostface for long.
‘Scream’ brought the self-aware franchise to New York City Ghostface | Paramount Pictures
The grand return to Woodsboro in 2022’s Scream introduced Melissa Barrera’s Sam Carpenter, Jenna Ortega’s Tara Carpenter, and their friend group. Legacy characters Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell), Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox), and Dewey Riley (David Arquette).
After narrowly surviving, the Carpenter sisters packed up along with friends Chad (Mason Gooding) and Mindy Meeks-Martin (Jasmin Savoy Brown) to head to New York City in Scream VI. However, they aren’t able to escape the terror of Ghostface for long.
- 3/18/2023
- by Jeff Nelson
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The “Scream” films have been self-referential ever since Drew Barrymore first picked up the phone to riff on scary movies with her killer, but “Scream VI” is the most meta entry yet, thanks to a climactic set piece in a Ghostface museum. Built in an old theater by a killer from an earlier “Scream,” the museum is filled with artifacts from the first five films in the series, from weapons and clothes to beer cups from the party scene in the original movie. The location is not only a source of terror for prospective victims and of pride for its creator but a gift to fans of the franchise, who can luxuriate in the attention to detail taken with every exhibit.
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The museum was a labor of love for production designer...
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The museum was a labor of love for production designer...
- 3/15/2023
- by Jim Hemphill
- Indiewire
For Wes
After spending our birthday month talking about ‘Weird Sex’ films like Videodrome, 1981’s Possession, Tusk and Wolf, last week Trace and I jumped back to the 60s to tackle an iconic UK spooky flick with The Haunting.
With the release of Scream 6 this past week, it only made sense to open the Patreon vault and revisit Scream (2022), Radio Silence’s ode to Wes Craven and Kevin Williamson’s iconic slasher franchise.
In the film, 10 years have passed since the last massacre in Woodsboro. When Tara (Jenna Ortega) is attacked in her house, her estranged older sister Sam (Melissa Barrera) returns home with her faithful boyfriend (Jack Quaid) in tow. When more people are killed, a new generation of suspects and victims emerges with ties to legacy characters.
It’s quickly deduced by twins Mindy (Jasmin Savoy Brown) and Chad (Mason Gooding), as well as Sheriff Judy Hicks...
After spending our birthday month talking about ‘Weird Sex’ films like Videodrome, 1981’s Possession, Tusk and Wolf, last week Trace and I jumped back to the 60s to tackle an iconic UK spooky flick with The Haunting.
With the release of Scream 6 this past week, it only made sense to open the Patreon vault and revisit Scream (2022), Radio Silence’s ode to Wes Craven and Kevin Williamson’s iconic slasher franchise.
In the film, 10 years have passed since the last massacre in Woodsboro. When Tara (Jenna Ortega) is attacked in her house, her estranged older sister Sam (Melissa Barrera) returns home with her faithful boyfriend (Jack Quaid) in tow. When more people are killed, a new generation of suspects and victims emerges with ties to legacy characters.
It’s quickly deduced by twins Mindy (Jasmin Savoy Brown) and Chad (Mason Gooding), as well as Sheriff Judy Hicks...
- 3/13/2023
- by Joe Lipsett
- bloody-disgusting.com
Spoilers for "Scream VI" abound in the article below – you've been warned.
In 2011, the fourth entry in the "Scream" series began with a Russian nesting doll of an opening sequence. By that point in the franchise, it had been well established that each new entry would begin with an extended scene in which at least one person wound up on the wrong end of a knife wielded by a mystery figure wearing a Ghostface mask and robe. But the fourth entry (the final one directed by the late Wes Craven) started with a sequence in which one young woman was killed ... before revealing itself to be a movie within the movie, being watched by two young women. One of those women roundly criticized the quality of what they were watching only for her friend to kill her ... and then reveal itself to be another movie within the movie. It was,...
In 2011, the fourth entry in the "Scream" series began with a Russian nesting doll of an opening sequence. By that point in the franchise, it had been well established that each new entry would begin with an extended scene in which at least one person wound up on the wrong end of a knife wielded by a mystery figure wearing a Ghostface mask and robe. But the fourth entry (the final one directed by the late Wes Craven) started with a sequence in which one young woman was killed ... before revealing itself to be a movie within the movie, being watched by two young women. One of those women roundly criticized the quality of what they were watching only for her friend to kill her ... and then reveal itself to be another movie within the movie. It was,...
- 3/13/2023
- by Josh Spiegel
- Slash Film
Scream VI is now in theaters. It brings with it a love letter to the entire Scream franchise. With a shift from California, we settle with our remaining characters in New York City to gain a new experience for Ghostface to stalk victims. The film is jam-packed with fun references to other parts of the Scream franchise and other horror films in general. What Scream VI easter eggs did you possibly miss?
WArning!!!!! There will be spoilers for Scream VI and possibly other entries in the Scream Series.
Friday The 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan
When Jason returns to his apartment, we see that the TV is on and the movie that is playing is Friday The 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan. This is a fun joke as this movie was to take Jason out of his usual hunting grounds of Crystal Lake and...
WArning!!!!! There will be spoilers for Scream VI and possibly other entries in the Scream Series.
Friday The 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan
When Jason returns to his apartment, we see that the TV is on and the movie that is playing is Friday The 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan. This is a fun joke as this movie was to take Jason out of his usual hunting grounds of Crystal Lake and...
- 3/12/2023
- by Bryan Wolford
- JoBlo.com
This Scream 6 article contains spoilers.
Scream 6 has a killer opening sequence. Right from the jump, this slasher saga changes formula for the second time in a row under Radio Silence’s stewardship. In 2022, this meant “opening kill” victim Tara Carpenter (Jenna Ortega) getting to live despite being stabbed a horrifying seven times (a twist that audiences and Paramount marketers are no doubt even more thankful about now).
In the 2023 iteration, filmmakers pivot the game again by staging an effective murder sequence that plays like a fiddle on the fears of any single person who’s used a dating app in the big city. Poor Laura (Samara Weaving) is a film studies professor who specializes in slasher movies, but when her adorkable Tinder date lures her from the safety of an anonymous cocktail bar into a barren alleyway, she learns her final lesson in the genre.
It’s brutal yet almost perfunctory.
Scream 6 has a killer opening sequence. Right from the jump, this slasher saga changes formula for the second time in a row under Radio Silence’s stewardship. In 2022, this meant “opening kill” victim Tara Carpenter (Jenna Ortega) getting to live despite being stabbed a horrifying seven times (a twist that audiences and Paramount marketers are no doubt even more thankful about now).
In the 2023 iteration, filmmakers pivot the game again by staging an effective murder sequence that plays like a fiddle on the fears of any single person who’s used a dating app in the big city. Poor Laura (Samara Weaving) is a film studies professor who specializes in slasher movies, but when her adorkable Tinder date lures her from the safety of an anonymous cocktail bar into a barren alleyway, she learns her final lesson in the genre.
It’s brutal yet almost perfunctory.
- 3/11/2023
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
2022's "Scream 5" reinvigorated the horror franchise, which seemed to have ended with "Scream 4" in 2011. It was no small task, especially considering its legendary original director, Wes Craven, died in 2015. Its new directors, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett - the duo behind production company Radio Silence who made "Ready or Not" in 2019 - have openly expressed their love and loyalty to the Scream franchise, so while the new Scream films do explore new aspects of the horror genre to fit the 21st century, you can be sure they still have plenty of connections to the original films that fans will recognize almost immediately.
Are the New Scream Movies a Sequel Series, or a Reboot Series?
Officially, 2022's "Scream" wasn't titled "Scream 5," but "Scream," making it a little unclear if it was a reboot. But 2023's new movie is "Scream 6," making it even more obvious that this is...
Are the New Scream Movies a Sequel Series, or a Reboot Series?
Officially, 2022's "Scream" wasn't titled "Scream 5," but "Scream," making it a little unclear if it was a reboot. But 2023's new movie is "Scream 6," making it even more obvious that this is...
- 3/10/2023
- by Emma Vallelunga
- Popsugar.com
Welcome to the Ghostface Glossary, a guide to every horror reference and nod throughout the first five films of the Scream franchise.
After a lot of pausing, rewinding, and zooming in, as well as researching, we’re catching all of the many horror-specific references Williamson, Craven, and Co. included in this beloved postmodern slasher franchise. If we’ve forgotten any glaring ones, kindly let us know.
This guide will exclude homages from previous Scream films and their respective sequels— we’re only looking at outside horror franchises and inspirations, because any red-blooded Ghostface fan is likely already aware of those. (Goes without saying that the beloved faux franchise ‘Stab’(s) 1-8 will also not be counted, since, even though our neon green ‘Stab’ t-shirts and mock VHS tapes feel very real, it’s still a very fake franchise). If we’ve forgotten any glaring ones, kindly let us know.
“You...
After a lot of pausing, rewinding, and zooming in, as well as researching, we’re catching all of the many horror-specific references Williamson, Craven, and Co. included in this beloved postmodern slasher franchise. If we’ve forgotten any glaring ones, kindly let us know.
This guide will exclude homages from previous Scream films and their respective sequels— we’re only looking at outside horror franchises and inspirations, because any red-blooded Ghostface fan is likely already aware of those. (Goes without saying that the beloved faux franchise ‘Stab’(s) 1-8 will also not be counted, since, even though our neon green ‘Stab’ t-shirts and mock VHS tapes feel very real, it’s still a very fake franchise). If we’ve forgotten any glaring ones, kindly let us know.
“You...
- 3/10/2023
- by Julieann Stipidis
- bloody-disgusting.com
After the success of 2022's "Scream" reboot/sequel (which was titled "Scream" even though it was the fifth installment), a sixth film was on the table almost immediately. Now, 2023's "Scream 6" made many changes to the iconic franchise.
First off, the film focused almost entirely on the newer characters introduced in 2022's "Scream." Sidney Prescott was only mentioned by name and never actually appeared, and Gale Weathers didn't play as big of a role as she usually would. "Scream VI" also brought back "Scream 4"'s Kirby Reed as an FBI agent helping Samatha and Tara deal with the newest string of Ghostface killings. On top of those cast shakeups, the film also moved its location to New York City, much like "Scream 2" took Sidney out of Woodsboro and saw her facing down a new set of Ghostface killers in Los Angeles.
Despite all the changes "Scream 6" made,...
First off, the film focused almost entirely on the newer characters introduced in 2022's "Scream." Sidney Prescott was only mentioned by name and never actually appeared, and Gale Weathers didn't play as big of a role as she usually would. "Scream VI" also brought back "Scream 4"'s Kirby Reed as an FBI agent helping Samatha and Tara deal with the newest string of Ghostface killings. On top of those cast shakeups, the film also moved its location to New York City, much like "Scream 2" took Sidney out of Woodsboro and saw her facing down a new set of Ghostface killers in Los Angeles.
Despite all the changes "Scream 6" made,...
- 3/10/2023
- by Amber Frost
- Popsugar.com
Welcome to the Ghostface Glossary, a guide to every horror reference and nod throughout the first five films of the Scream franchise.
After a lot of pausing, rewinding, and zooming in, as well as researching, we’re catching all of the many horror-specific references Williamson, Craven, and Co. included in this beloved postmodern slasher franchise. If we’ve forgotten any glaring ones, kindly let us know.
This guide will exclude homages from previous Scream films and their respective sequels— we’re only looking at outside horror franchises and inspirations, because any red-blooded Ghostface fan is likely already aware of those. (Goes without saying that the beloved faux franchise ‘Stab’(s) 1-8 will also not be counted, since, even though our neon green ‘Stab’ t-shirts and mock VHS tapes feel very real, it’s still a very fake franchise). If we’ve forgotten any glaring ones, kindly let us know.
“You...
After a lot of pausing, rewinding, and zooming in, as well as researching, we’re catching all of the many horror-specific references Williamson, Craven, and Co. included in this beloved postmodern slasher franchise. If we’ve forgotten any glaring ones, kindly let us know.
This guide will exclude homages from previous Scream films and their respective sequels— we’re only looking at outside horror franchises and inspirations, because any red-blooded Ghostface fan is likely already aware of those. (Goes without saying that the beloved faux franchise ‘Stab’(s) 1-8 will also not be counted, since, even though our neon green ‘Stab’ t-shirts and mock VHS tapes feel very real, it’s still a very fake franchise). If we’ve forgotten any glaring ones, kindly let us know.
“You...
- 3/10/2023
- by Julieann Stipidis
- bloody-disgusting.com
Welcome to the Ghostface Glossary, a guide to every horror reference and nod throughout the first five films of the Scream franchise.
After a lot of pausing, rewinding, and zooming in, as well as researching, we’re catching all of the many horror-specific references Williamson, Craven, and Co. included in this beloved postmodern slasher franchise. If we’ve forgotten any glaring ones, kindly let us know.
This guide will exclude homages from previous Scream films and their respective sequels— we’re only looking at outside horror franchises and inspirations, because any red-blooded Ghostface fan is likely already aware of those. (Goes without saying that the beloved faux franchise ‘Stab’(s) 1-8 will also not be counted, since, even though our neon green ‘Stab’ t-shirts and mock VHS tapes feel very real, it’s still a very fake franchise). If we’ve forgotten any glaring ones, kindly let us know.
“Mother...
After a lot of pausing, rewinding, and zooming in, as well as researching, we’re catching all of the many horror-specific references Williamson, Craven, and Co. included in this beloved postmodern slasher franchise. If we’ve forgotten any glaring ones, kindly let us know.
This guide will exclude homages from previous Scream films and their respective sequels— we’re only looking at outside horror franchises and inspirations, because any red-blooded Ghostface fan is likely already aware of those. (Goes without saying that the beloved faux franchise ‘Stab’(s) 1-8 will also not be counted, since, even though our neon green ‘Stab’ t-shirts and mock VHS tapes feel very real, it’s still a very fake franchise). If we’ve forgotten any glaring ones, kindly let us know.
“Mother...
- 3/10/2023
- by Julieann Stipidis
- bloody-disgusting.com
Welcome to the Ghostface Glossary, a guide to every horror reference and nod throughout the first five films of the Scream franchise.
After a lot of pausing, rewinding, and zooming in, as well as researching, we’re catching all of the many horror-specific references Williamson, Craven, and Co. included in this beloved postmodern slasher franchise. If we’ve forgotten any glaring ones, kindly let us know.
This guide will exclude homages from previous Scream films and their respective sequels— we’re only looking at outside horror franchises and inspirations, because any red-blooded Ghostface fan is likely already aware of those. (Goes without saying that the beloved faux franchise ‘Stab’(s) 1-8 will also not be counted, since, even though our neon green ‘Stab’ t-shirts and mock VHS tapes feel very real, it’s still a very fake franchise). If we’ve forgotten any glaring ones, kindly let us know.
“By definition alone,...
After a lot of pausing, rewinding, and zooming in, as well as researching, we’re catching all of the many horror-specific references Williamson, Craven, and Co. included in this beloved postmodern slasher franchise. If we’ve forgotten any glaring ones, kindly let us know.
This guide will exclude homages from previous Scream films and their respective sequels— we’re only looking at outside horror franchises and inspirations, because any red-blooded Ghostface fan is likely already aware of those. (Goes without saying that the beloved faux franchise ‘Stab’(s) 1-8 will also not be counted, since, even though our neon green ‘Stab’ t-shirts and mock VHS tapes feel very real, it’s still a very fake franchise). If we’ve forgotten any glaring ones, kindly let us know.
“By definition alone,...
- 3/9/2023
- by Julieann Stipidis
- bloody-disgusting.com
Say what you want about Scream, the 2022 reboot of everybody’s favorite ‘90s/‘00s meta-slasher — it completely understood the pop-culture–osphere it was coming into and commenting on, i.e. the era of endless nostalgia retreads and “requels.” That original cycle was all about making horror movies that bet on how much we, the viewers, knew about the rules of classic horror movies; any attempt to pump fresh blood into the intellectual property had to inherently grok a much different world regarding shared cinematic universes, Film Twitter discourse, Easter eggs,...
- 3/9/2023
- by David Fear
- Rollingstone.com
At the start of Scream 6’s third act, our heroes board a subway train filled with costumed partygoers. While there are a few generic pirates and princesses, most are dressed as iconic horror characters: Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, and Michael Myers are there, as are Chucky, Pennywise, and the Grady sisters from The Shining. Heck, we even get a quick glance at Sam Neill’s reluctant Sutter Cane reader from In the Mouth of Madness. But, of course, nestled throughout the car are a couple of Ghostfaces riding the 1 Train downtown as well.
In nearly any other movie, these easter eggs would be annoying distractions. Instead of being caught up in the tension of the scene where the characters are desperately trying to figure out if these Ghostfaces are tacky fans or brazen serial killers, the audience is seeking out their favorite references. Of course these kinds of namedrops...
In nearly any other movie, these easter eggs would be annoying distractions. Instead of being caught up in the tension of the scene where the characters are desperately trying to figure out if these Ghostfaces are tacky fans or brazen serial killers, the audience is seeking out their favorite references. Of course these kinds of namedrops...
- 3/9/2023
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
In recent months, years even, the horror genre has continued to thrive and evolve, with space in the vast pantheon of options available to audiences for countless different offerings, allowing many filmmakers to tell thought-provoking films through the spectrum of some good old scares. A constant through the last almost three decades has been old Ghostface and his/her rampaging through Woodsboro as they took down not just their on-screen victims but the inner workings of the genre with gleeful abandon. Now “requelled” thanks to 2021’s monster hit, it’s only fitting that it gets its sequels but this time, all bets are truly off.
Set a year after the events of Scream V, sisters Tara (Jenna Ortega) and Sam (Melissa Barrera) have left Woodsboro behind and moved to the Big Apple with fellow survivors Chad (Mason Gooding) and Mindy (Jasmin Savoy Brown) in the hopes of escaping their past and moving forward.
Set a year after the events of Scream V, sisters Tara (Jenna Ortega) and Sam (Melissa Barrera) have left Woodsboro behind and moved to the Big Apple with fellow survivors Chad (Mason Gooding) and Mindy (Jasmin Savoy Brown) in the hopes of escaping their past and moving forward.
- 3/8/2023
- by Scott Davis
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
If there’s one thing we’re supposed to take away from “Scream VI,” it’s that this meta horror series is officially a franchise now. Of course, the idea that it wasn’t already would certainly be news to Paramount executives. Any series that lasts long enough to spawn six movies is a franchise in the literal sense of the word. But up to this point, the Wes Craven-created property had gone to great lengths to differentiate itself from the slasher franchises it loves to lampoon.
“Friday the 13th” and “Nightmare on Elm Street” and all of their ilk are the poster children for quantity-based filmmaking. They exist in worlds where continuity is nonexistent, supporting characters come and go without ever being missed, and the bad guy can never be definitively killed. There’s never been a serious attempt to wrap up the overarching narrative — and you know...
“Friday the 13th” and “Nightmare on Elm Street” and all of their ilk are the poster children for quantity-based filmmaking. They exist in worlds where continuity is nonexistent, supporting characters come and go without ever being missed, and the bad guy can never be definitively killed. There’s never been a serious attempt to wrap up the overarching narrative — and you know...
- 3/8/2023
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
It’s time for a new episode of our Deconstructing… video series, and with this one we’re preparing for this weekend’s release of the slasher sequel Scream 6 by looking back at the 1997 franchise installment Scream 2 (watch it Here). To see Scream 2 get the Deconstructing… treatment, check out the video embedded above.
Directed by Wes Craven from a screenplay by Kevin Williamson, Scream 2 has the following synopsis: Sidney Prescott and tabloid reporter Gale Weathers survived the events of the first Scream, but their nightmare isn’t over. When two college students are murdered at a sneak preview of Stab, a movie based on the events from the first film, it’s clear a copycat killer is on the loose. Sidney and Gail, as well as fellow survivors Deputy Dewey and Randy have to find out who is behind this new murder spree, before they all end up dead.
Directed by Wes Craven from a screenplay by Kevin Williamson, Scream 2 has the following synopsis: Sidney Prescott and tabloid reporter Gale Weathers survived the events of the first Scream, but their nightmare isn’t over. When two college students are murdered at a sneak preview of Stab, a movie based on the events from the first film, it’s clear a copycat killer is on the loose. Sidney and Gail, as well as fellow survivors Deputy Dewey and Randy have to find out who is behind this new murder spree, before they all end up dead.
- 3/7/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
We have made it, fellow Scream fans! We are officially only a few days away from Scream VI’s arrival in theaters, and it’s something that I am very excited about as a longtime fan of this franchise. With that in mind, I thought it would be fun to take a look back on the five franchise deaths that have impacted my own fandom the most over the years. What I think is so great about the Scream series is that every single death truly matters (which is very different from a lot of the slasher movies that preceded this series), so honestly, omitting a few key Scream figures from my list hurts, but sacrifices must be made.
Writer’s Note: The following contains spoilers from several different Scream movies. So just in case you haven’t seen them all just yet, be forewarned that the following will discuss...
Writer’s Note: The following contains spoilers from several different Scream movies. So just in case you haven’t seen them all just yet, be forewarned that the following will discuss...
- 3/6/2023
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
There was a time when folks just answered the phone whenever it rang. It sounds like the dark ages now, but as a child of the ‘90s and 2000s, I remember well the days before iPhones and Androids; the years when it would seem strange for a high schooler to carry a cellphone; and I even vaguely recall a world before Scream.
That slasher classic left a deep scar on the zeitgeist when it opened just before Christmas 1996. At a moment when slasher movies were in decline, and horror itself was experiencing something of a fallow period, here was a fresh and exciting chiller that was eager to make audiences cackle as much as shriek. It also began with an opening sequence that became the stuff of infamy: Drew Barrymore, the sweet little girl from E.T., answers the phone on movie night… and is soon cut off by the voice on the other end.
That slasher classic left a deep scar on the zeitgeist when it opened just before Christmas 1996. At a moment when slasher movies were in decline, and horror itself was experiencing something of a fallow period, here was a fresh and exciting chiller that was eager to make audiences cackle as much as shriek. It also began with an opening sequence that became the stuff of infamy: Drew Barrymore, the sweet little girl from E.T., answers the phone on movie night… and is soon cut off by the voice on the other end.
- 3/6/2023
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
The slasher film subgenre is often the black sheep of horror movies, typically focusing on cliché teenage characters getting hacked up with cheap jump scares sprinkled throughout. Then, the masked villain is "killed" at the end, only to be brought back in increasingly ridiculous ways in the sequels. Rinse and repeat. It's a tried and true formula that critics scoff at while audiences gobble it up. There is one slasher franchise, however, that is a cut above the rest. In 1996, Wes Craven's brilliant horror/comedy "Scream" revitalized and reinvented the genre. It offered up meta-commentary with scares and laughs in equal measure, with the added fun of being wrapped up in a whodunnit.
By slasher standards, the "Scream" franchise has mostly solid entries, with all of them sitting at a fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes. With the sixth movie taking Ghostface on a mayhem-fueled trip through Manhattan, we thought...
By slasher standards, the "Scream" franchise has mostly solid entries, with all of them sitting at a fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes. With the sixth movie taking Ghostface on a mayhem-fueled trip through Manhattan, we thought...
- 2/19/2023
- by Ben Begley
- Slash Film
Played by comedian Jamie Kennedy, film geek Randy Meeks in "Scream" and " Scream 2" is probably the most relatable character in the entire franchise. He's always the fifth wheel and probably spent more lonely nights at home watching horror movies than he'd care to admit. Perpetually single, Randy lived vicariously through the popular kids at Woodsboro High. He watched Sidney and Billy take their PG-13 relationship into R-rated territory (big mistake!), and stood idly by as Stu and Tatum bickered and flirted with each other. Randy was the class clown and the horror movie expert, so naturally, Tatum thinks he's actually Ghostface moments before her death (when it's actually Billy Loomis).
Like a lot of us, Randy learned about life through movies. Just as he watched the characters on screen behaving in predictable, formulaic ways, he also noticed how cliché and stereotypical the people in his own life were acting.
Like a lot of us, Randy learned about life through movies. Just as he watched the characters on screen behaving in predictable, formulaic ways, he also noticed how cliché and stereotypical the people in his own life were acting.
- 2/19/2023
- by Drew Tinnin
- Slash Film
"Scream VI" is just one month away, and needless to say, the hype is very real. Before the film makes franchise history as the first installment to secure a Super Bowl spot, a new poster has been released that finds a huge Ghostface looming menacingly over New York City. Has it been clear that "Scream VI" takes place in the Big Apple yet? They've even got a poster with a knife lodged into an actual apple for good measure! Personally, we can't get enough of all the ham-fisted references.
Speaking of references, eagle-eyed viewers might find quite a few of them around this new poster, which was carefully crafted by graphic designer Doaly. Some are a bit on the nose, like the billboard for "Good Morning with Gale Weathers." The show was first introduced in 2022's "Scream," which showed the titular Gale (Courteney Cox) seemingly recounting the day's top stories,...
Speaking of references, eagle-eyed viewers might find quite a few of them around this new poster, which was carefully crafted by graphic designer Doaly. Some are a bit on the nose, like the billboard for "Good Morning with Gale Weathers." The show was first introduced in 2022's "Scream," which showed the titular Gale (Courteney Cox) seemingly recounting the day's top stories,...
- 2/10/2023
- by Erin Brady
- Slash Film
At the time, Scream 4 seemed like a pretty definitive end for the franchise, providing Sidney Prescott with a second round of closure and riffing on all of the (then) recent trends in horror media. Of course, no matter how satisfying they may be, endings are always bittersweet, so fans were understandably bummed that this would be the last we’d ever see of good old Ghostface. That’s why it makes sense that folks were ecstatic when MTV announced that they were producing a televised follow-up to Scream, Wes Craven’s iconic horror franchise.
After all, a small-screen adaptation of a series known for its satirical meta elements and memorable protagonists could absolutely thrive on network television, especially with the TV horror renaissance of the mid-2010s gifting us with plenty of shows to satirize. From American Horror Story to Hannibal and Bates Motel, there was more than enough...
After all, a small-screen adaptation of a series known for its satirical meta elements and memorable protagonists could absolutely thrive on network television, especially with the TV horror renaissance of the mid-2010s gifting us with plenty of shows to satirize. From American Horror Story to Hannibal and Bates Motel, there was more than enough...
- 2/10/2023
- by Luiz H. C.
- bloody-disgusting.com
As moviegoers waited for "Scream 2" back in 1997, all signs pointed towards it being a cheap cash grab. After the surprise success of "Scream," the sequel was greenlit and rushed into production, hitting theaters less than a year after the original film. Whereas screenwriter Kevin Williamson had years to polish up his script for the first movie, he's since told The Hollywood Reporter he was still working on the script for the second on set.
The rushed, chaotic production inevitably revealed itself in the final film; "Scream 2'" is definitely less tightly-structured than its predecessor, and the killer reveals feel a little less satisfying this time around. There are also a few too many moments that stretch credulity; while even the first film had one foot off reality at times, moments like Ghostface's sudden disappearance from the police car to Dewey's miraculous recovery from an absurd amount of...
The rushed, chaotic production inevitably revealed itself in the final film; "Scream 2'" is definitely less tightly-structured than its predecessor, and the killer reveals feel a little less satisfying this time around. There are also a few too many moments that stretch credulity; while even the first film had one foot off reality at times, moments like Ghostface's sudden disappearance from the police car to Dewey's miraculous recovery from an absurd amount of...
- 2/8/2023
- by Michael Boyle
- Slash Film
Stars: Melissa Barrera, Kyle Gallner, Mason Gooding, Mikey Madison, Dylan Minnette, Jenna Ortega, Jack Quaid, Marley Shelton, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Sonia Ammar, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Neve Campbell | Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett
The meta-slasher franchise is back, after an absence of 11 years, with new directors, new writers and a fresh-faced teen cast, alongside returning “legacy” cast members Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox and David Arquette. Happily, co-directors Matt Bettinellli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett understand exactly what’s expected of a Scream movie and deliver accordingly.
The plot is basically the same as it is in every Scream movie. A new killer is donning the Ghostface mask and slicing up teenagers in Woodsboro, California, perhaps inspired by the series of Stab movies (introduced in Scream 2) that were based on the “real-life events” of Scream. This time round, the killer appears to be focused on Tara Carpenter (Jenna Ortega) and her...
The meta-slasher franchise is back, after an absence of 11 years, with new directors, new writers and a fresh-faced teen cast, alongside returning “legacy” cast members Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox and David Arquette. Happily, co-directors Matt Bettinellli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett understand exactly what’s expected of a Scream movie and deliver accordingly.
The plot is basically the same as it is in every Scream movie. A new killer is donning the Ghostface mask and slicing up teenagers in Woodsboro, California, perhaps inspired by the series of Stab movies (introduced in Scream 2) that were based on the “real-life events” of Scream. This time round, the killer appears to be focused on Tara Carpenter (Jenna Ortega) and her...
- 4/12/2022
- by Matthew Turner
- Nerdly
There are certain rules that one must abide by in order to successfully survive a horror movie: You can never have sex, never drink or do drugs, never say you’ll “be right back.” But there are also certain rules that characters have to adhere to in order to navigate a meta-horror movie, like: Be extremely well-versed in the rules of horror movies, especially the classic slashers (your Halloweens, your Friday the 13ths, your Nightmare on Elm Streets). You should be enough of a fan to recognize potentially stabby situations...
- 1/12/2022
- by David Fear
- Rollingstone.com
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