10 Great Characters from the ‘Scream’ Franchise We Would Totally Build a Shrine To

Few titles have redefined the horror genre like Scream. Wes Craven’s original film premiered in 1996 and promptly unleashed a wave of teen meta-slashers that would dominate the genre for the remainder of the decade. From the filmmaking collective Radio Silence, Scream VI manages to strike the perfect balance of homage to the past while […]

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Catastrophic Plans: The Enduring Importance of “Red Right Hand” in the ‘Scream’ Franchise

Scream rewired the horror audience in 1996, exploring anew the connective tissue that bridged the history of the genre with its future patrons and purveyors. The resulting franchise encompassed a host of familiar tropes of both the slasher and “whodunit” variety, comprising ringing phones accompanied by mysterious callers, self-aware and snarky young adults and rules […]

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Ghostface Glossary: A Guide to Every Horror Reference in ‘Scream 4’

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 […]

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Wes Craven’s ‘Scream 4’ Will Be Leaving Netflix in February

With Scream VI arriving in theaters on March 10, you may be wondering where you can currently stream the previous five movies in the franchise. Last year’s Scream is currently streaming on Paramount+, but what about the original quadrilogy directed by Wes Craven? Well, Craven’s Scream 4 is currently streaming on Netflix, but that won’t […]

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The Five Scariest Moments in the ‘Scream’ Franchise

We’ve talked before about how the introduction of Scream into the horror world changed everything. It was an Elvis, Beatles, Nirvana moment for the genre. Why, though? It’s the Millennium! Motives are incidental! No really, it’s because Wes Craven and Kevin Williamson gave us something that could be fun and frightening at the same time, and in equal […]

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Red Right Hand: The Top 15 Kills of the Entire ‘Scream’ Film Franchise

2022 has been quite the year for fans of the beloved Scream franchise. It hosted the first theatrical release in the series since the fourth installment back in 2011. It also allowed us to revisit our favorite fabled town of Woodsboro. Meeting wonderful new characters like Mindy, Chad, and the Carpenter sisters – while catching […]

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Hayden Panettiere Teases Kirby’s Role in ‘Scream 6’ [Video]

Ghostface returns to theaters with the sixth installment in the Scream franchise next year, and the exciting news there is that Hayden Panettiere will be back as Scream 4‘s Kirby Reed! A fan favorite character from Wes Craven’s Scream 4, Kirby was thought to be killed off in the 2011 movie, but fans have never […]

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Emma Roberts on Potential ‘Scream’ Return: “I Feel Like I Wasn’t Done With Scream”

Is anyone really ever dead in the Scream franchise? Unless they’re shot between eyes like Billy Loomis – who even still managed to make a return in this year’s Scream – there’s always a chance a Scream character can come back; after all, Hayden Panettiere is returning in next year’s Scream 6 years after being […]

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Kristen Stewart Explains Why She Turned Down a Death Scene in ‘Scream 4’

One thing you might not know about Wes Craven’s Scream 4 is that Kristen Stewart was at one point approached to appear in the film as part of the opening death sequence(s), which ended up including Kristen Bell and Anna Paquin. In a new chat with Slant this week, Stewart explains why she ultimately turned […]

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Kevin Williamson Details His Original Plans for ‘Scream 5’ & ‘Scream 6’! [Interview]

In case you thought we had exhausted ourselves on all things Scream after spending four hours(!!!) discussing Scream 4 last week, think again! In a special Horror Queers bonus episode, Joe and I have Scream scribe Kevin Williamson on the line in celebration of the new film, which hits theaters today! The Scream franchise, while beloved, is not […]

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The Unexpected Gift of ‘Scream 4’! [Horror Queers Podcast]

F*ck with the Original / Hayden Panettiere Is Always Right. It just wouldn’t be a new year without Scream, right? After celebrating the OG Scream on its 25th anniversary back in December (along with seasonal treats like Batman Returns, Fear No Evil, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Witchboard‘s 35th anniversary), Trace and I are FINALLY discussing one […]

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Ghostface in the Machine: A Brief History of ‘Scream’ in Video Games

1996 was a pretty important year for horror. Not only did Resident Evil burst onto the scene to thrust horror games into the limelight, but Wes Craven’s meta-slasher Scream exploded onto cinema screens and changed the face of horror. I’m sure that, like me, there were a few horror fans whose real horror awakening came […]

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‘Scream 4’ Turns Social Media Into a Suspect [Halloweenies Podcast]

Rejoice, Woodsboro! The Stab-athon continues! As promised, Halloweenies co-hosts Justin Gerber, Dan Caffrey, McKenzie Gerber, and special guest Diandra Lazor have returned to the barn to finish their dissection of 2011’s Scream 4. In the second of two episodes dedicated to the fourth chapter, the discuss the perils of social media stardom, debate whether they’d […]

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‘Scream 4’ Hits Harder as an Unexpected Swan Song for Wes Craven [Halloweenies Podcast]

Step aside, Charlie and Robbie, there’s a new Cinema Club in town. As promised, the Halloweenies have returned to the streets of Woodsboro, where everyone is shaking off a case of deja vu. Make no mistake, though, this is no remake. No, there are all new rules to learn, which is why you oughta make your […]

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10 Great Horror Titles You Can Stream on Tubi in November

Tubi dominates when it comes to selection, especially for the horror fan. The completely free streaming service, meaning no subscriptions or hidden fees, offers an insane selection for viewers with over 35,000 titles available. It’s a robust catalog of horror and Tubi covers just about every level of the genre — from the famous, mainstream […]

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