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Dewey tells Sydney “It’s happening again” in new Scream clip

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With little over a week to go before Ol’ Ghostface Killer returns to the big-screen in Ready or Not directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett’s Scream sequel, the cast-and-crew are busy on the promotional trail, reminiscing about the decades old franchise and what it means to return to play these iconic characters. Two of Wes Craven’s […]

Scream holiday TV spot returns to the site of the original’s climax

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As we get closer to the return of the Scream franchise on the big screen, a new TV spot and batch of images have been released. The TV spot gives a twisted holiday remix to ‘Jingle Bells’ while highlighting a familiar site to longtime fans of the original Scream: the house of Stu Macher, one of the series’ […]

Scream featurette introduces the New Blood

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Paramount Pictures has released a new featurette for Scream, which focuses on the new cast members joining the iconic slasher series for its fifth instalment and includes interviews with stars Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Melissa Barrera, Jack Quaid, Dylan Minnette, and Jasmin Savoy Brown; check it out here, along with a another TV […]

The killer from the new Scream is on this poster

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With the new Scream movie just a month away, Paramount Pictures and Spyglass Media Group have released a new poster for the fifth instalment in the iconic slasher series, and as the tagline says (along with the headline to this post), the killer is on this poster. So, which character(s) do you think are under […]

Scream character posters showcase the new cast

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Yesterday we got a batch of Scream character posters featuring Sidney Prescott, Gale Weathers and Dewey Riley, and now it’s the turn of franchise newcomers Melissa Barrera as Sam Carpenter, Jenna Ortega as Tara Carpenter, Jack Quaid as Richie Kirsch, Jasmin Savoy Brown as Mindy Meeks-Martin, Mason Gooding as Chad Meeks-Martin, Mikey Madison as Amber […]

Scream character posters see the return of Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox and David Arquette

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Three new character posters have been released from the next instalment in the slasher horror franchise Scream, featuring original stars Neve Campbell as Sidney Prescott, Courteney Cox as Gale Weathers and David Arquette as Dewey Riley; take  look here… SEE ALSO: Scream receives R rating for “strong bloody violence, language throughout and some sexual references” […]

Scream receives R rating for “strong bloody violence, language throughout and some sexual references”

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Ahead of its release on January 14th 2022, the fifth instalment in the long-running horror franchise Scream, simply titled Scream, has officially received an R rating for “strong bloody violence, language throughout and some sexual references” from the MPAA. This age rating will not come as a surprise to fans of the series as every film in […]

Ghostface is back in new Scream featurette

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Paramount Pictures has released a new ‘Ghostface is Back’ featurette for Scream which sees stars Courteney Cox, Melissa Barrera, David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Jack Quaid, and Jasmin Savoy Brown, and executive producer Kevin Williamson discuss the slasher horror; check it out here… SEE ALSO: Why Scream is a Perfect Black Comedy Twenty-five years after a […]

Why Scream is a Perfect Black Comedy

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Ricky Church on why Scream is a perfect black comedy… When Scream was released in 1996, it revitalized the slasher genre with new life and energy after it was on the verge of dying out. Scream had plenty of aspects that made horror slasher films great with its memorable kills, scares and great direction by horror legend Wes […]