Martin Carr reviews the Scream: The TV Series Halloween Special…There is something distinctly old school about this feature film length Scream special which is reassuring, run of the mill but nonetheless engaging stuff. Acting as a bridge between seasons two and three, this here is proper haunted house, isolated island cliché with lashings of home […]

Martin Carr reviews the twelfth episode of Scream: The TV Series season 2…Little known but relevant, ‘When A Stranger Calls’ mirrors the predictable conclusion to Scream as it concludes for another season. On the run but still trying to figure out who their tormentor might be, Audrey and Emma hightail it from one end of […]

Martin Carr reviews the eleventh episode of Scream: The TV Series season 2…As usual I am running behind schedule. Up against it and the creator of my own predicament. Having watched the finale to this second season I obviously know the outcome but have no intention of spoiling it for anyone. With the unveiling of […]

Martin Carr reviews the tenth episode of Scream: The TV Series season 2…This week we are treated to references outside the horror genre, which for someone like me who has instant recall is a whole barrel of fun. Aside from the tagline we get direct and indirect hat tipping for Dirty Harry, Buried and Grosse […]

Martin Carr reviews the ninth episode of Scream: The TV Series season 2…Over the course of ‘The Orphanage’ there is some serious film referencing beyond that obvious tagline, which includes the eponymous Phantasm series and B-movie mainstay April Fool’s Day. This of course remains the charm of a series for anyone who ever loved films […]

Martin Carr reviews the eighth episode of Scream: The TV Series season 2…Some smoking remains and the decapitated right hand of a known philanderer form the basis of our latest trip to Lakewood. As further suspicions are raised, fingers pointed and bodies pile up, Scream fulfils another in a large number of tick lists necessary […]

Martin Carr reviews the seventh episode of Scream: The TV Series season 2…Unlike other shows Scream is a good old fashioned pastiche to its very marrow. There are no genre boundaries being traversed, no wild revelations or people trying too hard in the drama department. This is just predictable slaughter on a weekly basis with […]

Martin Carr reviews the sixth episode of Scream: The TV Series season 2…Name checking torture porn slasher flicks has now become par for the course in Scream. Text messaging gifs, red herrings thrown into the mix in order to flummox your audience and creepy locations are all expected. Tongue in cheek voice over, subtle nods […]