The Newest <em>Scream</em> Movie Skewers Fandom Itself
The latest film in the famously self-aware franchise takes aim at Hollywood, legacy sequels, and the horror genre.
In long-running horror franchises, the villain always comes back. Famed slashers such as Michael Myers of , Freddy Krueger of , and Jason Voorhees of are renowned for their immortality—no matter how many times they meet their demise on-screen or a “final chapter” is proclaimed in their saga, they eventually return for more. The series functions a little differently. Yes, a masked killer nicknamed Ghostface is constantly on the prowl, subjecting teens to creepy phone calls and stabbing them with
