Scream

  • Movie News

Drew Barrymore Says Her Scream Character Might Have Survived

Drew Barrymore hasn't completely ruled out the possibility that her character in the original 1996 Scream movie, who became one…

1 year ago
  • The Rundown

Enter the Willie Zone; Female Directors Left Out; Scream Without Neve Campbell

A new doc is designed to feel like a freewheeling conversation with Willie Nelson; the Oscar best director nominees are…

1 year ago
  • Movie News

Kevin Williamson on His COVID ‘Period Piece’ Sick — and Scream Without Neve Campbell

Sick filmmaker Kevin Williamson was worried the Covid pandemic was too tragic to send up in a slasher flick —…

1 year ago
  • Movie News

Horror Movie Star Jenna Ortega Says Wednesday Is the ‘Scariest’ Role She’s Ever Taken On

Jenna Ortega says her turn as Wednesday Addams in the upcoming Netflix series Wednesday is the "scariest" role she's has…

2 years ago
  • The Rundown

Scream Dispute; Jon Hamm Joins Fargo; Steve McQueen and WWII

Neve Campbell drops out of Scream 6; Steve McQueen has two high profile WWII films in the works; the cast…

2 years ago
  • Movie News

Scream Writer-Producer James Vanderbilt Took This Lesson on Ghostface Suspects from Wes Craven

Warning: Scream (1996) spoilers follow. There are no spoilers from the new Scream, which is currently in theaters. The poster…

2 years ago
  • The Rundown

Pinocchio Teaser; Sundance Recos and a Surprise; How Lucy and Desi Made TV

The first teaser for Guillermo del Toro's stop-motion Pinocchio is here; a secret Sundance documentary has been revealed and the…

2 years ago
  • Movie News

Jenna Ortega’s Journey From Disney Channel Star to Scream Queen

Scream star Jenna Ortega has always had a taste for the macabre. “I initially wanted to start acting when I…

2 years ago
  • The Rundown

Scream Is a Good Requel; Don’t Dream It’s Over; Licorice Pizza’s Racist Restaurateur

The new Scream sparks a "requel" discussion; a doc plumbs the Chippendale's murders; surprising news about the racist restaurateur in Licorice…

2 years ago
  • Movie News

Colin Kaepernick’s Coming of Age; Will Poulter Joins Guardians 3; Superman’s Coming Out

Colin Kaepernick and Ava DuVernay's Netflix show is coming soon; Midsommar star Will Poulter joins the cast of Guardians of The…

3 years ago
  • MM Guide 2018

Scaring Up Funds: How to Acquire Investors When Your Movie’s in Horror, the Most Profitable Genre of Them All

We’ve all heard the stories. Paranormal Activity, a film with a budget slightly less than a used Honda, made $193…

6 years ago
  • Moviemaking

Nice Day For a Red Herring: Watch How Kevin Williamson’s Scream Screenplay Throws Audiences Off Its Trail (Video)

As it turns out, a mask isn't the only thing that can conceal the killer's identity in a horror film.…

7 years ago
  • Screenwriting

First Draft: Why A Screenwriter Should Think Like A Film Editor

In partnership with the blog ScreenCraft, we’re publishing “First Draft,” a series on everything to do with screenwriting. When the…

8 years ago
  • Articles - Directing

Wes Craven Screams Anew

Legendary Master of Horror Prefers to Be Known as a Working Stiff In honor of the late Wes Craven's would-be…

8 years ago
  • Fall 2015

The End of Your Trope: Three Gendered Horror Conventions and Ideas for Putting Them to Death

When MovieMaker first asked me to write a piece about female tropes in the movies, I misread the email and…

8 years ago
  • Fall 2015
  • Producing

The Evils of Franchising Your Horror Film: Should You Attempt World Domination?

To successfully establish a horror franchise is to achieve some level of film industry transcendence. Something you made is granted…

9 years ago
  • Articles
  • blog-test

Halloween Retro-SPOOK-tive: Wes Craven Screams Anew by Bryan Reesman

"This is Halloween, everybody make a scene/ Trick or treat till the neighbors gonna die of fright/ It's our town,…

11 years ago