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Review: ‘Scream: Resurrection’ Starts Off with a Bang on VH1 Tonight!

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Scream: Resurrection

Scream: Resurrection, or Scream the TV Series Season 3–there are IMDb pages under both names with the exact same information–debuts tonight on VH1 at 9 pm EST with a brand new story set against the backdrop of Atlanta.

The new series centers on Deion Elliot (RJ Cyler), a football star with big dreams and an even bigger secret he’s kept locked away for years. His mother (Mary J. Blige) and half-brother (Tyga) both support him as best as they can, but despite their help, he soon finds himself in a game of cat-and-mouse with a killer that seems to know everything about him and will stop at nothing until Deion is exposed, dead, or both.

What’s more, this killer has a serious hangup with hypocrites, and the first two episodes become increasingly tense as Deion finds that his friends are also targets.

The writers really went for it, attempting to create the meta-trope-filled environment that made the Scream franchise great right down to the character archetypes updated in the most tongue-in-cheek way possible for 2019.

The cast of characters includes:

  1. Kym (Keke Palmer), the activist who is so used to being a leader she just assumes people will do what she says.
  2. Manny (Guillian Yao Gioiello), Kym’s gay best friend who is just trying to make it to graduation so he can make the jump to college and a more queer-friendly environment.
  3. Liv (Jessica Sula), the good-girl cheerleader with a police officer father whose just almost too good to be true.
  4. Amir (Christopher Jordan Wallace), the aspiring DJ who is trying to walk the line between his parent’s faith and the life he wants to live.
  5. Beth (Giorgia Whigham), the goth horror movie fanatic, who knows all the rules for surviving a horror movie but can’t seem to stay out of trouble in the real world herself.

Scream: Resurrection Cast

The show’s creators have also brought back the franchise’s original costume and Roger Jackson who voiced Ghostface in all four of the films which makes this particular iteration of the Scream television series feel just a bit closer to its big screen forebears.

Unfortunately, the writers were working so hard to make it Scream that almost every horror homage and reference seems to barrel off the screen into your face.

Tony Todd, for instance, appears as a war veteran suffering from PTSD with a hook for a hand that the kids call Hookman. All he’s really missing is that fur-lined coat to turn Hookman into Candyman.

It’s certainly nostalgic, but this lack of subtlety ultimately ends up working against them as they set up the rules of the game their killer is playing.

Still, the cast does a fine job of embracing their roles and telling stories of people who recognize their flaws, even if they’re only doing so at knife-point.

Cyler, especially, stands out in the role of Deion pivoting from tough-guy to vulnerability with admirable ease. Whigham’s Beth, meanwhile, is an edgier version of the Randy character from the original trilogy, and though we know that’s her function in the “game,” it’s still refreshing to see her take a more proactive role, rather than rehashing the lovable buffoonery of the trope.

Oddly enough, it’s Keke Palmer as Kym that sits the most uncomfortably. Don’t get me wrong, she acts the role with ease, but you can almost tell at times that she’s growing weary of playing this particular type of character.

After all, she spent two years on Scream Queens playing what is basically the same role, but Kym lacks the humor that Zayday had and because of this, ends up just being loud and a version of brash that borders on bullying even toward Manny, who is supposed to be her best friend.

Despite its flaws, however, by the end of episode two, I was ready to see what would happen next and I suppose that says something about the show.

Will the show ultimately deliver the goods?

Tune into VH1 for the special Scream: Resurrection event starting tonight at 9 pm EST and see for yourselves. The next four episodes will follow, two each night, at the same time through Wednesday, and iHorror will be here with reviews each day to help you get ready.

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New to Netflix (U.S.) This Month [May 2024]

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Another month means fresh additions to Netflix. Although there aren’t many new horror titles this month, there are still some notable movies well worth your time. For instance, you can watch Karen Black try to land a 747 jet in Airport 1979, or Casper Van Dien kill giant insects in Paul Verhoeven’s bloody sci-fi opus Starship Troopers.

We are looking forward to the Jennifer Lopez sci-fi action movie Atlas. But let us know what you are going to watch. And if we have missed something, put it in the comments.

May 1:

Airport

A blizzard, a bomb, and a stowaway help create the perfect storm for the manager of a Midwestern airport and a pilot with a messy personal life.

Airport ’75

Airport ’75

When a Boeing 747 loses its pilots in a midair collision, a member of the cabin crew must take control with radio help from a flight instructor.

Airport ’77

A luxury 747 packed with VIPs and priceless art goes down in the Bermuda Triangle after being hijacked by thieves — and time for a rescue is running out.

Jumanji

Two siblings discover an enchanted board game that opens a door to a magical world — and unwittingly release a man who’s been trapped inside for years.

Hellboy

Hellboy

A half-demon paranormal investigator questions his defense of humans when a dismembered sorceress rejoins the living to wreak brutal vengeance.

Starship Troopers

When fire-spitting, brain-sucking bugs attack Earth and obliterate Buenos Aires, an infantry unit heads to the aliens’ planet for a showdown.

May 9

Bodkin

Bodkin

A ragtag crew of podcasters sets out to investigate mysterious disappearances from decades earlier in a charming Irish town with dark, dreadful secrets.

May 15

The Clovehitch Killer

The Clovehitch Killer

A teenager’s picture-perfect family is torn apart when he uncovers unnerving evidence of a serial killer close to home.

May 16

Upgrade

After a violent mugging leaves him paralyzed, a man receives a computer chip implant that allows him to control his body — and get his revenge.

Monster

Monster

After being abducted and taken to a desolate house, a girl sets out to rescue her friend and escape from their malicious kidnapper.

May 24

Atlas

Atlas

A brilliant counterterrorism analyst with a deep distrust of AI discovers it might be her only hope when a mission to capture a renegade robot goes awry.

Jurassic World: Chaos Theory

The Camp Cretaceous gang come together to unravel a mystery when they discover a global conspiracy that brings danger to dinosaurs — and to themselves.

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Panic Fest 2024 Review: ‘Never Hike Alone 2’

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There are fewer icons more recognizable than the slasher. Freddy Krueger. Michael Myers. Victor Crowley. Notorious killers who always seem to come back for more no matter how many times they are slain or their franchises seemingly put to a final chapter or nightmare. And so it seems that even some legal disputes cannot stop one of the most memorable movie murderers of all: Jason Voorhees!

Following the events of the first Never Hike Alone, outdoorsman and YouTuber Kyle McLeod (Drew Leighty) has been hospitalized after his encounter with the long thought dead Jason Voorhees, saved by perhaps the hockey masked killer’s greatest adversary Tommy Jarvis (Thom Mathews) who now currently works as an EMT around Crystal Lake. Still haunted by Jason, Tommy Jarvis struggles to find a sense of stability and this latest encounter is pushing him to end the reign of Voorhees once and for all…

Never Hike Alone made a splash online as a well shot and thoughtful fan film continuation of the classic slasher franchise that was built up with the snowbound follow up Never Hike In The Snow and now climaxing with this direct sequel. It’s not only an incredible Friday The 13th love letter, but a well thought out and entertaining epilogue of sorts to the infamous ‘Tommy Jarvis Trilogy’ from within the franchise that encapsulated Friday The 13th Part IV: The Final Chapter, Friday The 13th Part V: A New Beginning, and Friday The 13th Part VI: Jason Lives. Even getting some of the original cast back as their characters to continue the tale! Thom Mathews being the most prominent as Tommy Jarvis, but with other series casting like Vincent Guastaferro returning as now Sheriff Rick Cologne and still having a bone to pick with Jarvis and the mess around Jason Voorhees. Even featuring some Friday The 13th alumni like Part III‘s Larry Zerner as the mayor of Crystal Lake!

On top of that, the movie delivers on kills and action. Taking turns that some of the previous fils never got the chance to deliver on. Most prominently, Jason Voorhees going on a rampage through Crystal Lake proper when he slices his way through a hospital! Creating a nice throughline of the mythology of Friday The 13th, Tommy Jarvis and the cast’s trauma, and Jason doing what he does best in the most cinematically gory ways possible.

The Never Hike Alone films from Womp Stomp Films and Vincente DiSanti are a testament to the fanbase of Friday The 13th and the still enduring popularity of those films and of Jason Voorhees. And while officially, no new movie in the franchise is on the horizon for the foreseeable future, at the very least there is some comfort knowing fans are willing to go to these lengths to fill the void.

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New Vampire Flick “Flesh of the Gods” Will Star Kristen Stewart and Oscar Isaac

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80s nostalgia is still going strong in the horror community. As proof of this, Panos Cosmatos (Mandy) is developing a new 80s themed vampire film. However, unlike some of the other nostalgia bait films that have come out recently, Flesh of the Gods is packing some serious talent.

First, the film is written by the legendary Andrew Kevin Walker (Se7en). If that wasn’t enough, the film will star Oscar Isaac (Moon Knight) and Kristen Stewart (Underwater).

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Variety gives us a glimpse into the story line, stating that: “Flesh of the Gods is set in glittering ’80s L.A., where married couple Raoul (Oscar Isaac) and Alex (Kristen Stewart) each evening descend from their luxury skyscraper condo and head into the city’s electric nighttime realm. When they cross paths with a mysterious and enigmatic figure known as Nameless and her hard-partying cabal, the pair are seduced into a glamorous, surrealistic world of hedonism, thrills and violence.”

Cosmatos offers his own opinion of the film. “Like Los Angeles itself, ‘Flesh of the Gods’ inhabits the liminal realm between fantasy and nightmare. Both propulsive and hypnotic, ‘Flesh’ will take you on a hot rod joy ride deep into the glittering heart of hell.”

Producer Adam McKay (Don’t Look Up) seems to also be excited about The Flesh of the Gods. “This director, this writer, these incredible actors, vampires, choice ’80s punk, style and attitude for miles… that’s the film we’re bringing you today. We think it’s wildly commercial and wildly artful. Our ambitions are to make a movie that ripples through popular culture, fashion, music and film. Can you tell how excited I am?”

Flesh of the Gods is set to begin filming later this year. It will launch at Cannes with WME Independent, CAA Media Finance, and XYZ Films. The Flesh of the Gods does not currently have a release date.

That’s all the information we have at this time. Make sure to check back here for more news and updates.

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