Scream 7 Review with Vero

Scream 7 Review with Vero

From Horror Movie Talk by Horror Movie Talk: Horror Movie Review

March 4, 2026 · 1h 21m

About this episode

The episode reviews Scream 7, discussing its themes, character development, and the overall effectiveness of the film as a slasher.

Synopsis Sidney Prescott is now a mother of a teen girl her age during the first film learns that another Ghostface copycat is afoot. When she gets her first call from the killer it’s revealed that it might be an old friend, or perhaps a deepfake. It doesn’t matter, we still get the nostalgia. Then pretty much everything that you expect happens: teens get killed, everyone is suspect, and the killer is finally revealed. You’ve seen one of these before, right? Review of Scream 7 As with all the Scream movies, this is a competent slasher. It remains visceral and mean, but this one lacks the fun and meta horror movie commentary that the originals had. Sidney Prescott as a mother is a compelling character, even if it feels like a bit of a retread of Halloween 2018. Unlike Halloween, Sidney seems like a real person that is trying to move on and raise her daughter. The first reveal of the killer is surprising enough and is explained through a semi convincing retconn, but comes too early for it to be trusted completely. So there remains enough doubt as to the killer and especially their accomplice to maintain the whodunnit aspect. Kevin Williamson, the original writer of Scream and…

People in this episode

Guest: Vero

Topics covered

  • Scream 7
  • Ghostface
  • slasher films
  • horror movie review

Keywords

  • Sidney Prescott
  • meta horror
  • whodunnit
  • Halloween 2018

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Scream 7, Ghostface, Scream, Teaching Mrs. Tingle

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