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Scream 4 (2011) aka SCRE4M

“New decade, new rules.”

This week, Streebo brings you a spoiler free review for the new sequel to the Scream franchise – Scream 4 aka SCRE4M. Scream 4 stars Neve Campbell, David Arquette, Courtney Cox, Emma Roberts and Hayden Pannetierre.  The survivor of the infamous Woodsboro Massacre, Sydney Prescott, returns to Woodsboro on the anniversary of the original massacre to close out her book tour and confirm her status as an “ex-victim” that has now come to terms with her past and faces her days with a renewed sense of self and confidence.  No sooner does she arrive in town, than the Ghostface murders begin anew.

Scream 4 plays fast and hard with the rules of horror, making sure to lay out the rules of the game along the way.  Scream 4 is a fun return to the post-modern slasher and offers plenty of comments about the state of modern horror over the past fifteen years.  Unfortunately, the post-modern examination feels heavy handed at this point in the game as the cover can only be peeled back to reveal the truth once and the original Scream did that fifteen years ago.

Scream 4 is filled with hot babes, goofy guys, messy kills and tons of characters that can disappear in the night so fast that they make Batman look like a cripple.  Scream 4 plays with the genre and has fun with it – at times to the detriment of the scare factor – but overall makes for a fun time at the theater.  Take your friends and have fun with it while it’s still playing.  Be sure to watch for little Easter eggs such as homages to the earlier Scream films, horror posters, and scary movie references.  They’re all packed in there for those that pay attention.

“Devil’s Crossing” Star Begins “Deviling” Second Directorial Effort!

“Sometimes nightmares do come true.”  This weekend, the Mutantville Players are off to help on the set of Michael Sharpe’s (of Devil’s Crossing, Knowing, Scarecrow At Midnight) new movie – Deviling!  Last summer, we were able to join Michael for his directorial debut Monomaniacal (starring the multi-talented scream queen Katie Bearden).  We’re very excited to see what happens with Sharpe’s sophomore effort.

Deviling stars Jodi Essex (Family Fiend and Indigo Child) and Michael Haulbrook and features Tommy Allen Taylor (Scarecrow At Midnight).  A lot of faces familiar to the Mutantville Players will be on the set including those cats from Last Call Pictures – Mac Allen and Johnny Priest as well as the finest D.P. in the state – Robert W. Filion of Image Impact Group and our good friend Kenny Caperton of The Myers House NC.  It should be a fun time for all.

For more information on Deviling please visit the official Facebook fanpage by clicking here.

Keep watching Mutantville.com for your up to the minute MVP news.  This weekend – nightmares will come true!
PS – If you’re on Facebook – be sure to wish Katie Bearden – star of Monomaniacal and Scarecrow At Midnight – a very happy birthday!!!

Patrick Burns of Haunting Evidence interviewed by Mutantville at Horrorfind 07

This is another interview from Horrorfind 2007. Streebo and I attended his seminar on paranormal investigation the night before this interview. I spoke with Mr. Burns more after the interview. He was very friendly and knowledgeable. Haunting Evidence still comes on Tru TV (formerly Court TV). I saw it the other week. As he mentions in the interview, Ghost Hounds is a forum for paranormal information. Ghostock sounds like a fun time as well. I hear Savannah is pretty spooky anyway. They had one in April 2009 at Salem, Mass.