Scream 7 (2026)

Scream used to be the smartest kid in the horror class, and Scream 7 shows up having skipped the reading. There’s no new trend to tear apart, no sharp joke about the genre, just a phone call, a mask and a lot of running. Worse, you often can’t see it. Whole scenes are lit like somebody forgot to pay the electric bill, and the editing stutters so badly that chases lose track of who is where. The hook is a good one. Sidney Prescott has a quiet life in Indiana, a police chief husband, a coffeehouse and a teenage daughter named after her late best friend, and then Ghostface video-calls wearing a face from Woodsboro she never expected to see again. Gale and the Meeks-Martin twins come back to help, and Neve Campbell carries herself like a woman who has done this before. It made $208 million worldwide on a reported $45M. A 3.0 because the legacy cast deserves a sharper script. $68.91 says your coffee order this week comes with one long, suspicious look at the barista.

What works: Sidney’s new life and the video-call hook make for a strong setup, and the legacy characters are still nice to see.

What doesn’t: The script has nothing new to say about horror, and the murky lighting and choppy editing make the chases hard to follow.

Who it’s for: Die-hard Scream fans who need to see every chapter, no matter what.