4 stars

A deep dive into the “Scream” franchise of six movies, soon to be seven (I had no idea there were so many. I only saw the first three.) This is perfect for fans as each movie is handled nicely (with the first, relatively groundbreaking film given the most space, as is only right) and each installment seems to be treated fairly, regardless of which is your favorite (though it seems the general consensus that number four is no one’s fave.).

The book is, first and foremost, a love letter to the incredibly talented and, by all accounts, absolutely lovely pair of filmmakers behind the first movies, Wes Craven and Kevin Williamson. The gentlemen come across as great at their respective jobs and stellar human beings besides, and it honestly does not get boring hearing people gush over them. I’m sorry Craven is gone and Williamson still seems a bit like a giddy little boy, thrilled that he gets to work in movies, even with the big news that he (small spoiler ahead as this has likely been announced far and wide even though I did not know it until I read the book, so skip this next sentence if you are the most casual of fans) will be directing “Scream 7.” Somewhere Wes Craven is smiling down at this news.

As one would expect the Weinstein brothers are underplayed here, but are handled succinctly (a quote calls Harvey a “rapist.”). According to the text these were Bob’s movies, primarily.

I’m not exactly a super fan so I can’t say if these books are complete and I’m not really the audience the author/publisher was going for, but I still really enjoyed this and fans will likely love.

My mom is obsessed with horror movies. So I grew up with a ton of them. Scream, in particular, is such a good one. It's been a while since I've even watched them, and this book immediately put me on a binge watch! I learned so many things I didn't know between cast bonding and how amazing Wes Craven truly was as a person and a filmmaker. This book is the perfect insight into the franchise we all love. To put the whole "Every generation will love this" into perspective! I am a 2003 baby!

I read through this book in one sitting. A very fun, engaging and informative read covering six of the Scream films and the genius of Wes Craven. I would recommend this book to Scream fans. I would also welcome a more comprehensive history of the Scream series from the author.

Thank you to NetGalley for allowing me to read this in exchange for an honest review.

This was just okay for me. Hardcore Scream fans will really love it, but a lot of things written about I already knew. Did make me want to rewatch the whole franchise tho!