Scream’s thrilling blood bath washes away sour taste left by Halloween Kills

Scream 5 is in theaters Jan. 14 and it is just what the horror doctor ordered after Halloween Kills left us thirsty for a blood-soaked good time.

Listen, I was just as excited as any horror fan to see Halloween Kills. First of all, I’ll watch anything scream queen Jamie Lee Curtis is in (even a sweet comedy), and despite everything, the Halloween franchise will always be one of my favorites. So while not every Halloween chapter has been a winner in my book, I was looking forward to it. In fact, if I didn’t already have Peacock, I would have subscribed just for Halloween Kills. But wow, what a disappointment that movie was! I blame promotion. Fans truly believed they were going to get something entirely different: More Laurie Strode, for example.

Instead, it’s very slow-paced and not very thrilling. And that “evil dies tonight” scene is so cringe. I want to forever erase it from my mind. Well, we may never be able to, but we finally have a horror-slasher movie to obsess over for all the good reasons — Scream aka Scream 5. 

Scream 5 is just what the horror doctor ordered

Scream 5 is everything fans have been waiting for. It’s a shame the movie didn’t premiere in theaters sooner as it would have been the perfect Halloween season movie. But at least fans can kick off the new year with a great horror movie.

The movie achieves what few franchises have, and that’s to create a revival that truly feels like a revival. Scream 5 doesn’t come off as a copy, but it also doesn’t feature enough new material to stray from what we love so much about the original. It’s a perfect and well-balanced combination of both old and new. In some scenes, you forget all about the original three (Sidney, Gale, and Dewey) and it feels nice. And when the OG’s pop up again, nostalgia takes over and it’s a great feeling, too!

If you’re anything like me, this is a movie you need to watch twice because the first watch, I was invested in finding out who the killer(s) is before it’s revealed — hey, it’s part of the fun! Now that I know, I want to see the movie again to catch anything I may have missed and just enjoy the ride.

Check out our more in-depth and spoiler-free review of the movie, HERE. I absolutely can’t wait to rewatch and add the Blu-ray/DVD set to my Scream collection.

Scream 5 is in theaters on Jan. 14, but showings begin in most cities as early as the evening of Jan. 13. Will you be watching the movie on the big screen or wait for a streaming release?