In a world increasingly shaped by anxieties surrounding AI, nostalgia, and the pressure to turn everything into an “experience,” Scream 7 finds a way to fold all of that into its latest chapter. The result is a sequel that’s messy, shallow, and overstuffed with ideas, yet still delivers the bloody mayhem fans come to expect.

In this slasher, Sidney Prescott is forced to confront the horrors of her past once again when the Ghostface killer targets her family in the quiet town she now calls home.

As a devoted fan of the series launched by Wes Craven and Kevin Williamson, it’s hard not to keep showing up for these films. But with Williamson stepping into the director’s chair this time, something doesn’t quite click. The script is all over the place and never finds its point, and the performances rarely land in that sweet spot of campy horror the franchise once mastered.

In a world increasingly shaped by anxieties surrounding AI, nostalgia, and the pressure to turn everything into an “experience,” Scream 7 finds a way to fold all of that into its latest chapter. The result is a sequel that’s messy, shallow, and overstuffed with ideas, yet still delivers the bloody mayhem fans come to expect.

In this slasher, Sidney Prescott is forced to confront the horrors of her past once again when the Ghostface killer targets her family in the quiet town she now calls home.

As a devoted fan of the series launched by Wes Craven and Kevin Williamson, it’s hard not to keep showing up for these films. But with Williamson stepping into the director’s chair this time, something doesn’t quite click. The script is all over the place and never finds its point, and the performances rarely land in that sweet spot of campy horror the franchise once mastered.