Picked Clean: Reviews from The Realm of The Carrion Crow

 By Stephen Pytak I think the most memorable thing about Scream 7 (2026) is the music video made to promote it. Twisting the Knife (2026) by Ice Nine Kills, and starring and featuring vocals by actress McKenna Grace, is a masterpiece, one of the best music videos made to promote a horror film. It's quite a production, and it plays out like a title sequence for one of Daniel Craig's James Bond films. No doubt the 007 theme was chosen because it's promoting the seventh entry in the Scream series. It's full of fun stuff, all put together with some real creative juice. And it makes you curious about what the new film is going to deliver. Oh, and the song is really good too. The film, unfortunately, doesn't have as much joie de vivre. Ghostface plays with fire in "Scream 7 (2026)." Copyright 2026 by Spyglass Media Group. At the end of the day, Scream 7 is an okey doke, run-of-the-mill slasher picture. It's not cutting edge stuff. It's not as fun as ...

By Stephen Pytak I can't remember the last time a studio set out to make a slasher film trilogy, a three-part story that was planned from the start. So, no matter how Renny Harlin's three-part take on The Strangers turned out, I was curious about the project. I wasn’t a fan of  The Strangers: Chapter 1  (2024). But I didn't mind  The Strangers: Chapter 2 (2025). And I kind of enjoyed part three, even though it's far from perfect. I'd like to see all three parts cut together into one film, like Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair , which was released to theaters last year. Perhaps then I'll really get to experience the vision of the writers and filmmakers as it was intended. According to  "The Ultimate  Home for  The Strangers  News" at https://istamarahome.net/, we should see a "supercut" later this year. In general, the critics weren't kind to The Strangers: Chapter 3 (2026). It has a 17 on the RT.   To date, there have been five film...