The Scream franchise has a special place in my heart.  It may not be the scariest franchise out there, in fact, I can almost guarantee it is not, but it does something nothing else has really come close to.  It takes a genre in slashers that people love and it plays with that notion of film lovers, it puts them in the movie.  It has fun with the tropes of the genre without outright mocking them.  This movie franchise references other horror franchises in a love letter to the slasher genre and also 6 movies deep now with Scream IV, it respects and references its own history and lore.

I have so many good things to say to this franchise, it helped me on the path to other slasher and horror franchises like Friday the 13th, Halloween, and even the Conjuring.  Think of this as my gateway to it all, in a similar way that a lot of people may view M3GAN getting people into the genre.  But this has maybe a little less cringe with its pop culture nods.  And starting way back in the 90's, this franchise has evolved while still keeping a few main characters integral to the story over the years and not doing a full cast swap every movie after killing everyone off.

But now that I history dumped and showed my love for this franchise, 6 movies is a lot.  The question we will answer today, can this franchise continue to churn out screams of joy rather than scares of another series too long in the tooth that is drained of what made it special?  Can it continue to adapt and remain relevant and not something that just peaked in the 90's?  Let's figure that all out, right here, right now, on Nick Nack Goes to the Movies!