Cast members from SCREAM Season 2 speak to SHOCK (with season one spoilers!)
Viewers were skeptical last year at the announcement of a TV series based off of the Wes Craven directed SCREAM franchise. In a world of remakes and re-imaginings, the fans and haters were pretty evenly matched. Fans of remakes were typically excited for a continuation of one of their favourite franchises, while the haters asked Why mess with a good thing? While the new female- centric GHOSTBUSTERS has some up in arms, and some people have forgotten that THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW started as a worldwide stage show, remakes are a touchy subject among the horror elite. Thank god then, that SCREAM: The TV Series created a new town, new characters, a new killer, a new mask, and a new motive to make the story their own. And they were kind of genius about it.
Being a SCREAM fan myself (film and TV) I was delighted at the opportunity to be able to chat with Bex Taylor Klaus (Audrey) and Carlson Young (Brooke) about the upcoming premiere of season two, and what may lay ahead for the residents of Lakewood.
The first season ends in a bloodbath, Piper Shaw outs herself as the long lost child of Maggie Duval (Tracy Middendorf) and Brandon James making her Emmas half-sister. After Audrey shoots Piper, it is revealed that Piper and Audrey had been exchanging letters before Piper ever even came to town, Piper and Audrey have indeed been in communication for a long time. We dont exactly know about what. Says Klaus, Someone obviously knows, someone who found out, so maybe they have the other letters, maybe they dont.
So who is this mysterious killer? Judging by the trailer one can assume that Audrey is off the hook, being targeted by the killer herself, but nothing ever really is set in stone in this franchise, is it? Its not Audreys finest moment, shes definitely not all good all the time, so thats going to be fun to see exactly how bad she can be. Klaus teases. Everybody in this season has motive, more so than the last season because theres been death, says Young, so while Brooke may not seem like a killer, I think the events of season two can put everybody back on the market.
Some viewers have been questioning whether or not the original Ghostface mask could surface at some point, the entire point of our mask is that it connects to an older legend, says Klaus theres a historical connection in our show to our mask so if we just bring in the five dollar one from Party City it might diminish from the story that were telling. Its true that the mask from the original series was not necessarily the scariest option, nor was it truly meant to be. The appeal of the 96 Edvard Munch model was that it was accessible for lazy teenaged serial killers. Its something different, and the story is one that happens over the course of many seasons so it was essential that we didnt have the mask that you already knew and that you werent scared by at all, adds Young, theres something about having a mask that is actually jarring.
This writer is ecstatic for the new season to start, you can buy season one on DVD from Anchor Bay Entertainment, and season two premieres on MTV May 30th.
