A review by drsassitude
Your Favorite Scary Movie: How the Scream Films Rewrote the Rules of Horror by Ashley Cullins

3.0

I’m a longtime fan of Scream and was excited to read this book and gain some insight into the development of the franchise. Unfortunately, I felt like this book was just okay. There is a lot of information, but I kept waiting for some analysis or deeper insight from the author. Cullins has gathered a lot of interviews with people involved in the franchise, which is where the book really shines. I think it would have worked a lot better as an oral history, since some chapters were just quotes strung together without a lot of commentary from Cullins. It also rehashed a lot of things fans might already know.

If you’re a diehard Scream fan, you will enjoy this book. It was a fun, quick read but left me hoping for a little more.

Thanks to the publisher and to NetGalley for an early copy of this book.