‘Scream 4’ Is Again, and on Tape

Scream 4 exists in sort of an odd place within the franchise. The primary three are basically a trilogy, capped off by Scream 3‘s splattery Hollywood satire in 2000. Then, Scream 5 (launched as Scream) rebooted the sequence in 2022 and has since spawned its personal sequels, for better and worse. Scream 4, which hit theaters in 2011, is nearly a standalone entry.

Certain, it’s full of Scream icons; it was directed by Wes Craven and written by Kevin Williamson and stars Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, and David Arquette. Nevertheless it additionally introduces a forged of youthful characters in Woodsboro headed up by Emma Roberts, who performs Jill, the teenaged cousin of Campbell’s resilient last woman, Sidney Prescott.

Jill’s obsession with Sidney’s ordeal turns into vital because the film’s physique depend rises, as does this new era’s fixation on horror movies, with a “Stab-a-Thon” viewing get together (Stab being Scream‘s in-world slasher sequence impressed by the Ghostface murders) as a central setting. The remainder of the forged consists of Adam Brody, Hayden Panettiere, Anthony Anderson, Rory Culkin, Mary McDonnell, Marley Shelton, Alison Brie, Kristen Bell, and Anna Paquin.

And now, this underrated Scream installment is getting the house launch it deserves, in 4K. It’s additionally getting a launch collectors will love: on VHS tape—so mud off that VCR so you’ll be able to correctly relive your Blockbuster reminiscences.