SCREAM with Ryan C. Showers

In this Pride Month special, Ryan takes a moment to open up about his experience as a gay man, how he connected to Sidney, Gale and the concept of 'the final girl' at a young age through the representation and subconscious identifying with them. Then, Ryan covers how Scream 7 was "the moment," and what that means for Scream 8. Also, Ryan makes a prediction about how the critics will treat Scary Movie 6 the same way as they did Scream 7. Ryan also covers the release of Marco Beltrami's Scream 7 Score. 
For the second half of the episode, Ryan goes through the best of 2026 in both television and film. Then, he is joined by Jess and Josh to discuss "Heated Rivalry" to round out the Pride Special.
Ryan's Final Girl Pride Story
Marco's Score for SCREAM 7
How Scream 7 was "The Moment"
Scary Movie 6 and Predicting the Critics
Best Film & TV of 2026
Heated Rivalry Review 
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She's f*cking Sidney Prescott's daughter. In SCREAM 7, Kevin Williamson introduced a new main character for the franchise in Tatum Evans played by Isabel May. In the final character-centric episode, Ryan is joined by Amar, Anthony, and Jess to break down Sidney Prescott's daughter, her personality, how she changes over the course of SCREAM 7, and the impact she brings to the film. Then, Ashley joins Ryan and names "Eyes Open" (from Red and the original The Hunger Games film) as the Taylor Swift Song of the Week to match up with Tatum.
Is Tatum Co-Lead or Supporting?
Tatum's Self-Esteem
The Cool Girl
Mother-Daughter
Understanding Tatum
"Eyes Open"
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Taylor Swift Song of the Week: "Eyes Open" (Red)
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In this bonus episode, SWRCS covers the new, cool, "it" factor movie, "Obsession." THIS EPISODE FEATURES SPOILERS FOR THE FILM! First, Ryan discusses the phenomenon around the movie, the cultural factors, how the hype made the film underwhelming upon his viewing and questions the film's perspective on its premise. Then, Jess performs a solo episode analysis of how "Obsession" represents the issue of consent and wrestles with the messaging of the film.
The Phenomenon

Ryan's Underwhelming Experience

The Hype

Jess's Reaction to the Characters

The Representation of Examples

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Despite pushback from fans with the first TV season without Roger Jackson's voice, the iconic Ghostface mask, or the beloved trio, MTV pushed through a second season of SCREAM the TV Series, premiering on May 30, 2016.
In this episode, Ryan and Taz review the second season of the TV show for its tenth anniversary and describe how the show should be re-evaluated for its merit and commitment to the SCREAM mythology -- especially compared to the Radio Silence films.
Ryan and Taz start the episode ranking the three seasons of the TV show with the seven SCREAM films. They also discuss Taz's review of SCREAM 7, anticipation for Ariana Grande's new single out Friday, and rank all of her albums.
Scream 7 Review
Ranking the Films & TV Seasons
Season 2 Review
Ariana Albums and New Single
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In this month's audio commentary, Ryan watches and analyzes "Wes Craven's New Nightmare." This heralded 1994 project is widely viewed as Craven's prologue to his signature exploration of meta, the film industry, and art vs. reality in the "Scream" trilogy in the latter part of the decade.
Join Ryan for a discussion about one of Wes Craven's smartest, most high-brow, and incredibly personal films of his career, either while watching the film along or listening like any other episode. To open the podcast, Jen joins Ryan to introduce the topic and reflect on the entire "A Nightmare on Elm Street" franchise and the connections between "New Nightmare" and the Hollywood-set "Scream 3."
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