SCREAM with Ryan C. Showers

Happy Season Six! In this premiere episode, Ryan celebrates the sixth season of SWRCS with the introduction of the '30 Years of SCREAM, 30 Questions' interview. Amar Karim joins as the inaugural guest for the interview questions.
 
Ryan and Amar share their "Scream 2.0 Story," commit to a new franchise ranking, and answer three dozen questions about SCREAM. In addition, Ryan and Amar homage Wes Craven on his birthday, August 2nd.
 
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Wes Craven Birthday Wishes & Change
Scream 2.0 Story
30 Speed Round Questions
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Season 6 of the 'SCREAM with Ryan C. Showers' podcast will premiere on August 2, 2026 (Wes Craven's birthday). This season will also feature a new segment on the show: '30 Years of Scream, 30 Questions.' 
As the franchise celebrates its 30th anniversary in December, Ryan will provide an interview of four in-depth questions and then 30 speed round questions, for approximately 30 minutes to Patreon members on the podcast. This is designed to be an all-encompassing Q&A to expose every kind of SCREAM opinion a person can have. 
The podcast will begin scheduling interviews with Patreon subscribers on August 1. Every week will feature a new interview. 
Join the Patreon at any tier 2 and above, or annually to become eligible for the 30 Years of SCREAM, 30 Questions interview. 
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"The Final Scream" is the 275th episode of this podcast first released December 19, 2025. Please enjoy this re-release of a spec script by Joey Vallese, performed by Ryan, envisioning an alternative version of Sidney's life if she had been married to Mark Kincaid and a story focused on her young children.
If you weren't able to listen in December, here is your second chance while the podcast is on hiatus between season five and six.
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In the season five finale of the podcast, Ryan brings together a reflection of the SCREAM 7 era as well as a discussion about the closure of Sidney, Tatum, and Gale in the film.
 
First, Ryan is joined by Anthony and Jess to look back at the buildup to SCREAM 7 over the last year and 100 episodes in the before-during-after of the SCREAM 7 release. They discuss the legacy SCREAM 7 is leaving behind, and the divisive (and frustrating) nature of the discourse around Jessica, the movie and finale.
 
Then, Ryan is joined by Josh, Justine and producer Ashely to follow up on their episode from last year, "Closure for Sidney and Gale in Each SCREAM Film" (ep. 233) released July 2025. The group analyzes the closure at which Sidney, Gale, and Tatum arrive in the epilogue of SCREAM 7. This framework ties into Taylor Swift's song "closure" from evermore.
 
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Building a consensus in general can be tough. Among the hundreds of people associated with SWRCS, the verdict could not be clearer. Most fans rank the new era of films produced by Spylgass and Paramount as the following: Scream 7 > Scream (2022) > Scream VI. In this episode, Ryan is joined by Joey Vallese (writer of "The Final Scream" and the other podcast spec scripts), Amar, and Christian to discuss the ranking. Then, in the second half of the episode, the Patreon group joins Ryan with their rankings of the Spyglass era SCREAM films.
THIS IS A PUBLIC PREVIEW - the full episode is available to subscribers only.
The Clear Majority Ranking
Joey's Take on Scream 7 & This Era
The Patreon Weights In
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