"Scream 4" looks guaranteed to have you SCREAMING!!! - UPDATE!!!

If anyone knows anything about me, it's that I'm a HUGE horror fan! (Hence Leatherface wielding his chainsaw in my background). As an aspiring writer/director, I just love the energy and the emotion behind (good) horror films. Although I even find entertainment in the really bad horror movies that don't require thinking. Just killing! Anyway, I always credit this love of horror to the revolutionary film franchise "Scream."

Of course the film was released in 1996, so I was only 7 years old at the time. No my parents did not allow me to see it at the age of 7. I think I was 8. Anyway, I saw it for the first time and I was immediately hooked. I loved the opening scene from the first time I saw it. I actually got scared the first few times I watched it. The creepy voice of Ghostface and the atmosphere that Craven created is really chilling.

So, unless you were born yesterday, or have been living under a rock for the last decade and a half, you have heard of Scream. In an era full of crappy horror films with no real substance as far as characters or plot, Scream re-invented the genre with its' smart script by Kevin Williamson and the amazing direction from Wes Craven. The film also made history with the previously mentioned opening scene featuring Drew Barrymore as Ghostface's first unlucky victim. Although I'm not a huge Drew fan, she did a great job in the opening scene.

With all that being said, Scream 4 is being released this April 15th!!! 3 months! I have personally been following the whole production since summer via a great blog site called www.scream-trilogy.net. Today, the full trailer for Scream 4 was released and it looks awesome! The teaser was released a couple of months ago, but this one is a full 2 and a half minutes! We get a lot of juicy info that we didn't get in the first one.

With Scream 3 being a bit of a disappointment, Scream 4 looks legitimately scary! Craven looks like he's really put his all into this film, and I am ecstatic about seeing all of these new characters thrown into the storyline. Newcomers include Emma Roberts (above), Hayden Panettiere and Adam Brody among a few others.

So without further adieu, do yourself a favor and watch the Scream 4 trailer! And don't forget to check it out on April 15th!!!

UPDATE! - The link I posted above no longer carries the embedded video of the new Scream 4 trailer...However! The HD version is available in much better quality at www.apple.com/trailers/weinstein/scream4 !!! ENJOY!!!