Why do we think we need another Scream film to alleviate the so so horror movies we have had the past few years? While Scream definitely had it’s ups, it also had it’s downs. I must say though that the series had a great audience and that is most likely why we are having a fourth installment.

Check out the promo poster that the guys over at Arrow in the Head found. It’s a pretty solid promo shot but nonetheless…eh.

What do you guys think? Should Neve and crew of signed back on? I know it has the cast of the other films but come on? Is this trying to out last the Saw series? What do you all think?

Why the long face?

Last week we covered the Arquettes, Courtney Cox and David, and their talks in the proposed new Scream trilogy. Original Scream director Wes Craven has yet to confirm involvement with the new project but has left the door open to the possibility. “I’m not closed to it, I’m not open to it,” said the horror icon. “I’ll be perfectly happy to read a script and tell [Bob Weinstein] what I think.”

The new Scream films will feature a younger cast but are intended to include cameos of the original cast. No official word from Neve Campbell on if she will be included. Scream 1-3 scribe Kevin Williamson is currently working on the script for the new series.

The Scream series provided a satirical take on the cliched-riddled slasher film genre. The story features a serial killer wearing a Halloween costume who repeatedly attempts to kill Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell).

The next Scream is slated for 2010.

Talking point: Did Scream’s take on slasher films lead to Saw and other “torture porn” movies?

Gasp

Earlier this year, Bloody Disgusting reported that Scream 4 may be headed to a theater near you. Though not quite in the way you’d expect.

With Scream and Scream 2 writer Kevin Williamson attached to the project, there are rumors of Wes Craven returning as well. Planned as a new trilogy, the next Scream series will focus on younger stars.

David Arquette and Mrs. David Arquette (Courteney Cox) are currently in talks for cameos, but don’t expect the Scream franchise to focus too much on the past. It sounds like they’re headed for a Halloween H20-esque faux-franchise holder. New kids + key original characters = profitable yet underwhelming performance.

The timing for another round of Scream couldn’t be better. As the torture-porn scene fades into obscurity, more movies from the slasher sub-genre are starting to appear in the muck with a large segment of them being rehashs of older stories.