‘Scream 6’ Is the Desperate Wail of a Franchise That Needs to Die

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The franchise lives on in the new installment. Any clever ideas do not. The sixth installment of the popular series should be the end.

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Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Philippe Bossé

Scream ran out of meta inspiration right around the conclusion of 1997’s Scream 2; and yet, like a typical horror franchise, it hasn’t subsequently had the good sense to lie down and die.

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