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Scream Queens «Don’t close your eyes, don’t fall asleep Please say your prayers, leave the devil to me…» If you know these chilling-blood lines you watch this TV serial. And do you like it? For me it’s one of the best contemporary shows produced by Ryan Murphy. It can be characterized as a horror-comedy with detective elements and lots of black humor. But I wouldn’t like to describe the plot of «Scream Queens» - I’d like to tell you what could be interesting for public in it. First of all, there are many classic horror clichés used in this serial but it’s a plus. The gorgeous creator’s humor gives them a new life. In fact, practically all heroes are bad (stupid, sneaky, nasty or all together) and this is so funny, too. Then, there is an atmosphere of 90s: iconic songs of those years, urban legends, student societies with violent tempers, «Truth or Dare» and some other symbols of mass media culture of last century. I love it so much! And in the end: despite of all above it’s an absolutely 21st-century product! Today a murderer not calls you – he sends you an iMessage. Today, first of all, you tell your followers in social networks what’s happening and only after that trying to save your life. It sounds crazy but it’s true! Of course, «Scream Queens» is a big parody of modern life and horror movies culture and it’s not necessary to take seriously. But if you need something new – it’s an excellent variant.

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Scream Queens

«Don’t close your eyes, don’t fall asleep
Please say your prayers, leave the devil to me…»

If you know these blood-chilling lines you watch this TV serial. And do you like it? For me it’s one of the best contemporary shows produced by Ryan Murphy. It can be characterized as a horror-comedy with detective elements and lots of black humor. But I wouldn’t like to describe the plot of «Scream Queens» - I’d like to tell you what could be interesting for the public in it.

First of all, there are many classic horror clichés used in this serial but it’s a plus. The gorgeous creator’s humor gives them a new life. In fact, practically all heroes are bad (stupid, sneaky, nasty or all together) and this is so funny, too.

Then, there is an atmosphere of 90s: iconic songs of those years, urban legends, student societies with violent tempers, «Truth or Dare» and some other symbols of mass media culture of last century. I love it so much!

And in the end: despite all of the above it’s absolutely a 21st-century product! Today a murderer doesn't call you – he sends you an iMessage. Today, first of all, you tell your followers in social networks what’s happening and only after that trying to save your life. It sounds crazy but it’s true!

Of course, «Scream Queens» is a big parody of modern life and horror movies culture and it’s not necessary to take it seriously. But if you need something new – it’s an excellent variant.

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