Gustavo barrera articles

  • Melissa Barrera talks 'Abigail,' being fired from 'Scream'

    On paper, the gig is straightforward, albeit unconscionable: kidnap the daughter of a wealthy businessman and hold her until daddy coughs up the ransom. A crack team assembles, satisfying all the necessary roles for a heist. But after the girl is taken, it slowly becomes clear that the job description wasn’t entirely transparent about the true threat. Daddy’s little girl, it turns out, is a vampire. "Abigail," the latest campy, gory romp from Radio Silence Productions ("Ready or Not"), sees...
  • Could Melissa Barrera be the first to jump from Scream to Scary Movie?

    Are we going to witness one of the great movies in parody history with an actor going from one of the original genre films to the parody version? Melissa Barrera has treated horror fans with the idea of her appearing in a new Scary Movie. At this year’s CinemaCon, Paramount Pictures announced Neil H. Moritz […] From blockbuster Hollywood movies to independent and British cinema, Flickering Myth has you covered. Read the original post here: Could Melissa Barrera be the first to jump from Scream...
  • Melissa Barrera Is Stepping Into Her Scream Queen Power With Abigail

    Abigail is “a perfect gateway movie into the horror genre,” according to its star Melissa Barrera. And she should know — she’s become the reigning queen of the genre, headlining a range of titles from the corporate blockbusters Scream V and Scream IV to her independently produced Bed Rest to this year’s Sundance charmer Your Monster. In Abigail, she’s part of a group of criminals who kidnap a 12-year-old ballerina, taking her to an isolated mansion-slash-safe house to wait for ransom....