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"Scream Queens", Ryan Murphy's new show is basically a horror comedy take on 80's slasher and the stupidity of certain youths today. Now the plot of the show as of episode 2 revolves around a sorority with a masked killer picking them off and others one by one; and along with this, the dramas and relationships between these students. Emma Roberts is at her best here, firing out those "Mean Girls"esque lines and its when she's on screen the show really shines. What people don't seem to understand is that it is purely a satire show and a parody of slasher movies and youth generation of today like I mentioned before. It is definitely NOT to be taken seriously, it is generally over-the-top and ridiculously stupid (in a hilarious way).

The Pilot episode was overall a bummer and quite off-putting (in my opinion because it was very uninteresting) with the exception of the last quarter being quite thrilling. Episode 2 changes all this, it suddenly becomes humour-filled on every level and the true essence of campy slasher films is parodied perfectly. A scene in this episode where the girls discuss what to do with the body was hilarious, and again it is NOT to be taken seriously. Think of "Scary Movie", this is exactly like that (only not as over-the-top while it still is), there is entertainment to be had from "Scream Queens" and I'll definitely be tuning in each week. Another important mention is the identity of this masked killer, you really don't know who it is as the hints are quite out there and in your face but they apply to multiple characters.

Take it for what it is and don't complain about it being a ridiculous, cringing show - thats exactly what its meant to be and nothing else.

I don't watch many films like this, and I only watched it because of Nicole Fox. So after the hour and fifty minutes were up, I thought about the film a lot, because it really was quite... odd. The strange thing about this movie was that it posed to be extremely boring with all those static shots and dialogue, but it wasn't. It was like watching the lives of three people before your eyes, it was real, deep and quite thought provoking, making it quite an enjoyable watch. There was a whole heap of tension built up between the characters, with scenes of dialogue, photo shoots, long moments that adds nothing to the film, and yet I was completely surprised when the climax happened. It seemed so sudden and unexpected, and while it wasn't exactly brutal or eye- closing violent, it just hit me right in the stomach. The way it happened left me struggling to find reason... I think this movie is one where you need to find your own understanding of it, it really is a peculiar film.

Girl House tells the story of an internet porn site depicting a house with a group of residing girls whose jobs are to perform for their audience via the many cameras placed around the site. However, one of the members "Loverboy" turns psycho when the majority of the girls make fun of him so he enacts his revenge by hacking into the site and gaining control of the house's mechanisms to subtly begin his massacre.

Given the amount of horrid slasher movies in the past years, there are some good things to be said about "Girl House" where it rises in some points but falls short in others when it comes to the clichés of horror flicks. It definitely is an original, fresh take on a slasher movie with an abundance of fun, sex, chase scenes and gore. The first half of the movie was quite enjoyable where people thought it was boring, but it did develop a little bit of characterisation which paid off for the second half where the massacre begins. You will definitely find yourself rooting for some of the characters to survive or die but what makes this movie interesting is how it makes sense in terms of probability and the subject itself.

For a low budget movie, the acting was believable along with the dialogue so kudos to the cast for making an interesting slasher movie not cringe-worthy. However, it falls short when it comes to the worst clichés which actually don't begin to happen until the final moments of the movie where it brings up "Why would you do that?" and "They're all stupid" moments. What I did notice was the amount of clichés present in the film which practically made sense, and wasn't introduced because the director needed there to be no essence of help, but because once again, it made sense.

The best parts of the movie definitely lied in the massacre which was a whole heap of fun and it was exactly what it meant to be; a collection of girls being picked off one by one with entertaining sequences and deaths. There is one particular scene which creeped me out involving a member seeing "Loverboy" hover around one of the girls during a private show to her oblivious to what is happening, because there is no other way to describe it. Creepy as hell, but definitely entertaining. The ending was sadly predictable but a huge high five for not ending the movie with a cringe-worthy twist.

"Girl House" is one of the best slasher flicks I have seen ever, but not to be taken seriously.

****/5.