Ghostface is back and this time the killer is taking over a whole new city in Creek VI. After previewing the new slasher, critics took to Twitter to share their thoughts on the latest installment in the long-running horror franchise.

Creek VI continues to follow the cast from the fifth film scream (2022), including Tara (Jenna Ortega) and Sam Carpenter (Melissa Barrera) and the Mindy twins (Jasmine Savoy Brown) and Chad Mix-Martin (Mason Gooding), who all leave Wooseboro and head to New York in search of a fresh start. The film will also feature franchise veterans. Courteney Cox like Gale Weathers and Hayden Panettiere like Kirby Reed. Franchise newcomers join them Devin Nekoda, Josh Segarra, Liana Liberato, Jack Champion, Tony Revolori And Samara weaving.

As the film prepares to hit theaters on March 10, it does so on the heels of a distinctive viral marketing campaign that has involved everything from Ghostface taking over a New York subway map to killers appearing in very real locations around the world. , to Scream-style Stabby Meals. But what did the critics think?

Melissa Berrera, Jenna Ortega, Jasmine Savoy Brown and Mason Gooding in Scream 6
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own collider Steve Weintraub And Perry Nemiroff both praised the film, with Weintraub celebrating the decision to move the film from Woosbroro to New York. Nemiroff cites the heightened tension in the film as a highlight and praises the directors. Radio Silence.

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Gizmodo Germain Lussier also praised both the new setting and the tension of the film, while also highlighting the film’s “smart and timely hook”. Meanwhile Daily Dead News’ Heather Wixon called the film “slashtastic” and, like Nemiroff, felt that Radio Silence was the perfect choice to continue the story with a longtime loyal fanbase.

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Many critics commented on how tense but funny the sixth installment was, with Bloody Disgusting’s Megan Navarro calling it “exciting, sincere and intelligent”, and the writer Ashley Martinez called it “super bloody and intense”. Critic Dan Marcus even went so far as to call it the best scream movie from the original.

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Some critics singled out the “core four” among young and talented actors, with the participation of CinemaBlend. Sean O’Connell saying they are “making the series their own”, with film critic Ricky Valero especially singling out Savoy Brown and Gooding.

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With a franchise as legendary as scream, also raises the question of heritage and homage to what came before. Luckily for fans, the new movie seems to explore the idea of ​​heritage at the same time, according to MTV. Kristen Maldonado. Cinema full circle James Preston Pool calls the film a return to form, and a film critic Nate Adams says the film has a lot of Easter eggs for fans.

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Creek VI Releases in theaters March 10th.