Tom Conroy

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September 18, 2015

It seems unlikely that Scream Queens will pull of the same trick as Scream the movie: being funny and suspenseful at the same time. Most viewers will settle for either, but the show will probably fall short at both.

Tom Long

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September 18, 2015

It's an odd mash-up that leaves little room for real connection to the characters, having faith instead in laughs and blood. Then again, laughs and blood have a good track record.

Terri Schwartz

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September 21, 2015

From the acting to the costuming to the writing, everything about this concept and execution works.

David Hinckley

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September 21, 2015

As in Glee or American Horror Story, Murphy delights in misdirection and abrupt shifts of tone, both of which he does well. The dialogue is snappy and no pretension escapes un-nailed.

Poppy-Jay Palmer

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September 26, 2016

Ryan Murphy's Scream Queens is exactly what you'd expect a series from Ryan Murphy called Scream Queens to be. It's a blend of everything that's campy and bright about Glee and dark and grimy about American Horror Story.

Hal Boedeker

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September 21, 2015

But Fox's Scream Queens is a nasty, trashy hybrid of Glee and American Horror Story.

Melissa Camacho

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September 21, 2015

Actresses get sexy, scary for horror flick fame.

Scream Queens - Season 1