Chad Collins

Please consider donating to the Transgender Law Center here The Scream franchise is my favorite. Sure, I’ve been raked over the coals online dozens of times, most notably for suggesting Scream VI didn’t need Sidney Prescott, most recently for wishing…

RECAP Miguel places the school on lockdown while he investigates Jake’s death, so the school goes a little Lord of the Flies until they eventually let the kids go home. Noah finally snags Audrey’s phone and discovers she’s been lying about Lakewood…

It’s no surprise to horror fans that the franchise—particularly the first film—remains uniquely loved among the queer community. Of all the horror franchises to have graced the screen, it’s certainly odd that a film with so few coded queer elements…

RECAP Sidney decides to get some studying done because she is a serious student after all, until Cotton Weary corners in the library after Ghostface DMs her. Sidney’s bodyguards are quick to haul Cotton in for questioning. Joel gives Gale the footage…

RECAP Gale is safely transported to the hospital while the focus shifts back to the Roberts house. Officers Ross and Perkins are stationed outside of the house, and after Ross’s most recent perimeter check, both Ross and Perkins are surprised and…

RECAP Emma returns to Lakewood after taking a mental break for a few months to be shocked that people are still talking about the serial killer she shot dead. Noah’s not only podcasting about it, but convinced Piper had an accomplice, which Audrey…

RECAP Audrey is forced to cover up Jake’s body and nearly gives herself an aneurysm while Noah nearly discovers her involvement in the killings. Mr. Branson tries to win back Brooke but Gustavo smooches her and the killer lures Emma’s dad to a motel…

RECAP With school cancelled, Sidney and Tatum have a casual conversation about Sidney’s dead mom’s sex life while Ghostface peeps on them. Stu stops in at NotBlockbuster to wag his tongue past his chin and invite Randy to his party while Billy barely…

RECAP All bets, it turns out, are not off. In the whodunnit spirit of the original, our main cast split up to search for clues in the Sunrise Studios backlot, desperate to understand why Maureen would have appeared in publicity stills. Dewey and…

Each week Troy Gardner and Chad Collins explore the Scream franchise, movie by movie. This week, it’s the first part of every gay’s favorite: Scream 2! RECAP Windsor College seniors Maureen and Phil get mysteriously free tickets to the sneak preview…

RECAP Two years after the Windsor College murders, Cotton Weary’s parlayed his fifteen minutes into a talk show. Ghostface taunts Cotton while he suffers in LA traffic, then kills Cotton and his girlfriend in an attempt to learn Sidney’s…

RECAP Sherrie and Trudie (Lucy Hale and Shenae Grimes) talk horror movies before receiving a phone call from Ghostface, whom they originally peg as Channing Tatum. They are soon thereafter killed by Ghostface, though this is revealed to be the…

RECAP After high schoolers Audrey and Rachel are secretly recorded making out and publicly mocked, the mean girl responsible for it gets sliced by someone dressed as the Lakeshore Slasher, who killed five students in the ’90s. Main girl Emma has boy…

RECAP A year ago, someone snuck into Lakewood Municipal Filing and stole Brandon James’ mask. But now it’s Halloween and Sheriff Hudson thinks he’s got the killer in custody (spoiler: since the series isn’t over, he’s wrong) so he’s letting the…

RECAP Bi-Curious and the Virgin amp up their investigation into Mr. Branson (which leads to him being arrested) while Emma has PTSD over Will’s death, which leads to conveniently figuring out that her dad left because he learned Maggie had Brandon…

Welcome to a weekly series where Troy Gardner and Chad Collins chat about every gay’s favorite franchise, one movie at a time. This week, they dig into the first half of the original movie itself. RECAP Casey Becker’s planning a movie night (on a…

RECAP Maggie tries to save Hudson but can’t, and then everyone converges at Brooke’s for a Halloween party and some masked terror until Emma sneaks away to the docks to save Maggie. The Lakewood Slasher shows up and unmasks to reveal herself to be…

RECAP Once Piper alerts the Scooby Gang that Will’s been kidnapped, they sneak into a bowling alley to save him. Jake’s stabbed but he’ll live, and Audrey sends the cops just in the nick of time to chase the killer away. Everyone’s thankful for a…

RECAP After the cops decide Audrey is their prime suspect, Audrey acts extra sketchy and convinces Emma to destroy incriminating evidence like you do. Meanwhile, Piper Jedi mind tricks Will into helping her incriminate the mayor, but then the…

RECAP After the Lakewood Slasher sends the entire school a video of Emma losing her virginity to Will, Emma struggles with soap opera feelings while Sheriff Hudson gets replaced. Jake and Will amp up their scheme to blackmail Quinn and crime fighting…