The horror community has been buzzing lately when it pertains to theScreamfranchise. It was announced earlier this year thatNeve Campbellwould be returning for the seventh installment. We’re just over a year away fromScream 7’s February 2026 release date and the last couple of weeks have been flooded with casting updates. However, even though theScreamfranchise is what Campbell is most known for, theWes Craven-directed original wasn’t the only popularhorrorfilm the actress starred in that year. In 1996, the other would beThe Craft. Now, if you’re looking to fill the Ghostface void in the new year,TheCraftwill be cursing Max in January.
It has been revealed that theAndrew Flemingfilm willdebut on the streamer Wednesday, January 1st, 2025. While the film has a slightly negative 57% review score onRotten Tomatoes, the film managed to gross just under $25 million at the domestic box office, making it a modest hit with a smaller $15 million budget.The Craftwas releasedseven months beforeScreamin the spring of 1996. At the time, Campbell’s name hadn’t exploded yet. Thismagical nightmarealso starred anotherScreamalum inSkeet Ulrich. If this had come out after Ghostface’s cinematic debut, it’s anyone’s guess how much betterThe Craftwould have done financially.
What’s ‘The Craft’ About?
The Craft follows a new high school student named Sarah (Robin Tunney) who supposedly has telekinetic abilities. That draws her to a group of wannabe witches, Bonnie (Campbell), Rochelle (Rachel True) andNancy(Fairuza Balk), who just so happen to need a fourth person for the coven. However, when their rituals cause the group to get power hungry and eventually turn on one another, high school isn’t the only thing that’s going to be tough to survive. WhileThe Craftstarts off as your typical 80s/90scoming-of-age storywith a horror twist, it quickly takes a dark turn thanks to some standout performances from Campbell and Balk. The more traumatic backdrop and themes may have caused The Craft to not be a universal genre champion like Scream, but in the past three decades, the film has grown a sizable cult-following. That led to it getting a sequel,The Craft: Legacy, in 2020. This starred a then unknownCailee Spaeny(Alien: Romulus).
BeforeThe Craftcasts its sinister spell on you on January 1, the trailer for the film can be viewed below. In addition to this horror gem coming toMax,The Craft: Legacyis currently streaming on Philo.
The Craft is a 1996 teen horror movie starring Robin Tunney, Neve Campbell, Fairuza Balk, and Rachel True. The Andrew Fleming-directed film focuses on a group of outcasts at an LA high school who practice witchcraft and create their own coven. The film received mixed reviews but was a surprise hit at the box office for Columbia.
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