If you’re aScreamfan, then it’s been a crazy couple of weeks. With theabrupt firing ofMelissa BarreraandJenna Ortegaleaving the franchise in late November, thehorrorcommunity has been left in shambles.However, despite Barrera’sdays inScreambeing over, that doesn’t mean she’s leaving the genre any time soon, as her new horror comedyYour Monsteris about to make its debut at theSundance Film Festival.Now, with the new year right around the corner, thefirst batch of images teases the spooky forbidden romance.
The story forYour Monsteris as follows,“After her life falls apart, soft-spoken actress Laura Franco finds her voice again when she meets a terrifying, yet weirdly charming, monster living in her closet.”The four new images of Tommy Dewey’sBeauty and the Beast-like monster gets accustomed to his new reality while also getting very intimate with Barrera’s Laura.The main image in question is a mashup of genres seeing theScreamactress dressed up like The Bride from the Universal Monster classicThe Bride of Frankenstein. On the other hand, Dewey looks ripped straight out of the ballroom dance scene fromBeauty and the Beast.Your Monster’s based on writer-director-producer Caroline Lindy’s 2019 short film of the same name, so it’s going to be exciting to see what Barrera brings to the film. Especially with the more comedic tone, as horror fans really haven’t seen that side of the actress yet.
Barrera is More Than Just ‘Scream’
While Barrera gained a ton of well deserved notice in the masterful 2021 film adaptation ofIn the Heights, it wasScream (2022)which put her on the map as one of Hollywood’s next big stars. Her portrayal of Sam Carpenter in both that reboot and its sequelScream VIshowed off her complex emotional range beautifully. She was one of horror’s newest favorite final girls, but there’s more to Barrera’s genre life than just running away from Ghostface.Her Netflix survival limited seriesKeep Breathingwas one of the more underrated offerings of last year and, if you need a horror film to hold you over untilYour Monstercomes out, Barrera starred in the Tubi original haunted house filmBed Rest. The latter of which arguably features her best preference to date, while the film as a whole is filled with a ton of well executed scenes of suspense.
Barrera’s Monstrous 2024
However, looking ahead,Barrera also has anuntitled Universal Monster movie(rumored to beDracula’s Daughter) coming out inApril 2024, alongsideYour Monster, from herScreamdirectorsMatt Bettinelli-OlpinandTyler Gillet. Despite theScreamfranchise’s terrifying collapse, Barrera has a big scream-worthy year ahead of her.Your Monsterdoesn’t have a release date yet, but it will be premiering at theSundance Film Festivalin Januaryvia their Midnight selections.
