Scout Taylor-Compton is getting another go at a masked killer, this time in Cheer Bloody Murder, a new horror-comedy set at a cheerleading camp. There's a new trailer out, and Lionsgate is bringing the film to digital on December 15, where a group of cheerleaders and their coaches turn up at a prestigious camp to train, only to find themselves dealing with someone who'd rather murder everyone than watch them practise.
Taylor-Compton will be familiar to some having played Laurie Strode in Rob Zombie's Halloween films. Robert LaSardo, Sean Whalen, Vernon Wells, James Duval and Julie Anne Prescott are also involved, along with Todd Bridges and Lauren Francesca. Tom Sizemore is in there too, in one of his final film appearances.
There's apparently a revenge motive behind the killings, although director Shawn C. Phillips seems to be going for something more playful than your usual grim slasher. He's talked about wanting a proper '90s throwback, with comedy mixed in, and the Scream comparisons are fairly obvious here, and I'm always happy to give a daft slasher a chance, particularly one that isn't taking itself too seriously.
The film has actually been knocking about for a while. It was shot in California in 2021 and originally went by the rather familiar title Scream Bloody Murder before becoming Cheer Bloody Murder.