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Scream Remake Doubles as a Get-Out-the-Vote Ad, With 2020 as the Scary Movie

Classic line, 'Do you like scary movies?' leads to twist ending

woman in a blonde wig on a phone — Rachel Bonnetta (via Twitter)

By T.L. Stanley

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If you wrote a script about this year’s catastrophes—a global pandemic, murder hornet invasion in Washington and California, Oregon’s wildfire devastation—no one would believe it.

But if you turn those unprecedented events into a hair-raising remake of the iconic slasher flick Scream, now you have people’s attention. That’s what sports journalist and TV host Rachel Bonnetta did with a long-form video posted to her social media accounts today.

The project, which promotes Vote.org

T.L. Stanley

T.L. Stanley is a senior editor at Adweek, where she specializes in consumer trends, cannabis marketing, plant-based food products, pop culture and creativity.

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