MTV has picked up “Scream,” a horror series based on the Wes Craven film franchise. And then they promoted it with emojis. Targeting media outlets and TV people in general, they sent a slew of tweets with scary movie inspired emojis, a phone number, and a hashtag.
According to various people on Twitter, that phone number picks up and asks you “Do you like scary movies?” in homage to the classic line in the original. But being a neurotic New Yorker, there was no way I was calling a random California area code to verify that for this blog post. Plus, it’s sort of creepy.
Fans, who have been waiting for this pick-up announcement since filming was announced in April, have started using Instagram to spread the number and Vine to record their screams. Here’s Perez Hilton:
“@PerezHilton: @mtvscream Here ya go! http://t.co/fc561y5AXq” Lmao! #MTVScream#BOO!
— Sasha Marina™ *TSMS* (@SashaMarina) October 28, 2014
According to Variety:
This show stars newcomers Willa Fitzgerald (“Alpha House,” “Royal Pains”), Amy Forsyth (“Torment,” “Reign”), John Karna (“Premature,” “The Neighbors”), Carlson Young (“Key and Peele,” “The Kroll Show”) and Amadeus Serafini. “Faking It’s” Jamie Travis directed the pilot. Exec producer Jill Blotevogel (“Harper’s Island,” “Ravenswood”) wrote the script originally penned by Jay Beattie and Dan Dworkin (“Criminal Minds,” “The Event,” and “Revenge”)…Under the Dimension TV production umbrella, Harvey and Bob Weinstein will executive produce. Additional executive producers include Wes Craven, Tony DiSanto, Liz Gateley, Marianne Maddalena and Cathy Konrad. Matthew Signer and Keith Levine are producers.
It has not been confirmed yet if Ghostface will return for the series.