Scream: Village of the Damned

"Village of the Damned" is the eighth episode of season two of the psycho-thriller television program Scream: The Series, and the eighteenth episode of the series overall. It was directed by Gil Kenan with a script written by Meredith Glynn. It first aired on MTV on Tuesday, July 19th, 2016 at 11:00 pm/10:00 central.

Crew

 * April Blair - Consulting producer
 * Matthew Signer - Producer
 * Keith Levine - Producer
 * Eoghan O'Donnell - Executive producer
 * Kat Landsberg - Co-executive producer
 * Bob Weinstein - Executive producer
 * Harvey Weinstein - Executive producer


 * Tony DiSanto - Executive producer
 * Liz Gateley - Executive producer
 * Wes Craven - Executive producer
 * Michael Gans - Executive producer
 * Richard Register - Executive producer
 * Marianne Maddalena - Executive producer
 * Cathy Konrad - Executive producer

Notes & Trivia

 * Scream: The Series was developed for television by Jill Blotevogel, Dan Dworkin and Jay Beattie. It was created by Wes Craven and Kevin Williamson.


 * Series co-creator Jill E. Blotevogel is credited as Jill Blotevogel in this episode.


 * This episode had a viewership of 362,000 people, which is down by 33,000 from the previous episode.


 * Actor Mark Adam is credited as Mark Adam Miller in this episode.


 * Actor Patrick R. Walker is credited as Patrick Reginald Walker in this episode.


 * This is the first episode of Scream: The Series directed by Gil Kenan. It is also his first work in television. Kenan is also known for directing the 2015 remake of Poltergeist.


 * This is the fourth episode of Scream: The Series written by Meredith Glynn. She also serves as an executive story editor on the show. This is her second episode from season two. She previously wrote "Psycho".


 * Stavo Acosta appeared last in "Jeepers Creepers".


 * The voice of Karen Lang can be heard on a cassette recording. She is normally played by actress Austin Highsmith, but she is uncredited for her participation in this episode.


 * This is the tenth appearance of Quinn Maddox on the series. He appeared last in "Dawn of the Dead".

Story notes

 * This episode establishes that Lakewood was founded in 1916. It is celebrating its centennial.


 * The charred bodies discovered in the bath tub at Wren Lake Estates belong to Seth Branson and Eddie Krueger. Branson died moments after the end of "Let the Right One In", and Krueger was killed back in "Vacancy".


 * Miguel Acosta and Gustavo Acosta lived in Phoenix, Arizona before relocating to Lakewood. Miguel previously lived in Lakewood when he was younger.


 * This is the second time this season that Brooke Maddox has consumed an excessive amount of alochol. The first was in "Happy Birthday to Me".


 * This episode reveals that Kieran Wilcox was in the car on the night his step-parents were killed. He was fighting with his stepfather and distracted him, which is what caused the accident.


 * Eli Hudson broke into a girl's bedroom while he was living in Atlanta. She has a restraining order on him.


 * Zoe Vaughn has a fear of public speaking.


 * Stavo Acosta apparently has a history of grave-robbing. 'Cuz we need this guy to be even more creepier, right?

Allusions

 * The title of this episode is taken from the 1960 Village of the Damned by director Wolf Rilla, which was based on a novel written by John Wyndham in 1957 called The Midwich Cuckoos. The movie was remade in 1995 by director John Carpenter. It follows the pattern of season two of titling all of their episodes after horror movies.


 * Noah Foster makes reference to My Bloody Valentine and The Prowler in this episode. The first is the title to a Canadian horror film released in 1981 by director George Mihalka. It was remade as a 3D film in 2009 by Patrick Lussier and stars Supernatural actor Jensen Ackles. The Prowler, also released in 1981 was directed by Joseph Zito. Both films are of the slasher genre.

Bloopers

 * The word caramel is mis-spelled as "carmel" on one of the food stop banners at the fairgrounds.

Body Count

 * 1) Seth Branson - Death confirmed.
 * 2) Deputy Dwayne - Pushed through a glass pane. Death unconfirmed as per this episode.

Quotes

 * Stavo Acosta: This whole "hundred years of perfect Lakewood" is some real BS.
 * Brooke Maddox: Is it? Why don't we give positivity a try, hmmm?
 * Stavo Acosta: That sounds like a campaign slogan.
 * Brooke Maddox: Yeah, well, it beats the crappy alternative. [sighs] I have to do a speech tonight. So everybody get in the mood and come.
 * Audrey Jensen: You know, you have plenty of reasons to bow out.
 * Brooke Maddox: I would, but my dad is in high gear, politically. He had a fire at one of his real estate properties last night, so he needs me to...
 * Stavo Acosta: Join him in this celebration of courage and life?
 * Brooke Maddox: He needs me to smile and wave.

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 * Miguel Acosta: Look, Emma. You friend, Eli? He's been in trouble before.
 * Emma Duval: I know that.
 * Miguel Acosta: There's a young woman in Atlanta, about your age, who has a restraining order out against him. Apparently, he likes to go places he shouldn't. This time, her bedroom.

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 * Stavo Acosta: You really think I carve people up, and hang them up like pieces of meat? That's who you think I am? If you think I'm a killer... prove it.

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 * Ghostface: You're not a victim, Audrey. You're a killer. Remember that.