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Jamie Lee Curtis Points Out ‘Halloween’ Homages On This Week’s “Scream Queens”
The iconic scream queen directed the latest episode of “Scream Queens.“
There are so many horror shows on TV right now that no matter how many of them I devote myself to watching, there’s just no possible way for me to watch them all. I’m currently keeping up with “Ash vs. Evil Dead,” “The Walking Dead,” and “The Exorcist,” but other shows have fallen by the wayside for no reason other than a lack of time in the day. One of those shows is FOX’s “Scream Queens,” which I haven’t watched a single episode of this season. Need. More. Time.
Now that I’ve revealed that I have no idea what’s going on in “Scream Queens” this season, I wanted to tip you off to a couple fun homages you might have missed in last night’s episode. How do I know about these homages? Because Jamie Lee Curtis, who both starred in and directed the episode “Rapunzel, Rapunzel,” just tweeted that she intentionally paid tribute to the movie that made her a household name and THE be-all, end-all scream queen: Halloween, of course!
Straight from @JamieLeeCurtis‘ fingers:
Any @ScreamQueens fan noticing a couple 🎃 homages?
— Jamie Lee Curtis (@jamieleecurtis) December 7, 2016
@AlligatorTres @ScreamQueens Yes. Walk is one.
— Jamie Lee Curtis (@jamieleecurtis) December 7, 2016
The other one was the scare in the fabric shop. Tried to homage Laurie walking home and bumping into the sheriff!
— Jamie Lee Curtis (@jamieleecurtis) December 7, 2016
In the episode:
A man from Dean Munsch’s past checked in to the C.U.R.E. institute with plans to win her back, causing a jealous Brock to further question his relationship with Chanel. Meanwhile, Zayday and Chamberlain devised a plan to discover the origins of The Green Meanie killer… with shocking results.
The best part about engaging with collaborative genre fiction on the internet is that anyone can get in on the action, with worldwide accessibility often resulting in absurd story beats that wouldn’t be possible if any single person was responsible for the entire narrative. And while Kane Parsons’ Backrooms film is definitely the young filmmaker’s own unique take on the infamous creepypasta, it’s fun to see other creators join the Backrooms sandbox now that the big screen adaptation is getting ready for a record-shattering opening weekend.
As if cleverly timed releases like Puppet Combo’s The Backrooms game weren’t enough (not to mention that Scary Movie poster poking fun at Parsons’ flick), McDonald’s official social media accounts have now released an analog horror video of their own celebrating the liminal terrors of the McRooms – complete with a familiar purple surprise at the end of the footage.
While it’s funny enough to see the world’s most recognizable Fast Food giant engage with internet-borne Found Footage thrills seemingly out of the blue, the video is actually referencing a long-running gag among the Backrooms fandom where creators jokingly talk about there being a fully functional McDonald’s restaurant hidden somewhere in level 0 of the infamous liminal labyrinth.
Now, would it be too much to hope for a moist-carpet-flavored McShake to tie in with the film?
Backrooms is now playing only in theaters from A24.
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