Movie Review: Scream Therapy

Scream Therapy Movie Review by Matt Boiselle

Scream Therapy – directed and written by Cassie Keet, and starring Harley Bronwyn, Claire Dellamar and Mandie Cheung.

Synopsis: A girls’ weekend of restorative scream therapy awaits a group of friends, but a determined clan of incel-cultists have other plans for them in mind.

There’s no bigger refresh or reset to one’s weary mind than an escape – be it simply time spent at home away from work, or a planned excursion with friends, if nothing more to get back to what the psyche needs, which is hard rest & relaxation. Now, throw in a loonier than loony cult looking for a sacrifice (on a time crunch, mind you), and the recipe for chaos almost certainly ensues.

Director Cassie Keet captains the ship here, with a focus on female solidarity, and in that solidified state a group of five friends hit the road for a little AirBnB stay, along with some curative healing, in the form of “Scream Therapy” – interestingly enough, the title of this film. One of the girls has just had a breakup with her boyfriend, and with some serious gameplanning needed to see if the relationship is indeed worth saving, at the request of her friends, the group settles in for some bonding time to assist – sounds good in theory, doesn’t it? Well, as horror fans we all know what happens when we think that all’s going to be rosy in one of these movies, don’t we? Not before long the ladies are encountered by a sadistic (albeit clumsy) cult that kidnaps the quintet and plans to sacrifice them, and when an “accident” befalls one of the clan members, demonic possession takes place and the ladies are pressed to offer oblations in order to save their own souls…and to think the biggest instance with an AirBnB stay is broken WiFi and maybe some bed bugs.

Now we get to the meat of the story, which in fact doesn’t include much protein at all – while the ladies bond is tight, the men are viewed as partner-less slugs who simply want to act out in misogynistic fashion against the female species, and for all intents and purposes, this SHOULD provide some laughs, and I was looking forward to a little “man-bashing” of sorts…but that’s just it – this wasn’t funny, the female leads weren’t engaging in any form or fashion, and what is categorized under the horror listing didn’t offer up much horror…well then I’d say you’re spit balling at a wall that isn’t there. The design here was clearly meant to show the complete inanity in the entirety of the situation, which in retrospect was a stroke of genius, however when the said design doesn’t match the finished product, then it’s clearly a loss unless you’re amenable to disappointment. Overall, the force SHOULD have been strong with this one, as the group in need of healing deserved to be celebrated in their fortitude, but the act of conveying it fell well short of the mark.

“Scream Therapy” releases on digital streaming services on April 6th, 2026.