"I LOVE BEING COVERED IN BLOOD!

Melissa Barrera is Joey

How much of vampire lore were you aware of?

I love vampires. I love all the monsters: Dracula, Frankenstein, werewolves, love them all. I know there are different rules to different vampires in different movies. You know, the basics. But our rules in this movie are different. Let’s just say that. It’s cool, because sometimes I’d be like, “But what about this and that?” They’d be like, “Nope, vampires in this world are like this.” A new set of rules for audiences is exciting.

Abigail’s not afraid to play with humour. What was that like?

The script wasn’t as funny, I think, as the movie ended up being, because Matt and Tyler really liked to let the actors improvise and do their thing. The characters are very quirky and questionable people. We had a lot of wacky improvisations that I was like, “How is this gonna fit into this movie?” The good thing about Matt and Tyler allowing everyone to just do their thing and go as wild as you want, and as ridiculous as you want, is that you can always edit, right? You have different options. So you try whatever and you find the balance, and I think they found the perfect balance with this movie.

What’s it like the first time you see a vampire?

I just think it’s amazing. I remember the first time that we saw Alisha in full vampire eyes, teeth, everything – she’s a kid and she was freaking out seeing herself like this. We were all like, “Oh my god, you look so cool. Oh my god, it’s incredible.” We were very much excited and hyped that we were seeing her, and I think that also got her hyped. Because I think at the beginning, she was a little bit like, “Oh my god, I don’t like this look.” We were all so excited when she came out and then she just kind of owned it, it was really cool.

There’s so many moments like that, that I wish that I could tell you, but they’re spoilers. There’s moments of scenes that we shot that were unbelievable. I just couldn’t believe that we were doing the things that we were doing. There’s a lot of blood in this movie. Probably more blood than any movie ever. I mean, that’s a bold statement, but, like, it’s a lot.

After the Scream films you must be used to blood…

I’m so used to it and I love being covered in blood. I do. I like the way I look covered in blood, for some reason. I just think it looks hot! I like when people in movies are covered in blood and are covered in dirt. I just think it’s sexy. So I do, I like being covered in blood.

Would you be up for an Abigail sequel?

Yeah, obviously, of course. Why not? When a sequel happens it means that the first movie did well enough that you know there’s a demand for a second one. So I’m always up for that. Getting to spend more time with a character is so delicious as an actor, getting to explore more of the character is always so nice. It is a spoiler to tell you the biggest reason why I want a sequel, so I won’t tell you. But I do want a sequel!