Your favorite scary movie isn’t raking in the residuals.

After “Scream 2” star Craig Shoemaker took to Instagram to share that he received $34.09 for his part in the 1997 horror movie, fans flocked to the comment section to call him out.

“So you had a bit part in one sequel of a multi-movie franchise a quarter-century ago. Not sure if you rage baiting or legit bitching,” one follower commented beneath the post.

Shoemaker, 61, replied, “How about none of the above, and the rage inside of you is the only baiting? Lol.”

“Better than nothing,” another social media user added. “Would a better negotiating change that? Cause you were a day player.”

“It’s said with humor, and nothing else. If you don’t get it, then move on,” Shoemaker clapped back.

Others found the humor in Shoemaker’s post, with one fan chiming in, “Now now now…don’t get crazy…that’s $34 before taxes taken out. Soooo $25 bucks?”

“S–t,” the actor responded. “I didn’t think about that. I’m down to a hotdog and a lemonade now.”

“In 1997 I was cast in the role of the film professor in the sequel of the original Scream movie, Scream 2, where I lead a conversation in class about film sequels,” Shoemaker originally wrote on Tuesday alongside a shot of the letter.

“The residuals keep rolling in, baby! What should I buy with my 34 bucks?” he teased.

“Scream” premiered in 1996 and starred Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Skeet Ulrich, Rose McGowan, Matthew Lillard and Jamie Kennedy.

The sequel hit theaters a year later in 1997 and followed Sidney Prescott (Campbell) at college.

Along with Campbell, the cast included Arquette, Cox, Kennedy, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Laurie Metcalf, Jerry O’Connell, Timothy Olyphant, Jada Pinkett Smith and Liev Schreiber.

Shoemaker is listed as having played “Artsy Teacher” in the film, according to IMDb.

In 2022, Campbell, 52, decided to walk away from the franchise’s sixth movie due to a salary dispute.

“Sadly, I won’t be making the next ‘Scream’ film,” she said in a statement to Page Six at the time.

“As a woman I have had to work extremely hard in my career to establish my value, especially when it comes to ‘Scream.’”

The franchise made headlines once again in 2023 after Melissa Barrera was fired from “Scream 7” following a series of comments about the Israel-Hamas war.

Jenna Ortega, who starred in 2022’s “Scream” and 2023’s “Scream VI,” with Barrera, 35, revealed she also exited the franchise.

Ulrich, 56, meanwhile, confirmed to The Post that he was supposed to be in “Scream 7″ — despite dying in the first movie — until Barrera was axed.

The actress played his on-screen daughter in the films.

However, nearly 30 years after the iconic slasher franchise first debuted, most of OG cast reunited for “Scream 7,” which premiered this past February.

Campbell and Cox made a comeback alongside Lillard, 56, and Arquette, 54 — despite their character’s being killed off. Metcalf, 71, and Scott Foley also reprised their roles from past films.

The film marked frequent “Scream” creator/writer Kevin Williamson’s first time directing, following the 2015 death of Wes Craven, who directed the first four films in the franchise. Williamson took over after Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, who directed the 2022 and 2023 installments, exited.

“Oh, it’s been awesome [to return],” he gushed to The Post last summer. “I’ve always been on the fringes of the last few ‘Scream’ movies, as sort of the granddaddy of the franchise.”

Down by the bay…

Warning: Spoilers ahead! Do not proceed unless you’ve watched the “Widows Bay” Season 1 finale, “We Hope You Enjoyed Your Time!” 

In the Season 1 finale of Apple’s buzzy horror/ comedy, “Widow’s Bay,” the frazzled mayor, Tom Loftis (Matthew Rhys) tried to kill Ruth (K Callan) – only to get thrown with a plot twist. She confessed that she was secretly his late wife’s mother, which meant that his son, Evan (Kingston Rumi Southwick) was her grandson. 

This was a big deal because it meant that Evan was the island founder Richard Warren’s (Hamish Linklater) last living descendant.

As set up in the previous episode, the whole reason why Tom tried to axe Ruth was that killing the last of Richard Warren’s bloodline would break the curse on the island, and save everyone. 

In the Season 1 finale, Tom went to Ruth’s house during a storm and tried to kill her twice – first by crushing pills and putting powder in her tea, then by nearly smothering her with a pillow when he thought she was napping on her couch. 

Tom was conflicted, and kept muttering to Ruth, “you’re a good person, you don’t deserve this.” 

A friendly Ruth seemed oblivious to his murder attempts. She was having a blast, giving him a tour of her house and yapping about her herb garden. 

She eventually confessed to Tom that she once had an affair with a married man, had a baby, and let the man and his wife raise the child. Her secret kid was Tom’s late wife, she revealed. An astounded Tom confirmed with Ruth that nobody else knew this information. 

Elsewhere in the episode, the town gathered in a shelter as a dangerous storm raged. Patricia (Kate O’Flynn) and Wyck (Stephen Root) were in charge. Things spiraled into chaos when everyone discovered that their stores of food were moldy. The crowd started panicking and fighting. 

Meanwhile, Sheriff Bechir (Kevin Carroll) was appalled to learn that he and his pregnant wife were trapped on the island, because of the storm – and, her due date came early. 

Bechir didn’t want his kid to be born into the curse on the island, so he showed up at Ruth’s house with a gun and shot her. 

“I won’t damn my child. Patricia said you’d be ending it,” he said to Tom, referring to ending the curse by killing Ruth. Bechir added that he came to Ruth’s house because he knew that Tom “wouldn’t” do it. 

Tom told Bechir that Ruth wasn’t the last living descendant, and Bechir held Tom at gunpoint, demanding to know who was. Before Tom could say anything, the storm then cleared up. 

So, seemingly, everything was okay. Ruth was wounded and bleeding, but appeared to be still alive. The episode ended with Tom driving off in his car with Evan. 

But, he noticed the sound of a bell  – signifying that not enough people got fed to the island, and more people will need to be offered as tribute. 

That’s where “Widows Bay” ended, going into Season 2. 

The Season 1 finale was more serious than the rest of the season, but the shift in tone worked. Tom spent most of the episode agonizing over his choice to try to kill a sweet old lady. 

Rhy’s performance was stellar as always, as Tom unravelled – if he doesn’t get nominated at the Emmys and Golden Globes, it will be a ridiculous snub. 

There were still plenty of laughs, like when Ruth was going through her photo album, and pointing out which men had “made  a pass at her.” She also told Tom that she loved one of her ex boyfriends, until, “He got bit by an animal, and became that animal.”  The show remains delightfully weird.

The Apple horror comedy has been the word-of mouth hit of the summer. 

“It’s become one of those shows everyone’s talking about, and we’re thrilled to see audiences continue to embrace it,” Matt Cherniss, head of programming, Apple TV, said in a statement announcing Season 2. 

Horror king Guillermo del Toro himself also publicly praised the show, posting on X that it, “may very well be the best streaming series in a long time” and called it, “mesmerizing.” 

“Season two is about how everything is great on the island and there’s nothing to worry about,” creator Katie Dippold joked in Apple’s statement announcing the renewal.

Season 2 doesn’t have a premiere date yet.

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