If you're tuning into Scream Queens, the latest horror offering from Ryan Murphy, beware the Red Devil. The serial killer has awakened on the 20th anniversary of a fallen Kapa Kapa Tau sorority sister, who bled to death as a result of her "friends" thinking it was more important to dance to Waterfalls by TLC than to help her. Now the Red Devil has his (or her) eyes on the Kapas once again.The sorority is run by queen bee bitch Chanel Oberlin (played by Emma Roberts) and her minions. Add stupid, hot boys, misunderstood clever girls and plenty of Taylor Swift references and the result is 16 episodes in which at least one person is killed off each week in an attempt to whittle down the suspect pool "naturally". At the core of the miniseries are the questions: Who will survive and who is underneath the Devil mask?To be honest, this show is ridiculous. For example, one of the victims even texts the killer and asks him (or her) to "stop, please stop" as he plunges a knife into her. But, ironically, a little ridiculousness never killed anyone, and it can be a lot of fun.There are special guest castings, like the pop sensation Ariana Grande, a Jonas brother and the blogging tween queen herself, Tavi Gevison.Unlike MTV's hit movie franchise Scream, the characters don't know they're playing into the stereotypes of a typical slasher flick, but that doesn't mean the show isn't hyper aware of itself. It completely plays into our expectations of a teen horror comedy show, including an overly quiet scene in which one of the characters searches for something alone in the basement. The casting of Jamie Lee Curtis as Wallace University dean Munch is an obvious nod to her first film role in 1978's Halloween.The show sometimes walks the bloodied knife-edge of parody, trying too hard to cram in too many references, which makes the plot messy.It's still early days, so perhaps they get the levels of horror, parody and comedy right by the end of the series. Until then, here are some tips on how not to piss of a serial killer:Don't ignore the anniversary of a secret death;Don't take steroids, or roam around the streets at night wielding a baseball bat while screaming the killer's name.Don't steal the killer's thunder by walking around in a costume all the time.Stay a virgin.What others sayThe zanier aspects of 'Glee' meet the bloodletting of 'American Horror Story'. Brian Lowry, variety.comEverything from the cinematography to the script's tone works to deliver a situation in which the audience can plausibly believe these characters are in peril, but also where it's OK to laugh at their sheer ignorance. Amber Dowling, thewrap.comThere are moments in which it feels less like a TV show than an endurance test. Jamieson Cox, theverge.com..