[2] Limerick City, Ireland 1188AD: Several templar knights pursue a fleeing figure in a red cloak on horseback through a wooded area.
Present Day (2011): At a university, archeology professor Maura Whelan is working late with several students on an artifact cataloging project when they are sent a mysterious box containing an Irish gauntlet and a hand-drawn map of “section 3”, a storage area rarely used.
One of the students, Otto and Whelan's daughter Shayla investigate the map and uncover a small room hidden behind a false wall.
That night, each person who heard the banshee's scream is haunted by the creature in some way: Whelan, while she is sleeping; Otto, as he plays video games; Janie, while she bathes.
[2] Scream of the Banshee holds the distinction of being the 200th Syfy Original Movie and had its premier on television on March 26, 2011[7] as part of the channel's Saturday night line-up.
The review notes the odd choice of monster for Syfy's 200th original movie and cites that the slow-moving plot and low body count put this film in a "category of not being good enough or even bad enough to be much fun".
The review argues that the film also relies too heavily on hallucinations and dream sequences resulting in not a whole lot actually happening to the characters up until the rushed third act.
The reviewer also points out the haphazard use of the star power associated with Lance Henriksen who doesn't actually show up until the film's conclusion and even has his name misspelled in the opening titles.
The review criticizes the acting, the story, the creature design and notes a lack of scares for a horror movie and ultimately does not recommend it.