Screammovie | 1996 May 2026

: The iconic first sequence featuring Drew Barrymore was a major shock to audiences because it killed off the movie’s biggest star in the first eight minutes.

: Unlike previous slashers, the characters in Scream are fans of horror movies and explicitly discuss the "rules" of the genre, such as the survival of the "virgin" and the danger of saying "I'll be right back". ScreamMovie | 1996

The 1996 film Scream , directed by Wes Craven and written by Kevin Williamson, is credited with revitalizing the dying slasher genre by blending traditional horror with a self-aware, meta-fictional approach. The movie focuses on Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell), a high school student in the fictional town of Woodsboro who becomes the target of a masked killer known as Ghostface. : The iconic first sequence featuring Drew Barrymore