Scream
A year after the murder of her mother, a teenage girl is terrorized by a masked killer who targets her and her friends by using scary movies as part of a deadly game.
Why it matters
A razor-sharp deconstruction of slasher tropes that revitalized horror with wit, self-awareness, and genuine scares.
- Invented the modern meta-slasher blueprint, turning genre rules into a deadly game of cat and mouse.
- Wes Craven’s direction blends genuine tension with sharp, darkly comedic dialogue — a rare tonal balancing act.
- Neve Campbell’s grounded performance anchors the chaos, making Sidney Prescott a horror heroine for the ages.
- For fans of classic slashers and anyone curious about how horror can evolve by knowing its own history inside out.
Director
21 horror films in catalog
The Last House on the Left 1972
The Hills Have Eyes 1977
Stranger in Our House 1979
Deadly Blessing 1981
Swamp Thing 1982
A Nightmare on Elm Street 1984
Invitation to Hell 1984
Chiller 1985
The Hills Have Eyes Part 2 1985
Deadly Friend 1986
The Serpent and the Rainbow 1988
Shocker 1989
The People Under the Stairs 1991
Wes Craven's New Nightmare 1994
Vampire in Brooklyn 1995
Scream 1996
Scream 2 1997
Scream 3 2000
Cursed 2005
My Soul to Take 2010
Scream 4 2011
Cast
Horror DNA
Gore
28
Slow Burn
17
Psychological
43
Supernatural
0
Creature
0
Disturbing
17
Fun Factor
100
Cerebral
28
Survival
50
Self-ReferentialSerial KillerSlasher
