After the 1980s had been dominated by iconic serial killers Michael Myers, Jason Voorhees and Freddy Krueger, all of whom starred in a glut of sequels that respectively ran the Halloween, Friday the 13th and Nightmare on Elm Street franchises into the ground, the slasher movie was on its knees by the mid-90s, with fans having lost almost all interest in what was formerly one of horror’s most popular subgenres.
That all changed when Scream arrived in 1996, as Wes Craven teamed up with first-time screenwriter Kevin Williamson to deliver a smart, scary and self-aware postmodern classic that revitalized the entire concept of the slasher. The story started off with a shocking opener that saw Drew Barrymore, comfortably the biggest name in the cast, get killed off in the opening scene to show that the rules of the game had changed.
Scream is widely regarded as one of the...
That all changed when Scream arrived in 1996, as Wes Craven teamed up with first-time screenwriter Kevin Williamson to deliver a smart, scary and self-aware postmodern classic that revitalized the entire concept of the slasher. The story started off with a shocking opener that saw Drew Barrymore, comfortably the biggest name in the cast, get killed off in the opening scene to show that the rules of the game had changed.
Scream is widely regarded as one of the...
- 11/24/2020
- by Scott Campbell
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