An Instant Classic!

Rating: 10/10 (8 December 2001)

It is a known fact that in the mid-1990's, the horror genre was very dead. Very few horror movies were recognized. Until Scream came out, the only horror anyone would watch would be either an old Stephen King movie on TV or going to the video store so you didn't have to spend six bucks on seeing Candyman (1992). The Scream trilogy redefined the genre. The best is always the original Scream. It had an very original plot, a decent cast, true scares, some very good references to classic films (Wes Craven's cameo as the janitor in Freddy Krueger clothing and the use of colored corn syrup as blood, like what was used as pig's blood in Carrie (1976)), and it introduced an all-new terrifying serial killer: GhostFace. When I saw it in the theaters in 1996, I was truly scared out of my wits when GhostFace attacks Casey Becker (Drew Barrymore). Very few movies in the genre and the past five years since have been able to be as scary as Scream, except for Jeepers Creepers (2001). Believe me, rent Scream some time, make yourself a nice bucket of popcorn, turn off the lights, and prepare to scream endlessly!