Scream review
Self-aware romp through the genre is redolent of the 90s but its ghost-masked killer is as alarming as ever
TL;DR
- The 30th anniversary re-release of the original Scream is a meta-slasher film.
- A ghost-masked killer murders and terrorizes the town of Woodsboro.
- The film references rules for surviving horror movies, such as staying a virgin and avoiding drugs.
- Characters like Sidney Prescott, Gale Weathers, and Dewey Riley are central to the plot.
- Scream is characterized by its self-aware references and witty juxtapositions with classic horror films.
- The article suggests that male movie fandom can appear obnoxious and sadistic.
- Truman Capote's In Cold Blood is mentioned as a potential unreferenced influence.