Scream movie review I will be reviewing the seminal horror film scream released in 1996 by Freddy Kruger creator Wes Craven who also directed the three scream sequels before passing away in 2015. It’s hard to overstate the impact scream had on the horror genre. It reignited slasher flicks, spawning a whole host of late 90’s imitators and set the tone for the genre for the best part of the decade. After scream, horror would take on a certain feel- it’d be funny, hip and most importantly, self-aware. Scream told the audience that the characters they were watching were just like them- they knew about Jason, Freddy and chucky, they knew the so called rules of the genre. Then scream told them, that knowledge wouldn’t save these characters- they were going to die anyways. The movie begins with a phone ringing and we are introduced to Casey Becker (Drew Barrymore) when she answers she is greeted with a voice of an inquisitive stranger. Thinking it’s a Wrong number, she hangs up ...