If you made someone guess which "Scream" film has the best rating on Rotten Tomatoes, most people would pick the first one. That's the only "Scream" movie that seemingly everyone loves, whereas most ...

The Scream film series continues to be one of the most popular horror movie franchises around, but it can still be intimidating for those watching it for the first time. This guide covers everything ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook But are the earlier films—where Neve Campbell’s Sidney Prescott, Courteney Cox’s Gale Weathers, ...

There comes a time when change is needed in cinema. Particularly in horror during the 1990s, something new and fresh was needed to revive the slasher subgenre, which had lost its way under a mountain ...

In 1996, Wes Craven and Kevin Williamson’s slasher satire Scream helped redefine a dormant subgenre. The film spawned a franchise and a procession of imitators, some of which (I Know What You Did Last ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Ashley Cullins about the "Scream" franchise. Cullins writes about it in her book "Your Favorite Scary Movie." It's 1996. Sidney Prescott is on the front porch, wireless phone ...

Jamie Lee Curtis in 'Halloween'. There’s a reason why audiences have continued to gravitate toward the Scream franchise decades after the release of its first film in 1996. The slasher series not only ...