Watch Gale Weathers' final news report from the original 1996 Woodsboro murders:
The 1996 film Scream , directed by Wes Craven and written by Kevin Williamson, is credited with revitalizing the dying slasher genre by blending traditional horror with a self-aware, meta-fictional approach. The movie focuses on Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell), a high school student in the fictional town of Woodsboro who becomes the target of a masked killer known as Ghostface. ScreamMovie | 1996
: Unlike previous slashers, the characters in Scream are fans of horror movies and explicitly discuss the "rules" of the genre, such as the survival of the "virgin" and the danger of saying "I'll be right back". Watch Gale Weathers' final news report from the
: Its massive success, grossing $173 million worldwide, launched a franchise that continues to this day with a upcoming sequel, Scream 7 . : Its massive success, grossing $173 million worldwide,