Released in 1996 Scream became iconic for its use of satire in completely summing up the horror genre in an almost comedic fashion. Heavily influenced by the classic slasher films such as Halloween and Friday the 13th, Screams villain consisted of a crazed killer running around murdering high school students in giant black overalls and wearing a creepy looking mask that resembled, well a Ghostface!
The film went on to spawn 3 sequels that involved a different perpetrator utilizing the ghost mask to commit an act of revenge or to just have a good time terrorizing the residents of Woodsboro. While the sequels could never match the sheer awesomeness of the first film they made Ghostface an icon for generations of younger people.
There are two aspects that I really like from the Scream. First is the iconic villain that the film has. Ghostface is instantly recognisable and is an interesting characters. The fact that you never know who the killer behind the mask really is ad that the costume can supposedly be picked up from your local supermarket adds an element of realist terror to the film. Secondly Scream pays tribute to many classic horror films, perhaps the most notable one is when the teens are watching Halloween at a party before the final confrontation occurs.
Scream will always be one of my favourite films no matter how old it becomes or how many times a Scary Movie films tries to slander it. Scream is an all time classic horror.
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