Scream

Films

• Scream (1996)
  • Wes Craven and Kevin Williamson tackle the Slasher genre in this meta-take that adds humor, and a lot of scares.
• Scream 2
  • This sequel ups the violence, and the kills, but starts to lose its perspective on the meta-commentary that actually drove the first film.
• Scream 3
  • This third movie adds in some perspective on Hollywood, and brings the whole story of the series full circle, but doesn't really bring much new to the table.
• Scream 4
  • A half-hearted attempt and relaunching the series, this fourth entry is less a legacy reminder of what works than an argument that the series should stay dead.
• Scream (2022)
  • A relaunch that actually works, 2022's Scream is a legacy sequel that actually understands what worked in the original movie.