10 Best Horror Movies For Virgins
6. Scream
Like some of the other filmmakers referenced in this piece, Wes Craven is one of the best to ever do it.
By the time of Scream's release in 1996, Craven already had impressive offerings like The Last House on the Left, The Hills Have Eyes, A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Serpent and the Rainbow, and The People Under the Stairs on his CV.
The point being, Wes Craven is an all-time great of the genre. And with Scream, he took everything that had become so formulaic and generic about the horror genre, and he completely flipped it on its head.
Scream is an example of true genius within the horror genre. Craven managed to poke fun at the overplayed tropes of the genre, while likewise still managing to make his tongue-in-cheek picture a terrifying experience upon a first viewing.
As is often the case with such a game-changing, switch-flipping movie, a slew of imitators and copycats would follow, but they would all pale into insignificance when compared to the brilliance of Scream.
Follow-up Scream 2 was similarly great, Scream 3 was good, Scream 4 was a tad so-so, and the Scream TV series was a bust. But for a movie that served as a fork in the road that changed the direction of the horror genre, you need look no further than that first Scream film.