10 Horror Movie Trilogies That Absolutely Kill It
6. Scream Trilogy
Not only did Wes Craven create genre-defining cult classics in the '70s and revolutionise the slasher genre in the '80s, but the horror legend also kickstarted a whole new wave of slashers in the late '90s with the Scream trilogy.
Originally titled Scary Movie, this 1996 classic saw a masked killer terrorise high school student Sydney Prescott (Neve Campbell) and her friends. While this sounds like the standard slasher affair, the genius of Scream lay in its razor-sharp satire. Not only did it playfully poke fun at genre tropes, but it also functioned as a gripping mystery of who was behind the mask.
The sequels continued the metacommentary of contemporary horror trends as the core group of survivors evolved throughout each installment. Campbell is consistently entertaining as Sydney, while David Arquette and Courteney Cox's onscreen chemistry was always a delight.
Although Scream 3 has garnered a reputation for being the weakest entry in the franchise to date, thanks to its convoluted plot and less engaging mystery, Craven still delivered a solid outing full of everything that made the other films work so well.
Even as the Scream franchise continues to grow, Wes Craven's original trilogy remains a pillar of the genre.