10 Horror Movies You Knew Would Be Good After The First 10 Minutes

Despite the fact Wes Craven is synonymous with the horror genre, he struggled to make a hit after A Nightmare on Elm Street. After New Nightmare and Vampire in Brooklyn were shredded by critics, no one was expecting much when Craven announced he was directing a slasher called Scream.

Thankfully, the first few minutes of Scream proved Craven was back in his element. The film opens with highschooler, Casey, talking on the phone with a mysterious caller. When she discovers the caller is a serial killer waiting outside, she realises she's in serious danger.

Because Casey is portrayed by Hollywood star, Drew Barrymore, viewers assumed she was lead character, meaning she would survive the ordeal. After all, you're not going to kill off an A-list actor in the first scene, are you?

But that's exactly what Scream did. Although the posters and trailers gave the impression Casey was The Final Girl, the opening scene ends with her disembowelled corpse hanging from a tree. Not only was this scene beautifully shot, perfectly paced, and deeply unnerving, the casting choice was a masterstroke. After we saw a big name like Drew Barrymore get killed off ten minutes in, viewers realised no character was safe from getting the chop, which kept us on our toes throughout the whole movie.