10 Most Inventive Chase Sequences In Slasher Movies
7. Scream 2 - Sound Booth Maze
Wes Craven's meta-horror Scream breathed life into the slasher sub-genre and revitalised the classic chase sequence trope over and over again throughout the franchise.
The first movie boasts two of the series' best chases, with the opening sequence coming to mind alongside the scene where Sidney gets chased around Stu's house at the end. However, by far the most stress-enduring chase from the franchise comes during the second movie when it ramps up the action as it nears the finale.
The scene kicks off with Gale and Dewey, about to hook up, getting interrupted by Ghostface in a lecture hall. Ghostface appears behind Gale while Dewey, in a moment of expertly-timed comedy, falls clumsily down the stairs as Gale bashes a phone into the killer's face.
Gale proceeds to lock herself in an empty room, turning on the lights to reveal a recording studio. When she spots Ghostface in the next room over through the soundproof window, she cleverly hides behind walls of acoustic dividers.
Wes Craven cleverly uses claustrophobic camera angles that frame the scene in unique ways to add suspense to the scene. With the use of those camera angles and a suspense-building score, the tiny set feels huge. As Gale moves to hide from wall to wall you get the same impression you would if she were running through streets and huge buildings.
It was genius how Craven shrunk the classic chase scene and still managed to make it exciting and suspenseful. He was and always will be a horror legend.