In 1996, Wes Craven destroyed and remade all presumptions about the horror genre with the release of Scream, the iconic slasher that made waves in the industry and evolved into a major franchise. With six movies to date and Scream 7 on the horizon, Scream is one of the longest-running horror movie series ever. However, the effects of Scream were seen in horror movies after only one installment, demonstrating the brilliance of the effective standalone.

Scream famously took on many established horror tropes at a time when the genre was struggling after the best horror movies of the 1980s. Craven created a new, razor-sharp slasher story that was as funny as it was disturbing, revitalizing the genre and making the best horror movies of the 21st century possible. Many modern horror movies and tropes only exist because of Scream, but few live up to this Halloween-primed classic (which ironically came out...