Ep 164 - WES CRAVEN'S SCREAM (1996) - Celebrating 30 Years of "Hello, Sidney."

HORROR 101 with Dr. AC · Sep 4, 2026 · 1h 53m

SCREAM (1996) d. Wes Craven (USA)

SCREAM 2 (1997) d. Wes Craven (USA)

SCREAM 3 (2000) d. Wes Craven (USA)

SCRE4M (2011) d. Wes Craven (USA)

SCREAM (2022) d. Matt Bettinelli-Olpin/Tyler Gillett (USA)

SCREAM VI (2023) d. Matt Bettinelli-Olpin/Tyler Gillet (USA)

SCREAM 7 (2026) d. Kevin Williamson (USA)

By the mid-1990s, the slasher cycle that had produced Halloween, Friday the 13th, and A Nightmare on Elm Street had become increasingly formulaic, with audiences being fed a stream of quote/unquote "psychological thrillers." True horror was, in many respects, considered "dead."

Kevin Williamson's…