The opening sequences of Scream remain one of the most frightening elements of the movie throughout the trilogy. It’s not just about seeing someone murdered, but how those murders are executed that key into an almost universal fear. In the first movie, Ghostface’s victim’s family can hear her final breaths on the phone, knowing she is dying nearby. In the second film, the victims remain helpless,... 

One of the problems with the horror genre is that it tends to be very derivative. Someone figures out how to build a better slasher movie and suddenly you have a million copycats. Someone figures out that the new style is to import horror concepts from another country and suddenly you have a million more copycats. It doesn’t take long for the whole thing to get weary, which is part of why Scream...