SCREAM

Summary of the film:Scream is an American slasher film which was

released in 1996. It was written by Kevin Williamson and directed by Wes Craven. Scream

is based around the mysterious masked villain who is called ‘Ghostface.’ Subverting the

conventions of previous slasher films, scream was unique at that time.

How does it conform to horror film conventions?

•Masked villain•Murder weapon (in this case a knife)•Final girl (Sidney Prescott)•Blood, gore and death•Isolated house

How does it subvert horror film conventions?

•Characters were aware of real world horror films•Combined comedy and mystery with violence•Didn’t conform to cliché of films such as Halloween and Friday the 13th

•Characters know the ‘rules’ of a horror film •Mentions other horror films