In the mid 90s, horror was in trouble. All the 80s slashers had run their course, and all attempts to revitalize those franchises tended to land with resounding thuds. Jason, Freddy, Michael Myers. They had all died and come back so many times, with origin stories that fans didn't buy (The Thorn anyone?) studios could no longer make people show up for their once favorite boogeymen. Leprechaun wasn't the answer, Leatherface was going to video, and all others were sure to follow. Then 1996 rolled around, and a then unknown writer by the name of Kevin Williamson wrote a script that would eventually be directed by Freddy creator Wes Craven. This script would be turned into Scream, and horror was once again the talk of the town. But with sequels and even a TV series left in its wake, not to mention countless imitators, is the series finding itself in the doldrums that all it parodied were when its concept as originally realized? Join myself, Matthew Goudreau, and Jim Law as we answer that question and go through each movie of the franchise one by one. Released in December of 1996, Scream unexpectedly went from a movie Miramax had very little faith in to the beginning of a huge horror franchise. It put director Wes Craven in the respected film stratosphere, and made film stars out of people like David Arquette and Neve Campbell. Listen in as myself, Jim Law, and Matthew Goudreau let loose on what many call the movie that saved horror. Scream (1996) (?/10, ?/10, ?/10) CLICK ABOVE TO LISTEN NOW! Subscribe to Binge Cast on iTunes