Scream

A figure in a black hood and the elongated white Ghostface mask fills the frame. The tilted composition places the masked face against a dim interior background.

Directed by horror master Wes Craven, Scream is clever and terrifying spoof of '80s slasher films that centers on a masked killer known as Ghostface, who begins murdering high school students in a suburban California town.

When the killer starts slowly stalking a teen (Neve Campbell), who is traumatized by the recent grisly murder of her mother, a group of friends must use their knowledge of horror movies to unmask the killer. Craven is happy to provide both tension and self-parody as the body count mounts, but the victims aren't always the ones you'd expect...

Craven revitalized the slasher-horror genre with this modern horror classic, which spurred a seven-film franchise, the most recent of which premiered in February of this year.

Free for Cornell students! Big Red After Dark is sponsoring free tickets to Cornell Cinema for all Cornell students on Friday nights at 8:30, Saturdays at 8/8:30pm, and for the double feature event on Saturday, November 14. Show your Cornell student I.D. at the Box Office to receive your complimentary ticket!

Part of our "Too Cool for School" series. Courtesy: Paramount Pictures/Swank Motion Pictures

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