Scream : Creating Horror through the Transformation of Every

Although its generic title suggests otherwise, Wes Craven’s Scream (1996) is a horror film that in many ways transcends the banality of its genre. Indeed, Scream distinguishes itself from other horror movies by an understanding, made explicit within the diegesis of the film, of the horror genre and its standard "formula." This genre-consciousness is developed through its characters, an ensemble of movie-obsessed teenagers whose identities are inextricably linked with their culture; appropriately, the killers are …

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