Wes Craven
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Scream creator Kevin Williamson almost quit the franchise after the original director Wes Craven died, but now he's directing it
Williamson, who executive produced Screams 2-7 and wrote the screenplays for 1, 4, and 7, almost believed the franchise to be over when horror icon Craven passed in 2015
January 07, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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The Ghostface actor was so starstruck by Henry Winkler on the set of Scream that he couldn’t act like a slasher
Stuntman and Ghostface in the original Scream movie, Lee Waddell, couldn't tap into the slasher aggression necessary to fight Henry Winkler's principal on set
September 23, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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"A lightness of humanity": What horror directors Wes Craven and Mike Flanagan have in common, according to Matthew Lillard
Matthew Lillard explained which qualities directors Wes Craven and Mike Flanagan share.
September 11, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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How Wes Craven's Scream sets the bar for horror movie openers [The Coldest Open]
The Drew Barrymore-starring opener to 1996's Scream not only kicked off a three-decade franchise; it perfected a piece of filmmaking a century in the works: the cold open
July 04, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Matthew Lillard reveals the key things Wes Craven filmed but cut from Scream to avoid an NC-17 rating
How Scream managed to avoid an NC-17 rating, as told by Matthew Lillard
February 11, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Miami horror: Looking at the horror movies filmed in Miami to make your vacation a little scarier
Death is *also* a beach
June 06, 2024
Grant DeArmitt