#scream

#scream

It's dark outside, and teenager Casey Becker is home alone, making popcorn on the stove and preparing to pop a scary movie into the VCR while she waits for the arrival of her boyfriend, Steve. The teen, portrayed by actress Drew Barrymore, picks up the phone and hears a deep, ominous voice on the other end. It's one of the most chilling moments in horror cinema, and one that journalist and author Ashley Cullins has never forgotten.

Though it was hardly the first movie to satirize slasher-flick conventions, Wes Craven and Kevin Williamson's original 1996 Scream felt fresh in that it cleverly sent up those cliches.