"The Scream" is a 1996 horror film directed by Wes Craven. It revitalized the slasher genre by combining traditional horror elements with self-referential humor. The story follows a group of high school students who become the targets of a masked killer known as Ghostface, who uses horror movie trivia to taunt his victims. The film features a strong cast, including Neve Campbell as the protagonist, Sidney Prescott. "Scream" was both a critical and commercial success, leading to several sequels and establishing a new wave of horror films that embraced meta-commentary and clever plot twists.