It's 1996. Sidney Prescott is on the front porch, wireless phone to her ear, with the antenna up. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "SCREAM") NEVE CAMPBELL: (As Sidney Prescott) Nice try, Randy. Tell Tatum to hurry ...

If you’re in the mood for horror but don’t want all the psychological baggage, the Scary Movie franchise is for you. The original film hit theaters in the summer of 2000, offering take-no-prisoners ...

Scary Movie helped launch a new generation of raunchy parody films, with a plot that primarily satirized the late '90s teen-slasher boom — namely Scream (1996) and I Know What You Did Last Summer ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Ashley Cullins about the "Scream" franchise. Cullins writes about it in her book "Your Favorite Scary Movie." It's 1996. Sidney Prescott is on the front porch, wireless phone ...