18 Famous Horror Movies Referenced in the ‘Scream’ Franchise

the Screaming The franchise is known for its self-aware, satirical, and highly referential take on the horror genre. scream 7, Which will premiere on February 27, and is sure to continue this long tradition.

When the first Screaming The film came out in 1996, and helped revitalize the faltering horror genre. In a time when movies were full of tropes and clichés, Screaming He stared those clichés straight in the eye, didn’t flinch, but instead deftly wove them into his narrative.

Nearly three decades later, this is still true. Below is a non-exhaustive list of some of them Horror movies Screaming The franchise has been praised During her long and bloody rule.

1. mental patient
2. A Nightmare on Elm Street
3. curry
4. When a stranger calls
5. Friday the 13th
6. The exorcist
7. Candy man
8. Prom night
9. The city that fears sunset
10. I spit on your grave
11. Deep red
12. Halloween
13. Howling
14. Silence of the Lambs
15. Babadook
16. It follows, Hereditary, and The Witch

mental patient

the Screaming films Referring to one movie repeatedly Of anything else: Alfred Hitchcock mental patient (1960). This trend started early in the first Screaming The movie, when the name of one of Ghostface’s killers was revealed to be Billy Loomis. The nickname Loomis is an obvious reference to… mental patient The character of Sam Loomis, who reveals the truth about Norman Bates.

last mental patient The reference that appears in the first film is not just a direct quote; namedrop. In one scene, he quotes Billy mental patient “We all go crazy sometimes,” he says. Then he adds: “Anthony Perkins, mental patient.“

Then, at the beginning scream 2, The Woodsboro Murders were made into a movie Heather Graham plays Casey in the movie within the movie. In one scene, she strips down and enters the bathroom, an obvious homage to Marion Crane’s famous character mental patient A shower scene if there ever was one. The shower scene pops up again Screaming (2022) in a flashback that shows Wes entering the bathroom in an intense manner mental patient-Great fashion.

If all mental patient The references were not clear enough, mental patient Labels appear in more than one Screaming film. A mental patient The poster can be seen on the walls of Mindy and Chad Mix-Martin’s home Screaming (2022), And behind Ghostface imitators Jason Carvey and Greg Bruckner in Sixth scream.

A Nightmare on Elm Street

In the first Screaming Movie, Ghostface references A A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) Star Freddy Krueger. “Is this the movie where the guy had knives for his fingers? I loved that movie. It was scary,” he says. “Yes, it was the first, but the rest was bad,” answers Casey Baker, who plays Drew Barrymore, a response that has many people impressed. Polarized some A Nightmare on Elm Street Fans.

In addition, Billy (Skeet Ulrich) enters Sidney’s (Neve Campbell) window in a similar way to what Nancy’s (Heather Langenkamp) friend Glenn (Johnny Depp) does in… nightmare On Elm Street, Largely because Screaming The creators considered Ulrich a ’90s version of Depp’s classic ’80s character. exit Wes Craven Himself has a cameo in the original Screaming Where he plays a janitor dressed as Freddy Krueger, whose trademark says “Fred.”

curry

Billy Loomis is a textbook for horror references in the first part Screaming movie, and also refers to Stephen King’s famous bullying revenge horror film curry (1976) In his description of the preparations for his crime scene. “Corn syrup. The same thing they used for pig’s blood.” curry“, he says.

When a stranger calls

Another horror movie referenced in Screaming It is 1979 When a stranger calls, Which itself is based on the old Urban legend The film’s events revolve around a babysitter who is tormented by a mysterious caller, only to realize in the end that the call is actually coming from inside the house. the first Screaming The movie has its own take on this scene.

Friday the 13th

Another movie that Ghostface referenced in the first Screaming He is Friday the 13th (1980), the famous film about summer camp. “Name of the killer on Friday the 13th?” He says.

The exorcist

In a decidedly unromantic turn, Billy refers to the classic film, Maybe cursed Demon possession movie The exorcist (1973) In the first Screaming. “I was at home watching TV. The Exorcist was on. It made me think of you,” he told Sydney. In addition, Linda Blair – who played the young girl Regan MacNeil exorcist-He appears as a TV reporter questioning Sidney.

Candy man

In one scene in the original ScreamingSydney calls Ghostface “The Candy man“, an obvious reference to that 1992 superhero classic. “His heart’s broken!” replies Stu (Matthew Lillard).

Prom night

the first Screaming He also pays tribute to Jamie Lee Curtis with a reference to her 1980 film Prom night When Randy (Jamie Kennedy) urges them all to watch the movie to research. “If they had seen Prom night“They will save time,” he says. “There’s a formula for that – a very simple formula. Everyone’s a suspect!”

Curtis is also referenced throughout the book Screaming Movies, and at one point in ScreamingSidney says, “The fog, the terror train, prom night…Why is Jamie Lee Curtis in all these movies?” “She’s the scream queen,” Randy replied.

The city that fears sunset

At one point in Screaming 2Sydney is referring to this classic 1976 movie about a serial killer tormenting a border town when she compares her town to this movie.

I spit on your grave

“What movie is this from? Did I spit on your garage?is a famous quote said by Tatum (Rose McGowan) in the first Screaming film. It is also a reference to I spit on your grave (1978), A specially illustrated revenge horror film.

Deep red

While Sidney is escaping from Ghostface in the first movie, she comes across a room where dolls are suspended from the ceiling, an homage to a scene from this classic 1975 horror film. Of course, dolls appear in many, many horror films, and there are also many alleged real-life stories Haunted dolls to match– There’s something about The valley effect is strange.

Halloween

after mental patient, Halloween (1978) It may be the most overrated horror movie in the world Screaming. In the opening scenes of the original film, the only question out of all of Ghostface’s horror movie-related inquiries that Casey answers correctly is: “Who’s the killer in the movie?” Halloween?

Both films also use different versions of the song “Don’t Fear the Grim Reaper”, and in both films, different characters tell each other a version of the song “Go to the Mackenzies for help”. The characters even decide to watch Halloween During Stu’s ill-fated party – and that’s just to name a few times this classic comes up Screaming.

Howling

Another classic horror film from the 1980s, this 1981 film tells the story of a news anchor who is stalked by a serial killer. in screaming, Tatum references this movie and refers to star Dee Wallace as a scream queen. Randy also labels the movie in his video store.

Silence of the Lambs

Billy Loomis also name-dropped this famous 1991 serial killer movie screaming —Or rather, he took down Clarice Starling, the film’s heroine played by Jodie Foster. Silence of the Lambs It is still considered one of the only horror films to win the Academy Award for Best Picture.

Babadook

Screaming (2022) It sets its sights on more modern horror films and features contemporary references to go along with it. In this movie, Tara (Jenna Ortega) calls the movie Babadook “A stunning meditation on motherhood and grief,” she later says she “prefers” the film to the real-life horror she is experiencing.

It follows, Hereditary, and The Witch

When Ghostface tries to force her to answer questions about… stab, The fictional film within a film that premiered in Screaming 2 Tara told the story of the first film, and says she knows more about the three critically acclaimed contemporary horror masterpieces – David Robert Mitchell’s novel. He follows, Robert Eggers witch, And Ari Aster Hereditary-From the film that tells the story of the history of her tormentor.