Episode 102. Rule Breaker: Scream (1996)

Do you like scary movies? Because Wes Craven’s Scream sure does! In this episode, Andrea and Alex tackle the game-changing film, discussing its origins, impact and legacy. Class of 2021 Merch is here! Original art by Slutfocate Become a Patron!

REQUIRED READING

Scream. Dir. Wes Craven, 1996.

EXTRA CREDIT

The 1990s Teen Horror Cycle: Final Girls and a New Hollywood Formula. Alex’s book on ’90s horror with a feminist gaze. Men, Women and Chain Saws. Carol Clover’s treatise on gender in modern horror that coined the term Final Girl. Columbine. Dave Cullen’s in-depth account of the Columbine shootings. The Banality of Skeevil. Jude Ellison S. Doyle’s medium article on Skeet Ulrich’s particular brand of ’90s toxic masculinity. Dead Blondes and Bad Mothers. Jude Ellison S. Doyle’s book on power and monstrosity. Seventeen Magazine May 1999. Featuring Jewel on the cover, this issue contains the findings of Seventeen x Ladies Home Journal’s survey and the article, “No! 12 Ways to Make That Little Word Heard.” Cine-limbo: The Millennial/New Age Virtual Afterlife Thriller by Linda Badley. Did Millennial teens grew up on a diet of death-denying media?

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