Scream's release in 1996 made the world of horror fall in love with its goofy characters and terrifying plotline. After its release, the slasher inspired other filmmakers to create their own 90s horror movies with similar vibes.
On a popular internet horror forum, one horror buff reached out to other fans of the genre for their suggestions on the best Scream-inspired 90s horror movies to add to their watchlist. here are their favorites.
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I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)
Kevin Williams, the writer of Scream, also wrote I Know What You Did Last Summer. This suspenseful horror film follows a group of friends who covered up and hit and run a year after the accident and begin to be stalked by someone who knows what they did.
The Faculty (1998)
"The Faculty has that self-aware storytelling the first Scream had but with the sci-fi genre," one horror lover writes. When the teachers at a high school become infected with alien parasites, a group of students fights back to prevent them from spreading the illness to everyone at school.
Urban Legend (1998)
When an outbreak of murders begins on a college campus, one student notices a sinister pattern. Each death seems to be based on an old urban legend. Can she uncover the killer's identity, or will he get her before she solves the mystery?
Joy Ride (2001)
When a first-year college student decides to visit his crush during spring break, his brother convinces him to partake in a prank against a trucker. Little do the two know that the truck driver will stop at nothing to seek revenge.
The Curve (1998)
At an elite university, two roommates struggling to pass their classes learn that if their roommate takes their own life, they can achieve a 4.0 GPA automatically. The two have a third roommate and plan to off him to get good grades.
Disturbing Behavior (1998)
When a new student enrolls in the high school at Cradle Bay, he notices something eerie about the too-good behavior of his previously misbehaved classmates. As he investigates, he soon uncovers a secret to this sudden change that he could never have guessed.
Valentine (2001)
Valentine's Day fast approaches as four friends from middle school reconnect when their friend from school is murdered. Meanwhile, a mysterious man stalks the friends as he tries to kill each of them. But can the old friends figure out who is targetting them and why?
Cherry Falls (2000)
"This one definitely captures that Scream spirit," says one fan. Cherry Falls follows a police officer on the case of a violent criminal who hunts down virgins as his victims. When his young daughter becomes a target, the officer must solve the case quickly.
Final Destination (2000)
When a high schooler on a class trip to Spain boards the plane, he has a premonition that the plane will explode, killing every passenger on board. He and some passengers get off the plane only to watch it take off and explode, just as the student predicted.
But once the survivors head home, they realize death is hunting them down one by one. Do you have another 90s Scream vibe film to add to this list?
This thread inspired this post.
Idle Hands (1999)
This horror comedy follows a high school student whose hand is possessed by a murderous demon. The student must try his best to remove the monster from his hand before he hurts the ones he loves.