Over the decades, horror films have continued to fascinate, terrify and disturb audiences who have had the courage to endure them. Each new generation brings unique attitudes, pop culture obsessions, and moral compasses that horror filmmakers play with in order to make their characters and audiences more vulnerable to the brutalities that occur on screen. A notable trait of the majority of horror films is the traditional formula that decides which character lives and which characters are victims. Wes Craven's reimagined slasher, Scream (1996), is iconic for deliberately depicting this formula for audiences, while redefining the rules of horror when set in the modern era. Aside from the fact that the film garnered great financial success and gained significant cultural acclaim, the journey of taking the story off paper and onto the big screen highlights a deeper level of success that the film has reached. From the initial idea to glowing box office reports, Scream's legacy can also be traced back to the efforts and support it maintained throughout its production, distribution and exhibition. Loosely inspired by the real-life Gainesville Ripper, writer Kevin Williamson developed the entire screenplay for Scream, originally titled "Scary Movie," in just three days after self-isolating in Palm Springs. At the time, Williamson was an aspiring screenwriter, preoccupied with the idea of ​​intruders lurking through his open windows. This thought paralleled the actions of serial killer Danny Rolling in Gainesville, Florida. After hearing about the gruesome details of Rolling's victims, Williamson quickly wrote an 18-page mini-screenplay revolving around a young woman who is taunted in the middle of a paper......California in the Cities from Healdsburg, Santa Rosa and Tomales Bay. These locations confirmed the American essence that Craven wanted the film to retain. The Becker house in the iconic opening scene directly faces another famous horror house used in the 1983 film Cujo (Craven). Following the model, the house owned by siblings Tatum and Dewey (Rose McGowan and David Arquette) is on the corner and across the street from the houses used in the 1960 film Pollyanna as well as the 1943 film Shadow of a Doubt (Craven). When deciding which high school to choose, parents across the county were outraged by the idea that their children's schools might be linked to the extreme violence depicted in the film. Wikimedia Foundation, nd Web. May 15 2014. .