The Film Zone on Instagram: "Scream (1996) wasn’t just another slasher, it reinvented the genre by turning its rules into the script. Kevin Williamson’s screenplay leaned on the idea that every horror fan already knew the tropes, then let Ghostface weaponize them. What makes it even sharper is how close the film came to not existing. Dimension Films originally wanted the title Scary Movie, and Drew Barrymore was first cast as Sidney before asking to play Casey instead, a switch that set up one o