Do you like scary movies?

Yes, at The Witchery Podcast we do! And so do the serial killing ‘Ghostface’ duo at the centre of Wes Craven’s ground-breaking slasher flick from 1996, Scream.

Scream not only rejuvenated the tired slasher genre, but it paved the wave for other mid-late 90s teen horror classics, including I Know What You Did Last Summer and Final Destination.

Making over $173 million at the box office, Scream put horror back on the map and created some new fans for the genre. But sometimes the love of horror can be taken too far - and even unfairly blamed for inspiring some truly abhorrent murders.

This week, we’re deep diving into the ‘horror behind the horror’ of Scream, giving you some choice cuts of info about the film itself before exploring not one, but TWO true crime stories that are linked to the hit movie – the Gainsville ripper case that inspired Screenwriter Kevin Williamson to work on Scream, and the tragic murder of Cassie Jo Stoddart, whose killers were reportedly inspired by the franchise.

Yes, two true crimes linked to one franchise. We’re still stunned by that.

On our Learn from the Best segment this week, check out:

1. Scream The Inside Story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s09lUFbgc-w
2. Lost for Life : https://youtu.be/iX0BYhGRIx4 which tells the stories of juvenile killers, individuals their families' and of the families of victims of juvenile murder.
3. A documentary on Wes Craven himself – The Directors: The Films of West Craven https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b68adSc7qA4

And in our Obscure Film Club:

1. Cherry Falls (2000)

2. The Curve (1998, also know as Dead Man’s Curve)

3. Teaching Mrs Tingle 1999

4. The Final Girls (2015)