Deconstructing Horror: Scream vs Thesis

Lock your doors and turn off the television, this week’s Double Feature is calling from inside the house. We're traveling back to 1996 to dissect two brilliant, self-aware horror films that completely deconstructed the genre: Wes Craven’s GOATed slasher Scream and Alejandro Amenábar’s Spanish thriller Thesis (Tesis).

While Scream used pop-culture, cell phones, and a set of slasher "rules" to comment on the horror landscape, Thesis took a darker look at the morbid curiosity of media through a film student uncovering a snuff ring at her university. We break down how both films challenge our relationship with onscreen violence, the anatomy of a perfect opening sequence, and why 1996 changed the face of suspense forever.

MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD! We're exposing the killers and detailing every single twist in both scripts. To get the most out of our deep dive, we highly recommend watching Scream and Thesis before hitting play!

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