Wes Craven's 1996 slasher "Scream" initially functioned as a satire as well as a horror movie. By 1996, the hugely popular wave of 1980s slashers was over, and Craven put the nail in the coffin, making a slasher movie about kids who were fans of slasher movies. It was revolutionary at the time and proved to be terrifically popular. Indeed, it spawned a sequel that, in the spirit of the original, mocked the notion of tired slasher movie sequels.

Of course, in 2026, "Scream" will be 30 years old, and audiences will see the release of Kevin Williamson's "Scream 7." The "Scream" movie series is now so long in the tooth that it outlasted the original slasher trend that it satirized. What will the self-aware commentary be in 2026? It's hard to say. From the likes of 2022's legacy sequel "Sc

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