Dec. 20, 2022

This Day in Halloween: Wes Craven’s slasher satire based on the real-life Gainesville Ripper "Scream" opens across the U.S. in 1996. / Illustration by Noah Ayub

Scream opens across the U.S. in 1996. Wes Craven’s slasher satire based on the real-life Gainesville Ripper is a hit, spawns multiple sequels and revitalizes the genre, yet is also blamed for inspiring at least three copycat crimes. 

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