Your Favorite Scary Movie
How the Scream Films Rewrote the Rules of Horror
Penguin Publishing Group · Print & ebook · August 19, 2025
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The ultimate story of the Scream movie franchise, featuring interviews from more than eighty key players and an in-depth exploration of the creation and legacy of the films that revived a dying genre In Your Favorite Scary Movie, entertainment journalist Ashley Cullins examines the making and impact of the Scream films with behind-the-scenes insight from cast, creators, and crew, as well as sharp analysis on how the movies’ special blend of gruesome violence and humorous self-awareness rewrote the horror playbook.
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- Who it’s for
- Ashley Cullins traces how the Scream films reshaped horror, with interviews and sharp analysis.
- Genres
- Horror Films, Film History, Pop Culture Studies
- Published
- Penguin Publishing Group, August 19, 2025
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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The ultimate story of the Scream movie franchise, featuring interviews from more than eighty key players and an in-depth exploration of the creation and legacy of the films that revived a dying genre In Your Favorite Scary Movie, entertainment journalist Ashley Cullins examines the making and impact of the Scream films with behind-the-scenes insight from cast, creators, and crew, as well as sharp analysis on how the movies’ special blend of gruesome violence and humorous self-awareness rewrote the horror playbook.
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This intimate and thorough history includes brand-new interviews from Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Kevin Williamson, Skeet Ulrich, Matthew Lillard, Jack Quaid, Parker Posey, Hayden Panettiere, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding, Radio Silence, Roger L. Jackson, and so many more. Perfect for fans of Scream, horror lovers, and cinephiles, this is the story of how a little movie about a ghost-faced killer terrorizing high schoolers overcame countless obstacles to become an historic success that still has audiences screaming to this day.
Horror Reframed
Ashley Cullins traces how the Scream films reshaped horror, with interviews and sharp analysis.
Come here for
- Behind-the-scenes insight from cast, creators, and crew
- A close look at horror’s gruesome humor and self-awareness
Expect
- An intimate history of the films’ making and impact
- A lively blend of production stories and genre analysis
Where it sits
| Horror Films | 70% |
|---|---|
| Film History | 66% |
| Pop Culture Studies | 27% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Film History
- Horror Films
- Pop Culture Studies
- Authors
- Ashley Cullins
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Published
- August 19, 2025
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Film History