Scream has some level of horror.
Scream (1996 film) . The film combined black comedy and `` whodunit '' mystery with the violence of the slasher genre to satirize the clichés of the horror film genre popularized in films such as Halloween and Friday the 13th . The soundtrack by Marco Beltrami was also acclaimed , and was cited as '' [ one ] of the most intriguing horror scores composed in years . '' Scream was credited with revitalizing the horror genre in the 1990s , which was considered to be almost dead following an influx of direct-to-video titles and numerous sequels to established horror franchises of the 1970s and 1980s . Scream is an American horror franchise created by Kevin Williamson and Wes Craven .