It may seem hard now, four years and one truly unfortunate sequel later, to remember just how much of an achievement 2022’s “Scream” was, but the film deserves a spot on this list. The first “Scream” film not directed by horror master Wes Craven sees Radio Silence directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett reboot the franchise with a largely new cast of young stars but the same mix of blackly comic, meta humor and blood-soaked, ruthless violence that made it so beloved in the first place.

The result is a sequel-reboot that makes very few missteps, and which successfully gets back to the heart of what makes “Scream,” against all odds, such an enduring and seemingly unkillable horror property.