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3Bunch of campers take a trip down the Rio Grande and arrive in an [[GhostTown abandoned town]], where they decide spend the night. Soon they are killed off by an unseen invidual.
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5Done in a rush during the 80's slasher craze, this film is nowadays known for two things: Being a namesake with Creator/WesCraven's ''Film/{{Scream|1996}}'' and being labeled as one of the worst {{Slasher Movie}}s out there.
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7!!Examples in this work
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9* BigDamnHeroes: Near the end, Lou is about to be killed with a scythe, but then Charlie (the mysterious man on a horse) shoots the killer.
10* CoversAlwaysLie: We never actually ever even get to see the killer's arms or hands, and nobody ever actually grabs anything resembling a crescent moon.
11* EvilDetectingDog: Charlie's dog starts growling when it feels the killer's presence.
12* TheEyesHaveIt: After decapitating the two other dolls in the opening, the remaining one moves its eyes to gaze upon the audience.
13* GhostButler: When Lou goes inside the room where bodies are held, the door behind him shuts itself.
14* GhostTown: The main setting.
15* GhostlyGoals: Captain's ghost has a Type B motive; kill everyone.
16* HeWhoMustNotBeSeen: The killer is never shown on screen. Not even when he is eventually killed.
17* ImpendingDoomPOV: How the killer is represented, being invisible and all.
18%%* {{Jerkass}}: Bob.
19* MoodWhiplash: Comedic scenes with Lou clash with the overall horror tone the film has.
20* OffWithHisHead: Andy's head is chopped off.
21* OneWordTitle: Scream! Actually, nobody screams in the film.
22* OurGhostsAreDifferent: Captain's ghost is an invisible killer and Charlie is visible helper of some sort.
23* RainOfBlood: Hugh's blood drips on a flashlight before his [[PeekABooCorpse body falls down]].
24* TheReveal: [[spoiler:Both the killer and Charlie are ghosts]].
25* SinisterScythe: Killer's last weapon is a scythe.
26%%* SoundOnlyDeath: Ross's death.
27* StabTheSky: As seen on the image.
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