This sounds insulting to both parties, I know. Scooby-Doo! Scream! One features a talking dog; the other a creepy guy who only talks on landlines. But they share a connection that runs deep (deeper than just Matthew Lillard starring as both Stu Macher and Shaggy). Because Scooby-Doo – especially the original 1969 Where Are You! version, before the franchise started shaking things up with guest stars and noisy puppy nephews – is a masterclass in horror-lite and mystery.
Because Scooby-Doo is actually teaching you things. One: everyone's suspicious. Two: the monster is never really a monster. Three: fear can be punctured with a joke about a vertiginous stack of burgers. Four: if you pay attention, things make sense. And five – crucially – nothing beats the moment when the mask comes off.
That mask removal is the pivotal thing. The moment when chaos becomes order. When the person who was helpful, or at least seemed benign, turns out to be the problem. Benevolence suddenly becoming malevolence. It’s startling but also satisfying. And it carries a reassuring message: that terror, however primal, can be tackled by people with questioning minds.
The difference, as we get older, is the intensity. Scooby-Doo is where the needle starts to creep upwards. Then the psychological layers thicken, the blades get sharper. And by the time you reach Scream, you're being rewarded for years of studying. And at this stage, knowing the rules isn't merely smart; it might help you survive.
What’s clever is that, for all the sly winks, Scream still plays fair as a whodunnit. Ghostface isn't an implacable force in a boiler suit like Michael Myers or Jason Voorhees. He’s human. Fallible. Which means, in theory, he could be tempted by the promise of notoriety, retribution, or a tasty baguette being offered up by French waiting staff. The deviation is that, instead of being hoisted aloft in a net trap, the solution usually involves bullets and a frenzy of stabbing. It’s Scooby-Doo with an 18 certificate.
Which is strange, really. Because decades before Ghostface dialled his first number, Scooby-Doo was demonstrating to us that the scariest things often turn out to be someone in a costume, and that if you keep your wits about you, don’t assume the obvious and pursue the clues, you'll probably manage to puzzle it out in the end. And if not – well, at least you’ll get a major buzz from the unmasking.
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