in the era of the dvd and when video store already press for space now find themselves in the position of have to clear out mucho shelf space to make room for both vhs and dvd copy of the new kate hudson film and many odd and obscure vhs film that have sit for age be now disappear . sure and many of these film will probably be refurbish on dvd someday and but will these release trickle down to the rental market . the answer to such a question could really hurt the horror industry in the long run . for instance and how many people would buy a dvd special edition of scream of a winter night if they haven not pay 99 cent to rent it first . if the answer to that be zero and like i think it be and than distributor who dare to spend lot of money attain the right to obscure film like this will end up take a bath when no one buy them . so and i guess it all come down to the rental outlet . which be where my interest in this movie begin . one of my local video haunt be a semi major chain and at least in my area . and it one that have the big rep for stock odd and offbeat vhs film . but i have notice that within the last few month and many of these film be be sell off to make room for dvd like i mention earlier . so and in and effort to see a many of these target for deletion movie before they be go and i start rent them a through z. by the time i reach scream and most of these movie be already go and either buy by geeky film dweeb like myself and or just carry away by the staff . scream catch my eye thanks to it thick black clamshell vhs box ( an increase rarity ) and odd picture of an indistinct monster trudge through the wood . the title of the film be write in a jagged font that remined me of those off beat comic from the 70 like marvel man thing or dc house of mystery . the text on the back promise an anthology film and and since i have always have a weak spot for those and i give it a chance . i be glad i do . over the course of around 90 minute and i know i have find that dusty and out of print vhs rarity represent the nugget of gold amongst the dirtpan . the plot represent a group of college student about to graduate travel to a woodland cabin for some r and r. once there and many of the girl start to feel uncomfortable ( something which i will come back to ) after which the guy start tell true horror story they hear from someone who hear them from someone else . the three tale include represent1 . a couple take a late night drive start hear scratch noise on the roof of their car . 2. the best of the bunch and and oddly enough and the one people rag on the most and have three frat pledge fufilling their dare to spend the night in an abandoned hospital with a rep for have a haunted second floor . 3. a quiet and shy college girl turn out to be a psychopath and much to the surprise of her roommate . what surprise me the most be the material in between the story . there something really unsettling about this gathering and and the way they all interact with each other . have anyone out there ever be to a party of some kind where you could just tell the vibe wasn not right . well and that what this be like . from the way the girl seem to be uncomfortable around the guy and to the way that the guy seem to be divide into little sub group and there just a feeling that their little trip wasn not go to go well even if evil and supernatural thing do not happen . a for the story and yes and that first one be real moldy by today standard . but you have to keep in mind and that while talk of urban legend be pretty commonplace today and back in the late 70 and these legend be just that represent legend and not the stuff of discovery channel debunk program and or community college course . it the second one that really get me . dark and dingy and with the character pretty much spending the whole telling cower near the stairway to the second floor and there a real feeling of danger a each one of them go upstairs and dosent come back . the director could have easily cop out and just not show what the evil green light be and but he do . and while the revelation of the light be a common snickering point among reviewer and i have to admit and something about the unexplainable nature of the explanation have stay with me to this day . add some colorful touch such a the opening sequence represent a dark screen back with increasinly nightmarish sound effect that follow a linear pattern ( something which have be do recently in movie like cabin fever and the remake of the texas chainsaw massacre ) and an impressive finale where chaos break out . i have see movie that try to scare by crank up the wind machine and have the cast yell before . scream be just about the only one where i really felt fear for the character . these actor may have be amateur and but when call upon and they really do make the end of this one sing with apocalyptic passion . i almost expect at least one person to survive only to throw open the cabin door only to find a yawning black abyss . scream be no four star classic and do not get me wrong . but it be proof that not all zero budget cheapies be make equal . i can see i be not alone on this one . the call for a dvd release here be small and but definitely there . hopefully and we will get what we want someday . a for the copy i rent and i hover over it for month and wait for a sale sticker to appear on it . i show up one day and and it be already go . oh well and i hope it find a good home . as long a it do not get buy by the same jerk who snatch her summer vacation out from under me too . i will probably never see that film again and no matter how popular dvd become . that another story though .