锡德尼•普雷斯科特（内芙•坎贝尔饰）的母亲去世一周年，这个本该平静的加州小镇变成了一片血海！两名学生被残忍地杀害，凶手是一位带着面具的恐怖片爱好者。警方将锡德尼的男友比尔•卢米斯（斯基特•乌尔里奇饰）定为嫌疑犯，并予以逮捕。但这时又有命案发生！神出鬼没的面具凶手仿佛死神般带走一个又一个生命，但凶手的真面目却无人知晓。夜幕降临，凶手将锡德尼身边的人一个个杀害，而被害人只能在被害前惊声尖叫。谁能够从凶手的刀下躲过，谁能揭开凶手的面具呢？1 year after her mother's death, Sydney Prescott (Neve Campbell), and her friends started experiencing some strange phone calls. They later learned the calls were coming from a crazed serial killer, in a white faced mask and a large black robe, looking for revenge. His phone calls usually consist of many questions, the main one being: Whats your favorite scary movie? Along with many scary movie trivia, ending with bloody pieces of innocent lives scattered around the small town of Woodsboro.