Scream (1996)- Wes Craven

Scream can sometimes be seen as a parody by many of those who watch it, this is due to the many comedic elements within its narrative. However, the clever thing behind the narrative is the reference to several other horror films. At the very beginning of the film we hear the killer through a voice over (intended to be the voice on the end of the phone line), the voice says "'who's there?' don't you watch scary movies?, that's a death wish" mocking the common elements of typical horror narratives.
 In my personal opinion Scream mocks other horror films in a skilful comedic way; yet manages to scare its audience effectively

This is another comedic element to Scream. The characters discuss what not to do in a horror film in order to survive. Ironically they do not follow the "rules" bringing the film away from comedy and back into the horror genre.