The film opens with a narrated disclaimer over footage of an opening coffin. The narrator explains that the film's climax is so terrifying that it may kill the viewer, and reassures the audience that if they die of fright while watching the film, they will receive a free burial service, and it closes on the casket which has a card inside reading Reserved for You.[1]　　Newlyweds Jenni (Peggy Webber) and Eric (John Hudson) move into Eric's palatial country home. Jenni is Eric's second wife; his first wife Marion died when she accidentally slipped and hit her head on the edge of a decorative pond on the estate. At the home they meet Eric's friends, the Reverend Snow (Russ Conway) and his wife (Toni Johnson), as well as Mickey (Alex Nicol), the developmentally disabled gardener. Eric privately mentions to the Snows that Jenni spent time in an asylum following the sudden death of both her parents, and Mrs. Snow reveals that Jenni is very wealthy.　　Jenni is disturbed both by Mickey's belief that Marion's ghost wanders the estate and by Marion's self-portrait inside the house, which Jenni believes resembles her mother. When she begins to hear unexplained screaming noises and see skulls around her house, she believes that Marion is haunting her. Though Eric speculates to Jenni that Mickey, who was a childhood friend of Marion and thus dislikes Jenni, may be behind the trickery, Jenni worries that she is going insane. Eric then suggests to remove Marion's self-portrait from the home. Eric and Jenni take the painting outside and burn it. While they clean up the remains of the painting, a skull emerges from the ashes. While Jenni panics at the sight of the skull, Eric denies that the skull is there. Jenni faints and Eric withdraws the skull and hides it, revealing that he was responsible for the trickery all along in an effort to get hold of her wealth.　　Believing she has finally lost her sanity, Jenni resolves to be committed. She tells Eric that the entire property will be meticulously searched for the skull as a last resort. Before Eric can retrieve it, Mickey secretly steals the skull and brings it to the Reverend, revealing Eric's plans. That night, Eric prepares to murder Jenni and stage it as a suicide. Jenni sees Marion's ghost in Mickey's greenhouse and flees back to the house. When she enters, Eric begins throttling her. The ghost then appears and chases Eric outside and about the property; it finally corners and attacks him, drowning him in the decorative pond.　　After Jenni regains consciousness, the Snows arrive. Mrs. Snow comforts a hysterical Jenni and the Reverend discovers Eric's body in the pond. Some undisclosed time later, Jenni and the Snows depart from the house. Reverend Snow declares whether or not Marion's death was an accident will remain a mystery.

《尖叫的头骨》是一部由导演西德尼·吉米科特执导，于1996年上映的美国恐怖片。影片讲述了一名中学生西德尼，遭遇神秘杀手的恐怖袭击，并陷入了一连串恐怖事件中的故事。

影片以一场校园内的恶作剧开始，几名学生在讨论着一部经典恐怖片的剧情，而这正是他们即将面临的真实场景。在当晚的派对中，一名女学生被杀害，引发了整个学校的恐慌和愤怒。而主角西德尼也成为了杀手盯上的下一个目标。

随着更多的学生相继被残忍杀害，西德尼不得不与另外几名同学一起合作，来揭开隐藏在学校背后的秘密。同时，她还必须面对自己过去的阴影和恐惧，才能找出真凶并保护自己的生命。

影片运用了许多恐怖片的经典元素，如血腥杀戮、神秘杀手、心理恐惧等，让观众倍感紧张和恐慌。同时，影片还探讨了青少年成长中的焦虑和挑战，在探讨恐惧与勇气的边界。

《尖叫的头骨》在上映后立即获得了观众和评论家的好评，成为一部经典的恐怖片之一。影片以其扣人心弦的剧情、优秀的演员表演和出色的导演手法而广受欢迎。同时，影片还为恐怖片类型注入了新的活力和创意，赢得了一大批忠实的影迷。

总的来说，《尖叫的头骨》是一部结合了恐怖、悬疑和惊悚元素的优秀影片，不仅让人毛骨悚然，还引发了关于恐惧、勇气和成长的深刻思考。如果你是恐怖片爱好者，那么这部经典之作绝对不容错过。

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