The term LIKE THE 'SCREAM' FILMS can be summarized as referring to horror films that are similar in style and content to the popular Scream franchise. The four letter answer for this crossword is META, which is short for 'metafiction, ' a type of fiction that self-references or comments on itself. The Scream films are examples of metafiction, as they often make references to other horror films and comment on the conventions of the genre.