At a glance
| First film | Scream (1996) |
| Director of the first four | Wes Craven |
| Writer of the early films | Kevin Williamson |
| Killer | Ghostface, a costume with a new person inside each time |
Overview
Scream is a slasher about people who have seen slashers. Wes Craven directed the 1996 film from Kevin Williamson’s script. Sidney Prescott, played by Neve Campbell, is the target. Gale Weathers, played by Courteney Cox, writes the book. Ghostface is not one person. Each film puts someone new in the mask and gives them a motive tied to the last movie. That is the rule the series actually keeps.
The films
Scream 2 moves to college. Scream 3 moves to Hollywood and a stab at the film-within-the-film. Scream 4 brings Sidney home. Craven died in 2015. The 2022 film, often styled Scream, is a legacy sequel directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett. Scream VI moves the younger cast to New York and goes ahead without Campbell. Scream 7 brings her back. The mask is the same Edvard Munch-derived design from the first film. The voice on the phone was Roger L. Jackson, not the actor in the costume.
Films on this site
Trivia
- Drew Barrymore dies in the opening. The poster sold her as the star.
- Craven directed the first four films only.
- Campbell skipped Scream VI and returned for Scream 7.
- There is no Sidney Prescott page yet. The actor page covers the role.
- Ghostface’s voice and Ghostface’s body are usually different people.