Summary
Scream 7will see the return of Ghostface, as the iconic killer faces off against Sidney Prescott in what promises to be an epic battle.Speculation is rife over whom the next Ghostface could be and what their motives are linked to, with a long gestating theory returning to prominence recently that involves a cult of Ghostface killers in the franchise.As far back asScream 3, this theory has been suggested, and it gained traction after Radio Silence took over the series, with a string of Easter eggs inScream (2022)andScream 6pointing towards a Cult of Ghostface.
Scream 7will be directed by the original creator of the series,Kevin Williamson, with plot details remaining tightly under wraps ahead of filming, which is due to take place sometime this year, with a potential release date in 2025.Scream 6featured the most Ghostface killers ever in one movie, soScream 7opting for a whole cult of Ghostface’s stalking Sidney and her loved ones is not outside the realm of possibility.
Scream 3
Starring
Neve Campbell, David Arquette, Courteney Cox-Arquette, Patrick Dempsey, Parker Posey, Emily Mortimer, Lance Henriksen and Liev Schreiber
Directed By
Wes Craven
It has been known for many years thatKevin Williamson’s initial treatment forScream 3did feature a story involvinga return to Woodsboro, with a group of Ghostface killers active at the High School.Williamson ended up not writing the screenplay forScream 3, due to his busy schedule, and Ehren Kruger took over the reins and Williamson’s treatment was initially followed, but changed significantly due to certain similarities with the Columbine Massacre.
The Cult of Ghostface plan involved the return of Stu Macher, who was supposedly orchestrating the events from his jail cell.Matthew Lillard has since confirmed that this was the plan, and he was even paid to appear in the movie, before the plans were scrapped. This small fact has also led to the theory that Stu survived the television being dropped on his head bySidney Prescottin the originalScreammovie. Williamson took part in an interview a few months ago on theHappy Horror Time podcastand discussed the initial plans forScream 3.
In my initial version ofScream 3, they had gone on location to make Stab, so it was the making of the movie. They go to Woodsboro, and some of the students at Woodsboro High were hired to be Parker Posey’s assistant, and the film club at school were participating in the movie, and it was the kids that were the killers, and the big twist was it wasn’t one killer, it was four killers. These kids saw that their town got really famous for this murder, and they wanted to capitalize on that.
Kevin Williamson’s initial plan for the cult of killers inScream 3was eventually used in the hit series,The Following.Williamson created this show, and it ran for three seasons between 2013-15. It focused on a charismatic and psychotic serial killer who communicates with other active serial killers across the country and activates a cult of followers who carry out his every command. With Williamson on board to directScream 7,there’s every chance the cult of Ghostface killers idea could be re-invigorated, especially with certain hints towards it inScream (2022)andScream 6.
Kevin Williamson
Radio Silence duo, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett took on the daunting task of taking the reins of the Scream franchise from the legendary horror director, Wes Craven. Their two movies,Scream (2022)andScream 6, have both been super respectful to Craven’s legacy, and also to Scream’s fan base.
Smart fan theories about Ghostfacehave suggested a cult could possibly be in operation, and during the reveal of the killers inScream (2022),Ritchie and Amber discuss how they met on a sub-reddit of fans of the Stab movies, proving the existence of crazed psycho killers on the internet with a fascination with the Ghostface killings. Amber even suggests she had been recruited and brainwashed by Ritchie to commit the murders.
I was radicalized
Amber claims she became obsessed with the case after moving into Stu Macher’s house at 261 Turner Lane, and this is interesting because Williamson’s initial idea was to actually return to the Macher house for the finale ofScream 3, and this idea was resurrected for the ending ofScream (2022). There is every chance the cult idea from Scream 3 could also return inScream 7.Williamson discussed the potential plans to return to Stu’s house in the same interview on the Happy Horror Time podcast:
There was a scene where they all go back into Stu’s house, and I think they kill everybody. That was the end ofScream 3.
Scream 7 needs to top the best part ofScream 6which was the opening sequence, and it featured the biggest hint towards the cult of Ghostface yet. The characters of Jason and Greg planned to finish Ritchie’s movie by starting up a fresh spree of killings. Jason kills his film studies professor, Laura Crane, but is soon dispatched by a rival Ghostface with a very different motive. When Kirby Reed turns up inScream 6, she is now an FBI agent, and she tells Detective Bailey she’s been investigating Ghostface attacks all over the country, which further links to the possibility of a network of Ghostface killers in operation.
Guy Busick co-wrote the screenplays for bothScream (2022)andScream 6, alongside James Vanderbilt, and Busick has also written the script for the upcomingScream 7, from a story he mapped out with Vanderbilt. Despite the script going through many changes due to Melissa Barrera’s firing and Jenna Ortega’s departure,there is still a high chance of a story involving a cult ofGhostface killers in Scream 7.This idea could further be elaborated upon now that the original creator of the idea, Kevin Williamson, is directingScream 7.Fans will have to wait a while longer to see if the cult of Ghostface idea will finally be acted upon, withScream 7’s filming not even underway yet.
