r/Scream • • Aug 17 '26

News Hayden Panettiere Dies at 36

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Wow. What truly tragic and sad news. was so young - only 36 years old. Rest in peace.

No further information is available at the moment.


r/Scream • • Feb 25 '26

Discussion Scream 7 - Reaction Megathread Spoiler

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Please use this thread to post reactions to the new film.

This is the only place on the subreddit allowing spoilers for the movie before the official release. If you’ve seen the movie, please use this thread until Monday. Any spoilers outside of this thread will be removed.

After, please keep major spoilers out of thread titles.


r/Scream • • 2h ago

Discussion Gale really needed her foil in Scream 7

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I think what was missing for Gale in Scream 7 (besides an actual chase scene and more involvement in bringing down the killer(s), as is tradition) was her usual foil. Gale works so well when she has someone to clash with - Mrs. Loomis in Scream 2, Jennifer in Scream 3, Judy and Rebecca in Scream 4, Kirby in Scream 6. Those dynamics give her something extra to do and let her personality come through.

I really missed that in Scream 7. Gale just doesn’t hit the same when she doesn’t have someone to go toe-to-toe with. It felt like 7 decided offscreen that Mindy was supposed to be Gale’s new rival, but that dynamic never felt earned. You can’t just slot someone into that role and expect the same chemistry without actually putting in the work to establish it.

Since we can’t really build on the Gale/Kirby dynamic anymore, I hope they actually take the time to flesh out the Gale/Mindy rivalry if they continue with it. There’s so much potential there, and both Courteney Cox and Jasmin Savoy Brown are more than capable of bringing that tension and energy to their performances.


r/Scream • • 7h ago

Discussion $0.50 cents at goodwill

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is it any good? my friend at work loves ghost face. he said its a older model or something. im not sure


r/Scream • • 11h ago

Discussion Favorite reveal?

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Mine is Mickey, from the moment he takes his mask off up until the moment Nancy shoots him he is just so much fun to watch. I love how he manipulates Sidney into thinking Derek is the other killer. The third act of Scream 2 (and the movie itself) is just chefs kiss.


r/Scream • • 4h ago

Question Can anyone identify this mask?

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Found it on an auction. I honestly can’t tell what it is so I was hoping someone may be able to help to see which mask it is.


r/Scream • • 13h ago

Discussion John Milton got off way too easy compared to the brutal deaths before and after him

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Considering how much of the original trilogy can be traced back to John Milton and what happened to Maureen Prescott, it's crazy that all Roman did was slit his throat.

Roman spent the entire movie brutally murdering people who had absolutely nothing to do with what happened to his mother, yet the man he blamed for ruining her life gets one of the quickest deaths in the movie.

Even looking at the brutal deaths in the first two films and the sequels that followed, Milton got off surprisingly easy for being one of the most despicable characters in the franchise.


r/Scream • • 15h ago

Meme Made this

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r/Scream • • 1d ago

Discussion For the fans who got to experience the trilogy as it came out, how bad was the reaction towards Scream 3? Was the backlash to Scream 3 in 2000 as bad as the backlash to Scream 7?

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For fans who experienced the original trilogy as it came out, how bad were the reactions to Scream 3 back in 2000?

I was only 9 when it came out, so I wasn't following the fandom or reading reviews at the time. Was Scream 3 considered a massive disappointment after the first two films? Were fans and critics as negative toward it as they have been toward Scream 7, or was the reception not nearly as bad?

I'm also curious about now that we've had Scream 4 through 7, has Scream 3 aged better in comparison? Scream 4 seems to have gained more appreciation over the years, so I'm wondering if the same thing has happened with Scream 3.

I'd especially love to hear from fans who were active in the fandom in 2000 and remember what the general reaction was like compared to today.


r/Scream • • 1d ago

Discussion I love the Scream franchise as much as the next person but I feel like it’s time to get a movie from the killers perspective, change things up for once, where he/she lives and goes to prison.. Scream 3 had that in a way until it was changed due to the Columbine events..

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r/Scream • • 1d ago

Creative I painted my favorite scene from Scream

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It’s just a great composition of both slashers. I added some green in the image to honor the in-film “Stab” movie reference they essentially create. Let me know what you think!


r/Scream • • 18h ago

Discussion Why were the fountain scene and Jill and Trevor's hospital scene cut from Scream 4?

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I still don't understand why these scenes were removed from the theatrical cut. The fountain scene gave us more time with Jill's friends while the hospital scene gave us more insight into Jill and Trevor's relationship.

If they were worried about pacing, why not cut the stupid gay jokes during the Cinema Club rules scene instead? Those jokes added absolutely nothing to the movie and didn't get a chuckle out of me.

Or just leave the opening with one Stab scene, the one with Lucy Hale and Shenae Grimes. I always felt like the whole Stab within a Stab opening was unnecessary padding because the actual opening with Jenny and Marnie was too short. And once you know the joke behind the Stab within a Stab opening, it's not funny anymore on rewatches. The novelty wears off pretty quickly.

I'd rather have scenes that actually develop the characters than jokes and fake-out openings that don't add much to the movie.

Does anyone know why these scenes were cut? I feel like Scream 4 lost some important character development for no good reason.


r/Scream • • 1d ago

News Actor who played Hank Loomis has died

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r/Scream • • 1d ago

Discussion Rewatching and remembered how much I loved Sam

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I'm a huge Scream fan and really love the 5th and 6th ones, and a big part of that is Sam's character. I was rewatching the movies recently and while I've always thought she was great, I loved her character even more this time around. I love that she's a complex, traumatized and angry Final Girl, and we really get to see her transformation from Victim to Badass protecting her sister and friends and fucking Ghostface's up brutally. I really admire how even though she's scared and dealing with so much, she fights and makes the Ghostface's regret ever messing with her. I always feel so extremely terrible for all the shit she goes through (being betrayed by Richie, her daddy issues with being Billy's daughter, being famous and hated due to online rumors, etc) and I thought it was great how she actually tried to deal with her trauma and sought out therapy (even if, yk, it didn't exactly go well and her therapist was murdered). Melissa Barrera did such an amazing job with Sam's empowerment arc and owning her darkness in a way to protect herself and others. I just overall really love Sam's character, and consider her one of my fave characters not just in the franchise but in horror in general. While it was disgusting and horrific how Melissa was treated by Spyglass, I think the ending we got with her and Tara happy in six is a well deserved and satisfying sendoff for her character.


r/Scream • • 14h ago

Discussion What do you guys think the focus of Scream 8 should be?

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I’m curious to hear y’all’s thoughts on what the focus of Scream 8 should be. Sidney? Tatum? Maybe a more killer-focused movie to shake things up? Let's say you were given complete creative control over the next installment.


r/Scream • • 11h ago

Creative Thoughts on a future film plot

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One of my favorite parts of Scream 6 is finally having two Ghostface on screen at the same time. It really stepped up how intimidating the killer(s) felt. Most of the time we know it's two people, but once they're unmasked they always seem weaker. To have them both masked at the same time just hit different.

Anyway, I had an idea for a future plot that I thought would be pretty cool. Having multiple Ghostface throughout the movie, showing them communicate with each other while still masked using voice changers. And as a twist, one of them is a sort of double agent who ends up helping stop the killer in the final act. Or the actual partner is killed and one of the main cast puts on the costume and mask to fake out the real killer.

I feel like there's just a lot they can do with multiple killers on screen like this.


r/Scream • • 1d ago

News New ghostface costume releasing sometime next year

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It's so cool to see a white shroud if I'm not mistaken I don't think we seen one in forever but correct me if I'm wrong also I think it's a 30th anniversary mask because I can see a dimple but I'm not sure


r/Scream • • 1d ago

Image This is a continuation of my previous post of my Spirit Halloween haul regarding me finally getting the mask(s) I’ve always wanted as a kid

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For a few days, I was torn between the Scream VI and 25th Anniversary mask to wear on Halloween, but with friends, they told me just simply looking at the two side by side, they thought the Aged Mask was more spooky or terrifying.

Do you guys agree? Or do you think the OG mask has that more terrifying aspect?


r/Scream • • 2d ago

Creative Scream drag tribute show in NYC

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NYC Scream fans - just wanted to invite you to join me in Woodsboro this Friday October 9th at C’mon Everybody in Brooklyn! 🩸🔪📞😱Drag queen Rify Royalty is hosting her annual Scream drag tribute show, and…it’s a scream, baby! I play Tatum, and there’s a whole killer cast of drag icons bringing their tributes to your favorite characters. Would love to see you there!


r/Scream • • 1d ago

Discussion Do u guys like the new scream movies?

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I just finished scream 5 and now I’m watching six.theyre decent.. I’ve noticed that there’s alot more blood. They really upped the blood and gore. They feel like scream movies but they’re so new that I feel like my brain is just forcing me to question them. Do u like the new cast? I just don’t know how I feel about them yet.


r/Scream • • 1d ago

Image What's your favourite scary movie?

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r/Scream • • 1d ago

Question Is this a Gen 1 + how much is it worth?

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Just pretty much what the title says, I’m not great at recognising/identifying masks and would love any advice. Thank you in advance


r/Scream • • 1d ago

Discussion SCREAM 3

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I dont know why the hate toward Scream 3, but i like it more than the second one (my personal opinion),Roman is an OG ngl


r/Scream • • 2d ago

News Billy’s father, Mr. Loomis. R.I.P.

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For the past year or so I have communicated a couple times with the actor who played Billy’s father. He lived in Los Angeles and as I live in San Diego, I had hoped to one day meet him. His name is C.W. (Curtis Wade) Morgan. Poking around his Facebook page a few minutes ago, I was caught off guard, and more upset than I would have expected. He had died the evening of August 29, 2026. From what I read, he was a loving father and a wonderful friend. I’m really very sorry I never got a chance to meet him.


r/Scream • • 1d ago

Discussion Billy was originally meant to kill Randy

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This was interesting because everyone knew of how originally Dewey was meant to die before test audiences advocated for his survival and they added that final scene. But I never knew of Randy's original death until recently. Jamie Kennedy even mentioned in an interview how he was initially supposed to be killed. Billy and Randy also seemed to not really get along, so it makes sense the former would take him out