Who is Ghostface killer in Scream 6 and what's the motive?
Who is the Ghostface killer in Scream 6? HITC explains with full Scream 6 spoilers.
Do you like scary movies? Horror movies are an acquired taste but once you’re in you’ll find yourself obsessed with seeking out more and more sub-genres. For slasher fans, in particular, the big event of 2023 is undoubtedly Scream 6.
While franchise veterans like Courteney Cox reprise their roles, Scream 5’s Jenna Ortega is back as Tara Carpenter too.
Blending both fresh and iconic characters, directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett transport audiences to New York City, marking a radical departure from the Woodsboro setting of the five previous installments despite some tricker with filming locations.
Of course, that’s not the only new thing to appreciate… we have a new Ghostface stalking the streets. Indeed, now that the sequel has arrived, we have answers. Who is the Ghostface killer in Scream 6?
WARNING: MAJOR SCREAM 6 SPOILERS AHEAD
Who is the Ghostface killer in Scream 6?
It turns out there is not one, not two, not three, but four Ghostface killers that are unmasked in Scream 6. These are Jason Carvey (played by Tony Revolori), Ethan Landry (Jack Champion), Quinn Bailey (Liana Liberato), and Detective Wayne Bailey (Dermot Mulroney).
The opening sequence shows Jason donning the Ghostface costume to murder his Film Studies teacher, Laura (Samara Weaving). He then heads home and it’s revealed that he is working with fellow Blackmore University student Greg. They plan to murder the Carpenter sisters but Jason receives a Ghostface phone call of his own and the pair are killed.
Throughout the movie, it’s established that there is another Ghostface out there totally separate from Jason who similarly targets the Carpenter sisters.
Fortunately, they have help from Gale Weathers, Kirby Reed (Hayden Panettiere), and, as it turns out, the Ghostface killers themselves who have been deceiving the innocents along the way.
Although Quinn appeared to die in an earlier scene, it’s revealed in the final act that they faked her death and the trio has been working together, orchestrating the Carpenter sisters’ moves.
What is Ghostface’s motive in Scream 6?
Quinn and Ethan are Wayne’s children and it turns out that they’re family members of Richie, one of the two killers from Scream 5.
When Wayne’s first son died, he became infatuated with getting revenge against everybody involved in his son’s death. So, he recruited his other kids to join him in his bloodthirsty quest to avenge Richie’s death.
Although his main target is Sam (Melissa Barrera), who killed Richie, they want to murder her loved ones too; anybody who was entangled in the events of Scream 5.
As Richie was obsessed with the Stab movies, the shrine that the group visit throughout Scream 6 is actually a memorial to Richie that Wayne assembled.
‘We had to take a really hard left turn’
Co-director Tyler was previously interviewed by Collider and addressed deviating from Scream 5 when helming the sixth entry:
“I think it was such a surprise to have Scream come back, to be involved in it, and I think we just knew that for as warm and comforting and as homage-y as the last one was, we had to take a really hard left turn for the next one, just to keep ourselves interested, right?”
He continued: “To keep ourselves engaged and surprised. That’s always been the compass; what is thrilling and fun and exciting to us? And hopefully people love the same thing.”
Scream 6 is now in theaters.
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