Scream Directors Reveal Which Ghostface Killed The Most (& Why)

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Warning: This post contains spoilers for 2022's Scream.

Screamdirectors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett reveal which of the movie's two Ghostface killers is behind most of the murders, and why that is. With four movies and a television show under its belt, the Scream franchise returned to the big screen this year with a fifth film that brings everything back to the original. Even its title harkens back to the 1996 Wes Craven classic. With a meta edge that takes on toxic fandom and legacy sequels, Scream has once again brought a fresh twist to a franchise that has seen its fair share of ups and downs.

Much like the first movie, Scream has two Ghostface killers: Richie (Jack Quaid) and Amber (Mikey Madison), who are driven by their love of movies. Specifically, they are die hard fans of the Stab franchise, the in-universe equivalent to the Scream series. Determined to get the Stab movies back on track after a misguided eighth installment (amusingly directed by Rian Johnson), Richie and Amber launch their own «requel» by targeting relatives of past Scream characters.

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After the killers are revealed, Scream fans often enjoy going back and working out which Ghostface carried out each murder. Speaking to Collider in a recent interview, Bettinelli-Olpin and Gillett pinned most of the deaths on one person: Amber. Gillett said, "We have a bit of a roadmap. With the exception of the opening, which we think you could say was both of them, it’s mostly Amber. She’s f*cking crazy!" It turns out there was a reason for this baked into their characters, as Gillett then went to explain:

“We had separate conversations with Jack and Mikey, and then we had a conversation with them