Ghostface
Ghostface, also known as Father Death, is a serial killer who appears in the 1996 film Scream and its six sequels. He carries an 8-inch Buck-120 hunting knife for a weapon.
People often wear Ghostface costumes for Halloween and his image is used for decorations. The Ghostface mask existed before the movie, made by the company Fun World. The character was also directly parodied in the 2000 film, Scary Movie.
Fictional character biography[]
Ghostface holding his beloved Buck-120.
Unlike most serial killers, Ghostface is not one specific person. Ghostface is an identity used by killers when they want to go on a killing spree. The killer puts on the Ghostface costume, and he (or she) becomes Ghostface. Taking on the identity of Ghostface gives the person the ability to change his or her voice so that it cannot be recognized (indicating that the mask or masks likely come with attached voice modulators). Due to the fact that Ghostface is not specifically one person, his/her motive for killing can differ for each time he/she kills.
Ghostface was originally created by Billy Loomis in Scream to get revenge on Sydney Prescott's mother Maureen, who had an affair with his father. Following this, many others took on the Ghostface identity to kill.
Filmography[]
The revamped mask as it appears in the 2015 TV series. Though the classic design appeared in the final season.
- Scream (1996)
- Scream 2 (1997)
- Scream 3 (2000)
- Scream 4 (2011)
- Scream (2022)
- Scream VI (2023)
- Scream 7 (2026)
In other media[]
Ghostface appears as a playable DLC character in the fighting video game Mortal Kombat 1.