The sequel to the 1990s horror film Scream centers on a group of high school students who become the prey of an unidentified killer. The upcoming class of Woodsboro pupils will have to confront their concerns if they want to survive high school. It will be up to them to figure out who is hiding behind the mask and put an end to the craziness before it’s too late as secrets come to light and relationships are put to the test.
In true “Scream” fashion, Scream 6 isn’t set in usual Woodsboro – a small town in California but amidst fast-paced New York City. The kids are seeking a fresh start unfortunately their aspirations are soon shattered.
As true to the theme movie begins with the murder of a professor and soon the count rises. As the story unfolds the teens try to escape from the trap. Soon Samantha Carpenter (Melissa Barrera), her sister, Tara (Jenna Ortega), Mindy (Jasmin Savoy Brown), and Chad (Mason Gooding) try to free themselves from the clutches of new Ghostface along with revealing his identity.
Soon they are joined by the familiar faces from the series including Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox) and Kirby Reed as well as other new characters like Anika (Devyn Nekoda), Josh (Danny Brackett), Ethan (Jack Champion), Quinn (Liana Liberato), and Detective Bailey (Dermot Mulroney).
As the killer was shown to be someone the audience had known all along, that unmasking became a vital draw of the last acts of each movie.
Due to its original take on the killer, Scream 6 brought back the slasher subgenre of the 1990s. The take is that murderer wasn’t a supernatural being instead, they were just regular people hiding behind a Halloween mask.
The murder-mystery twist the films gave the genre was what made Scream stand out. Viewers are left wondering about “Who is Scream or the Ghostface?” and if their favorite character would survive the massacre or not.