Who is Ghostface? Let&x27;s unmask the killer in &x27;Scream 7&x27; (spoilers!) Brian Truitt, USA TODAYSat, February 28, 2026 at 1:30 PM UTC 0 Spoiler alert! We're discussing important plot points and the ending of "Scream 7" (in theaters now), so beware if you haven't seen it yet. Not only does Neve Campbell's "Scream" heroine Sidney Prescott have to unmask more folks under the Ghostface costume in the seventh film, she also faces several past foes in a most unnerving fashion.
Who is Ghostface? Let's unmask the killer in 'Scream 7' (spoilers!)
Brian Truitt, USA TODAYSat, February 28, 2026 at 1:30 PM UTC
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Spoiler alert! We're discussing important plot points and the ending of "Scream 7" (in theaters now), so beware if you haven't seen it yet.
Not only does Neve Campbell's "Scream" heroine Sidney Prescott have to unmask more folks under the Ghostface costume in the seventh film, she also faces several past foes in a most unnerving fashion.
Directed by Kevin Williamson, who wrote the 1996 original movie, "Scream 7" finds Sidney living in small-town Indiana, far away from the Woodsboro murders that traumatized her childhood but made her a household name.
She's built a new life with police-chief husband Mark (Joel McHale) and teen daughter Tatum (Isabel May), though their relative peace is disturbed when Sidney gets a call from Ghostface and her frequent nemesis tracks her to their Midwestern home.
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Sidney (Neve Campbell) turns into a mama bear when her daughter is captured in "Scream 7."
Like the other "Scream" movies, the new outing features a whodunit surrounding the culprit under Ghostface's mask and a variety of cameos. Let's break down the best spoilers and answer the burning questions from the seventh installment.
What happens in 'Scream 7'?
Isabel May stars as Tatum, the 17-year-old daughter of Sidney Prescott hunted by Ghostface in "Scream 7."
In addition to getting a ring from Ghostface, Sidney gets a threatening FaceTime call from none other than the scarred face of Stu Macher (Matthew Lillard), one of the original two Ghostfaces. There's a popular conspiracy that Stu survived Sidney dropping a large 1990s TV on his head. Sidney starts to investigate and Ghostface invades the family house, going after her and Tatum. The action spills into the street, Ghostface is run over and killed by the newsvan of tabloid reporter Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox), and he's discovered to be a random escaped mental patient.
Sidney and Gale look into the institution where he lived, and a worker named Marco (Ethan Embry) says Stu was also a patient there and became friends with the escapee. While the two heroines try to lure Stu out of hiding, a pair of Ghostfaces emerge to hunt and ultimately capture Tatum, taking her back to her home for a final confrontation with Sidney.
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What past cast members return in the latest 'Scream' movie?
1 / 0See Courteney Cox, Neve Campbell, David Arquette at 'Scream 7' premiere
The "Scream 7" cast showed out for the global premiere at Paramount Pictures Studios on Feb. 25, 2026, in Los Angeles. See the stars on the black carpet, beginning here, from left, with Joel McHale, Skeet Ulrich, Celeste O'Connor, Ethan Embry, Jimmy Tatro, Mckenna Grace, Scott Foley, Anna Camp, Matthew Lillard, Sam Rechner, Timothy Simons, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Isabel May, Victor Turpin, Neve Campbell, Jasmin Savoy Brown and Mason Gooding.
Cox and Lillard both reprise their roles from the 1996 original "Scream," while twin siblings Mindy (Jasmin Savoy Brown) and Chad Meeks-Martin (Mason Gooding) are also back as survivors of the past two "Scream" movies who are now Gale's interns.
But the bigger deal is the familiar faces who show up when Sidney attempts to rescue Tatum at their house. On every TV and screen in the place, Sidney is confronted by ghosts from her past: AI deepfakes of past Ghostface killers Nancy Loomis (Laurie Metcalf) and Roman Bridger (Scott Foley), as well as departed friend Dewey Riley (David Arquette).
Who is the Ghostface killer in 'Scream 7'?
Medical worker Marco (Ethan Embry) and next-door neighbor Jessica (Anna Camp) are revealed as the Ghostface killers of "Scream 7."
Stu being alive would have been a great twist, but alas, the new Ghostfaces are, unusually for the franchise, not connected to any main character through familial ties or romantic connection. Marco is revealed first – he used to work for Google, thus the computer skills to create deepfakes. However, the brains of the operation is next-door neighbor Jessica (Anna Camp), who turns out to be a psycho Sidney superfan who's been "inspired" by her travails.
Jessica is irked, though, that Sidney wasn't involved in Ghostface's recent New York City trip. (See: "Scream 6," which Campbell dropped out of amid a pay dispute.) "Trauma is your life," Jessica says. Now seeing Sidney as past her prime, Jessica is putting Tatum through the same terrifying final-girl ordeal so she can be "Sidney 2.0." After a scuffle, Sidney shoots Marco and then in a final confrontation with Jessica, mother and daughter pump several bullets into her face.
Who dies in 'Scream 7'?
"Stab" movie fanatic Scott (Jimmy Tatro) and girlfriend Madison (Michelle Randolph) are murdered by Ghostface in the "Scream 7" cold open.
A whole bunch of folks! In addition to the three people under the Ghostface mask, a couple (Jimmy Tatro and Michelle Randolph) visiting Stu's infamous house are murdered by Ghostface in the movie's cold open, and Tatum's best friends (Mckenna Grace and Celeste O'Connor) and boyfriend (Sam Rechner), plus the creepy boy next door (Asa Germann), all get offed by the masked menace.
How long is 'Scream 7' and why is it rated R?
There are multiple people under the Ghostface mask in "Scream 7."
The run time is one hour and 54 minutes. It's rated R by the Motion Picture Association "for strong bloody violence, gore and language." Though you probably guessed that.
Does 'Scream 7' have a post-credits scene?
Twin siblings Chad (Mason Gooding) and Mindy (Jasmin Savoy Brown) return as Gale Weathers' news interns in "Scream 7."
Yes, though it's just a brief comedic riff. As the credits start rolling, Gale lets Mindy and Chad do a live TV hit but Mindy keeps messing up her name. And when she finally gets it right, Chad behind the camera goes, "I wasn't recording any of that."
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