Jackson, but rather, a fairly innocuous-sounding young man. On the other end is surprisingly not the now-and-forever voice of Ghostface, Roger L.
Six movies deep, the audience knows not to trust the voice on the phone, but already, something unsettling is happening. Film studies professor Laura Crane ( Samara Weaving) is waiting at a bar for her Tinder date to arrive, but he checks in via cell claiming to have gotten lost on the way to the restaurant. Written by James Vanderbilt and Guy Busick, Scream VI opens, as all of these movies do, with a phone call. Even today, the scene remains a masterclass in horror filmmaking and one the Scream films have continually attempted to, if not top, at least match. And then, director Wes Craven cranks the tension to unimaginable levels, continually raising the stakes until Barrymore's character Casey finds herself and her boyfriend, Steve, to be the first people ever on the receiving end of Ghostface's knife. They talk about horror films - "What's your favorite scary movie?" - establishing the self-referential tone that would go on to define the franchise. As Drew Barrymore pops some popcorn and prepares to settle in for a night of watching scary movies, she receives a call from a mysterious stranger whose off-putting voice would soon grow very familiar to fans of the genre.
Editor's Note: The following contains spoilers for Scream VI.Draw up a list of the most iconic and influential horror scenes of all time, and it's going to be tough to not include the opening sequence from the original Scream on it.
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