Scream 7 (2026)
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Sidney Prescott must protect her daughter from a new Ghostface killer who appears to be a ghost from her past.
The story
In the aftermath of previous attacks, Sidney Prescott has built a new life in Pine Grove, Indiana, where she lives with her husband and daughter, Tatum. The peace is shattered when a mysterious caller claiming to be Ghostface contacts her, revealing that the masked killer is stalking her daughter at a nearby theater. Sidney must navigate a terrifying new chapter of the franchise as she attempts to protect her family from a killer who seems to be haunting her past, while the threat of the Ghostface mask looms larger than ever before.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
After a mysterious caller claiming to be an aged Stu Macher threatens her daughter Tatum, Sidney Prescott must confront a new Ghostface killer. The plot unfolds across two locations: a house where fans are killed by Ghostface, and Sidney's home in Indiana. Sidney discovers the first killer is Karl Gibbs, a man from a mental institution. Meanwhile, Tatum is hunted by a second Ghostface, who is revealed to be Sidney's neighbor, Jessica Bowden. Jessica, having read Sidney's autobiography, seeks to turn Tatum into the 'new Sidney' by recreating the trauma of the past. The film culminates in a confrontation where Sidney and Tatum must fight off both killers. In the end, Sidney and Tatum successfully defeat Jessica, and Sidney reconciles with her past while preparing for the future.
- First release year
- 2026
- Runtime (minutes)
- 114
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Kevin Williamson
- Writers
- Kevin Williamson · screenplay; Guy Busick · screenplay; James Vanderbilt · story; Guy Busick · story
- Cast and characters
- Neve Campbell · Sidney Prescott; Isabel May · Tatum; Jasmin Savoy Brown · unspecified; Mason Gooding · unspecified; David Arquette · Dewey Riley; Matthew Lillard · Stu Macher; Courteney Cox · Gale Weathers; Kraig Dane · Karl Gibbs
- Genres
- slasher; horror; thriller
- Themes
- mother-daughter relationships; trauma; legacy
- Tone and mood
- scary; tense
- Premise and plot tags
- slasher; sequel; serial killer
- Franchise connections
- Scream
- Reception
- The film received generally negative reviews from critics but was a commercial success, becoming the highest-grossing film of the series.
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 35 · scale: 100 · review count: 42
- Production trivia
- The film features a score by Marco Beltrami, who returned for the first four installments.; The film was released in IMAX, a first for the series.; The film was originally intended to feature a three-film arc for the character Billy Loomis.
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