“Scream 6” boasts a considerable number of Easter Eggs

Spoiler alert: This article contains major spoilers for scream VI

Finally Ghostface is back and ready to slice through New York City scream VI.

In the sixth film, the four survivors – Sam (Melissa Barrera), Tara (Jenna Ortega), Chad (Mason Gooding) and Mindy (Jasmin Savoy Brown) – of the recent Ghostface murders leave Woodsboro for a new start in the Big Apple. However, they soon find themselves in another fight for their lives when a new masked killer emerges and wreaks havoc.

Now, with a new Ghostface on the loose, comes a slasher film filled with nostalgia and horror franchise references. In case you missed any of these, we’re here to break down the gruesome Easter eggs they contain scream VI

As the core four left Woodsboro in favor of New York City, the writers and directors couldn’t help but pay homage to them Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason conquers Manhattan. Don’t just scream VI introduce a new character named Jason (Tony Revolori), but his character can be seen watching the 1989 slasher at his apartment.

Ghostface also hops on the subway, which is a reference to Jason’s chase on the subway.

Modern day scream queen Jenna Ortega recently starred as Wednesday Addams in the Netflix horror comedy series Wednesday, So it makes sense that there’s a subtle nod to the character. During Sam’s therapy session, several characters in Dr. Stone’s office, including figures of the entire Addams family. Later, at a frat party, a girl comes by in a wednesday costume.

Like the second installment scream VI follows the survivors of the recent Ghostface massacre and leaves Woodsboro for college. During a frat party, Tara mentions that she might pawn Omega Beta Zeta – if you remember, this is Cici (and almost Sidney’s) sorority at Windsor College. In the sixth film, Gale also fights Ghostface alone, which she does scream 2

As for the Ghostface killers, scream 2 Including the grieving mother of Billy Loomis, Mrs. Loomis (Laurie Metcalf) – the situation is identical scream VI, with Richie’s grieving father, Wayne Bailey (Dermot Mulroney), orchestrating the murders along with his other two children. The motives are also similar – to take revenge on the last girl for killing her family member.

The sixth part replicates another iconic moment scream 2 – Gale is beaten outside a police station. In the second film, Gale requests an interview with Sidney, who slaps the reporter in the face. In scream VI, Gales arrives as Sam and Tara are exiting a NYC police station. She manages to dodge Sam’s hits, but Tara hits her.

As you’d expect, the Ghostface Shrine is Easter eggs galore! It contains items belonging to or associated with former Ghostfaces and their victims spanning almost three decades, including:

• The costumes and bloody knives of the last nine Ghostface killers
• Casey Becker’s rope
• The Billy Loomis white t-shirt
• Stu’s red robe and the TV that killed him
• Varsity jacket by Steve Orths
• Tatum Riley’s iconic outfit
• Kenny Brown’s hat
• Randy Meek’s video store uniform
• Mrs. Loomis’ white two-piece suit
• Books by Gale Weathers
• The Mask and Sun Props from Windsor College’s theatrical production Agamemnon
• Jennifer Jolie’s fax machine
• Flannel and trousers Jill Roberts
• Deputy Hoss’ police uniform
• The bloody long sleeve shirt by Olivia Morris
• Staff memorabilia – including DVDs, merchandise, fake costumes

The film is set around Halloween, which results in most NYC guests wearing costumes. The most notable horror references come during the subway sequence, with background characters dressed as:

• pinhead
• The Babadook
• fluff
• Jason Voorhees
• The girl out The ring
• Michael myers
• grace out Ready or Not — Samara Weaving also makes an appearance scream VI
• The Creeper
• Chucky out child’s play
• penny way
• The American artist Andy Warhol
• The Grady twins out The glow
• Freddy Krueger
• The wolf mask off To sneak
• sherry off stitch 6
• Italian-American actress and model Julia Fox

In the third and final act of the 1996s Scream, Sidney drops a television on Stu’s head, seemingly electrocuting him. Well what scream VI, Ethan makes one last attempt to kill the Carpenter sisters – however, Kirby intervenes and crushes his skull with the same TV that killed Stu. Wow, if this isn’t poetic cinema, we don’t know what is!

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