Ghostface

 

REAL NAME:

The character has been used by a few people, they are: Billy Loomis and Stu Macher (Scream), Mickey and Mrs Loomis/Debbie Salt (Scream 2), Roman Bridger (Scream 3) and Jill Roberts and Charlie Walker (Scream 4).


ORIGINS/RESIDES IN:

The killer originates from Woodsboro, California. He also shows up in Windsor College, Ohio and in Hollywood.


BACK STORY:

The Killers story's are always based around Sidney Prescott and a chain of events that have been indirectly caused by her mother, Maureen Prescott. Billy Loomis created the identity to kill Sidney because her mother had an affair with his father, causing his mother to abandon him. In the second film, it is based on Billy's mother coming back to take revenge on Sidney for killing her son. In the third film, the killer turns out to be Sidney's half brother. He was conceived after she was gang raped at a party in Hollywood where she went to become an actress. He was given up for adoption only to find her when he was older and get rejected by her. He was the one who revealed the footage of Billy's dads affair and convinced him to go on and kill. In the final film, it is Sidney's cousin who is the killer, who was jealous of her fame.


ENEMY(S):

The main victim for the killer is Sidney Prescott. He will also attack anyone that is close to her or is associated with her in some way.


CREATED BY:

The character was created by Wes Craven and Kevin Williamson. They based it on the Scream painting by Edvard Munch. The character in the film however, appears to be Billy’s creation.


APPEARS IN:

Scream, Scream 2, Scream 3, and Scream 4

PORTRAYED BY:

The killer has been portrayed by Skeet Ulrich and Matthew Lillard (Scream), Laurie Metcalf and Timothy Olyphant (Scream 2), Scott Foley (Scream 3) and Emma Roberts and Rory Culkin (Scream 4).


APPEARANCE:

He is known best for wearing a hooded black cloak with loose arms and a jagged base. The killer also wears a white rubber ghost mask and has a voice machine that distorts his voice.


HEIGHT:

The height varied depending on the actor who was playing him.


PERSONALITY:

The character itself doesn’t actually have too much personality. He is known for his stealth and the brutal lengths to which he will go to claim his victim.


FAVOURITE WEAPON:

A hunting knife is his weapon of choice.


FAMOUS LINE/QUOTE:

"What's your favourite scary movie?"


ANY OTHER MEDIA:

The character has been parodied in Scary Movie and Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday The Thirteenth. He has also appeared briefly in Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back. Television appearances have also included Robot Chicken, The Simpsons, Dawsons Creek, Celebrity Deathmatch, Beverly Hills 90210, Cousin Skeeter and The Sopranos.


POPULARITY:

Scream was one of the first of many of the 90s slasher genre and possibly one of the best. The killer in itself is one of the most iconic things about it. Everyone was pretty much a Ghostface for Halloween and it is still a favourite even until this day. The one liners are also an integral part of it. Who hasn't had a prank call asking them what their favourite scary movie was? The thing that probably makes it as popular now as it was back then is the sheer under lining cheesiness of it. A good old slasher with plenty of laughs as well as blood and guts.

　

　

Freddy Krueger

REAL NAME:

His full name is Frederick Charles Krueger. He is best known however as Freddy. He was also nicknamed “The Springwood Slasher”.

ORIGINS/RESIDES IN:

He was born and resided in Springwood, Ohio.

BACK STORY:

He was born in 1942 and died in 1968.His mother, Amanda Krueger, was a nun who worked in Westin Hills mental hospital, caring for the inmates. Over the Christmas holiday, she was accidently locked inside and was gang raped by a group of inmates. This is how he became known as “the bastard son of 100 maniacs”. She then gave him up for adoption. As a child, he displayed sociopathic behaviour. He was adopted by an abusive alcoholic called Mr Underwood who taught him all about torture and self-inflicting pain. Freddy eventually kills him. He then goes on to marry a woman called Loretta, they have a daughter called Katherine and he leads a seemingly normal life until his murderous nature comes back. He murders 20 children from 1963 to 1966. Originally he was supposed to have been portrayed as a child molester but this was changed into him being a child murderer. He murdered his wife after she found out and his daughter told the police. He was arrested and put on trial, but due to a technicality, he was released. When his mother, who had been keeping tabs on him, found out, she killed herself. The parents of his victims set his house on fire. In his dying moments, the dream demons came and offered him immortality in exchange for being their agent, which he accepted. His daughter was adopted and her name changed to Maggie Burroughs.

ENEMY(S):

Nancy Thompson is his main protagonist. He also tries to kill all of the children of the parents who killed him. He also kills others for no apparent reason.

CREATED BY:

He was created by Wes Craven. He says that his inspiration came from a series of reports on mysterious deaths. All of the victims had had recurring nightmares and had died in their sleep.

APPEARS IN:

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child, Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare, Wes Craven’s New Nightmare, Freddy VS Jason, A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)

PORTRAYED BY:

He was portrayed by Robert Englund from the very beginning until the 2010 remake where he was then portrayed by Jackie Earle Haley.

APPEARANCE:

He wears a striped red and green sweater, loose black trousers (brown in the original film), worn working boots and a dark brown fedora. He is also equipped with his infamous bladed glove. He is scared and burned and has no hair (due to the fact that he was burned alive). His blood is that of a dark oily colour (greenish in hue when he is in the dream world).  

HEIGHT:

He is about 5”9

PERSONALITY:

Apart from the fact that he is an evil, knife wielding, immortal psychopath, he is well known for being extremely witty and having a very sarcastic sense of humour. He obviously began as someone that people hated but as time (and the movies) went on, he became more comedic. He even began dressing up in some of the films. It seems that his immortality gave him a bit of a funny bone as opposed to when he was his former human self.

FAVOURITE WEAPON:

A bladed leather glove which he uses to kill his victims whilst they are dreaming.

FAMOUS LINE/QUOTE:

“Come to Freddy!”

 

"One, two, Freddy's coming for you. Three, four, you better lock your door. Five, six, grab a crucifix. Seven, eight, you better stay up late. Nine, ten, never sleep again"

ANY OTHER MEDIA:

In the late 80’s he had his own show, Freddy’s Nightmares, in which he told a tale in each episode. He starred in a few but the series was not too much about him. He has also featured in Robot Chicken, Family Guy, The Simpsons and DC Follies. He also appeared in the music video for “A Nightmare On My Street” by DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince. At the end of Jason Goes To Hell, you see Freddy’s hand reaching out for Jason’s mask, this is the set up for Freddy VS Jason. He also has a range of his own comics and graphic novels, even making an appearance in Mortal Kombat.

POPULARITY:

Due to his comedic yet psychopathic behaviour, it’s not hard to see how he has become so famous. When the film first emerged, it was one of the scariest things that people had ever witnessed; this strange demon like man who had the ability to kill you within your dreams. It’s no surprise that insomnia was on a rise during this period. After a while, it’s as though people actually began to warm to him, hence why his character became more comedic. Even when Wes Craven released the new nightmare, making him appear how he originally wanted him, he was still a firm favourite with the fans. This is one character who can actually do no wrong.