‘Scream’ Recap: What to Know Before ‘Scream 7’

Scream movies have been coming out for 30 years. 30 years! Scream is older now than Halloween was when Scream came out. [Insert skull emoji here]

That means unless you are incredibly ancient (like, say, at least 40) you were not around when the original movies first revitalized the slasher movie genre. You might have missed one or two along the way. Or you just forgot the incredibly convoluted saga of Ghostface, the slasher villain whose technically a different person (or people) in every single one of these flicks.

With a new Scream in theaters this year, it’s time for a recap. Our Scream video will get you all caught up on 30 years of brutal kills, meta humor, shocking twists, and elaborate trauma backstories. Want to know every rule of every Scream? We’ve got them all. We all go a little mad sometimes trying to keep track of all this Ghostface lore — so chill out and enjoy our full Scream recap below:

If you liked that video recapping the entire Scream franchise to date ahead of Scream 7, check out more of our videos below, including one on a ton of Scream trivia you might not know, our full breakdown of 28 Years Later, and one ranking the best horror sequels ever made. Plus, there’s tons more over at ScreenCrush’s YouTube channel. Be sure to subscribe to catch all our future episodes. Scream 7 opens in theaters this weekend.