1. Mrs. Loomis/Debbie Salt (Laurie Metcalf) – Scream 2
Slay, Mrs. Loomis, slay! What is so great about Mrs. Loomis is that she only kills two people in the entire film (Randy and Mickey). She is the ultimate criminal mastermind: smart, determined and sane (that last one is her word, not mine). She played Mickey like a fool, and had the simplest motive out of all of the Ghostface killers: “good old fashioned revenge” for her son’s murder. Some people may have felt underwhelmed by her reveal (I’ve never understood why), but the whole “Debbie Salt is actually Billy’s mother” twist is arguably the most successful killer reveal the series has ever done. Plus, she’s played by Aunt Jackie from Roseanne! And she gives some great crazy eyes:
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