Fan theories are the worst. Therefore, I’m the worst.
But this is just too much fun to brush off my shoulders, especially after Wes Craven’s hint yesterday that accompanied the unveiling of the new Ghostface mask to be used in MTV’s “Scream,” debuting June 30th.
The mask, shown above, came as a surprise as it’s not quite the fleshy look promised late last year. It looks more like it’s formed to the face of someone.
Yesterday, Craven said that the new mask “takes the series into a new direction,” and that it “ties into the story.”
Exec producer Jill Blotevogel then said that the mask “evokes some of the Jason [Voorhees] hockey mask and the white Michael Myers mask.”
While I was walking my dog I kept thinking about the new Ghostface mask, and was obsessing over who or what‘s hiding underneath.
Then I remembered something I saw in the “Scream” series’ trailer. What you see below is a screengrab of a photo that looks to be of a deformed teenager. You guys catching on yet?
Okay, so, Craven says the series ties into the story, and we have a producer referencing Jason Voorhees…
And then there’s this.
Let’s take a look at the 7:00 mark of the opening scene of Wes Craven’s 1996 Scream.
Here, Casey (Drew Barrymore) is being tormented by Ghostface. The unknown killer has made himself known, and now wants to play a game – answer the killers’ questions correction and her boyfriend, Steve, gets to live.
Ghostface asks, “Name the killer in Friday the 13th.” Casey, as excited as ever, exclaims that she knows the answer. She declares the killer as “Jason…Jason…Jason!”
“I’m sorry, that’s the wrong answer,” says Ghostface who then adds, “Then you should know Jason’s mother, Mrs. Voorhees, was the original killer. Jason didn’t show up until the sequel!” (This cracks me up because he’s hilariously wrong, too; unless you run with the notion that Jason’s F13 appearance is in a dream).
All of us should know Jason Voorhees’ mythology – that he’s a “mongoloid” seeking revenge for the death of his mother in the first Friday the 13th. He eventually dons a hockey mask and is known for wielding a machete.
Now, those of you who have seen Scream (if you haven’t, shame on you), you know that the film ends with a shocking reveal: that Ghostface is actually two boys (Billy and Stuart, played by Matthew Lillard and Skeet Ulrich, respectively), working harmoniously at tormenting Sidney Prescot (Neve Campbell).
In yesterday’s piece, Blotevogel went on to say that “Scream ” is “sort of a reinvention while also paying homage.” Could it be possible that the new series utilizes the infamous Friday the 13th question from Craven’s 1996 film, and plugs it in as foreshadowing as to who the killers are?
Does this mean that the new Ghostface killers will be both a mongoloid teenager (wearing a mask) and his mother in what could be an epic homage to Friday the 13th?
Thoughts?