Some of the best slasher franchises are known for thing above any other: their killer’s iconic look.
If you don’t find a right look that scares the audience, nothing else matters.
It’s why the blank face of Michael Myers in his white painted William Shatner mask has helped to carry the boogeyman through thirteen Halloween movies.
It’s why the hockey masked Jason Voorhees is still so popular, even though a Friday the 13th movie hasn’t been made in fourteen years.
The same goes for the Scream franchise.
These films are even more dependent on the killer’s look.
While Michael and Jason’s look can vary a bit in the films, it’s okay, because we still know who’s underneath.
With Scream, there’s a different copycat killer under the Ghostface mask each time.
The look has to stay the same, and stay scary each time, for the mask is the connective tissue that holds each film together.
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