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Ghostface
Ghostface is not a person, and that is the design. Unlike every slasher before it, the mask is worn by a different killer — sometimes more than one at a time — in each film, which converts the series from a stalking film into a whodunnit and lets it survive its own antagonists dying.
- First appearance
- Scream (1996), Dimension Films
- Created by
- Kevin Williamson, Wes Craven
- Also known as
- The Ghostface Killer
- Universe
- Scream
- Appears in
- film, television, comics
Who is Ghostface?
Ghostface is not a person, and that is the design. Unlike every slasher before it, the mask is worn by a different killer — sometimes more than one at a time — in each film, which converts the series from a stalking film into a whodunnit and lets it survive its own antagonists dying. Scream arrived in 1996 as the genre's autopsy: the characters have all seen horror films, they discuss the rules aloud, and Wes Craven directs it entirely straight while Kevin Williamson's script keeps pointing at the machinery. The mask itself was a piece of luck. A location scout found it in a house the production was scouting; it was a mass-produced Halloween mask already on sale, and the rights had to be negotiated with the manufacturer before filming.
Ghostface: the details
- First appearance
- Scream, December 1996
- Created by
- Written by Kevin Williamson, directed by Wes Craven
- Not one person
- A different killer wears the mask in each film, sometimes more than one at a time
- That makes it a whodunnit
- The structural change that lets the franchise survive its own antagonists dying
- The mask was found by accident
- A location scout discovered a mass-produced Halloween mask in a house being scouted; rights were negotiated afterwards
- The genre's autopsy
- Characters discuss horror-film rules aloud while the film plays them entirely straight
- Adult rated
- Substantial violence; this site does not carry the character on its kids' pages
Why Ghostface endures
The film that made the slasher genre self-aware and revived it commercially, and the only major horror antagonist designed from the outset to be a costume rather than a person.
What Ghostface looks like on a shirt
Signature motif: The elongated white ghost mask with black hollow eyes, under a black shroud
A white mask on black — the same graphic economy as Michael Myers, but with a distorted, elongated shape that reads as expressive rather than blank. Excellent in one colour at any size, and the shape survives heavy abstraction.
White mask on black, like Michael Myers but with a distorted elongated shape that reads as expressive rather than blank. One colour at any size, survives heavy abstraction. Adult sizing; heavy Halloween seasonality.
Ghostface T-shirts
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Sizes: kids to adult
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| Band | Ages | US sizes | Search |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toddler | 2–4 years | 2T, 3T, 4T | Search toddler sizes |
| Kids | 4–7 years | XS (4/5), S (6/7) | Search kids sizes |
| Youth | 8–14 years | M (8), L (10/12), XL (14/16) | Search youth sizes |
| Adult | 15+ | S–3XL | Search adult sizes |
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Who has played Ghostface
| Performer | Production | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roger L. Jackson | Scream | 1996 | Voice |
Ghostface T-shirts: common questions
Who created Ghostface?
Ghostface was created by Kevin Williamson and Wes Craven, first appearing in Scream in 1996 (Dimension Films).
What does a Ghostface T-shirt usually look like?
The elongated white ghost mask with black hollow eyes, under a black shroud. White mask on black, like Michael Myers but with a distorted elongated shape that reads as expressive rather than blank. One colour at any size, survives heavy abstraction. Adult sizing; heavy Halloween seasonality.
Are Ghostface T-shirts made for children?
No. Ghostface comes from work made for older audiences, so we keep the character off our kids pages even where children's sizes are manufactured.
Who has played Ghostface?
Ghostface has been voiced by Roger L. Jackson (Scream, 1996).
How much does a Ghostface T-shirt cost?
Ghostface shirts we currently track start from around $15.99 on amazon.com. Every price on this page is dated, because they move.
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