Chapter 1 (Ghostface)

Chapter 1 (Ghostface) is the debut chapter of Ghostface. It was written by Donald Newton and will be published on February 6, 2021.

Plot
A family drives by the aftermath of a scene of a crime.

Full Chapter
FADE IN:

EXT. FOGGY SKY - NIGHT

The dark night is engulfed with white-gray fog, making it difficult for us to see the world. We fly through the fog as we lead ourselves somewhere.

DESTINY: (narrating) We all know the story of Ghostface. A vicious killer who murders innocent people. Each person behind the mask has a personal motive. Most of them are evil. But not all motives are evil. You see, there are several stories about Ghostface that have been untold. Most of the stories we know are about the fearsome serial killer. But there is one that has never been told before. One where Ghostface, once the face of fear, becomes the symbol...of hope.

EXT. ROAD - NIGHT

A car drives through the dark road, covered by the fog. The only light available to them is the street lights that guide them.

INT. CAR - NIGHT

The driver is a FATHER (30s) with the MOTHER (30s) sitting beside him. In the backseat is their CHILD (6), staring at the fog. His little child brain makes him see images of faces within the fog.

MOTHER: I hope we can get home in one piece.

FATHER: We will. This isn't the worst I've seen.

MOTHER: Looks pretty bad.

FATHER: I can see just fine.

The Child continues to look at the fog, imagining different faces. Then we see one face familiar to us: GHOSTFACE. The child isn't frightened by the face created by the fog. More like he's fascinated by it.

As the car drives through the fog, the parents notices the BLUE and RED LIGHTS of police cars ahead.

MOTHER: Oh, my God! Was there an accident?

FATHER: Possibly.

The car arrives at the scene. The fog clears up in this area, revealing the truth about their presence: There was no accident. This is a CRIME SCENE of a MURDER. The parents are horrified by what they see.

MOTHER: Oh, my God!

The curious Child looks at the direction of the scene.

FATHER: (to Child) Don't look, son.

But the Child cannot help it. He sees the horrifying scene;

EXT. CRIME SCENE - NIGHT

Two bodies are lying on the ground. One is of a MALE TEENAGER, whose face we do not see due to his head facing down on the ground. A pool of his blood has formed around his body.

CUT TO:

FLASHBACK

The Teenager Boy (face not seen) is shot by PORTMAN.

We get extreme closeup shots of the other members of the gang; LUTHER, RYDELL, KILA (pronounced KEE-LA), and SCHUYLER.

BACK TO PRESENT

EXT. CRIME SCENE - NIGHT

The body of the teenage girl SARAH WINTERS (17) lies on the ground. She's been beaten, cut up, raped, and shot. There is a bullet in her forehead.

CUT TO:

FLASHBACK

Each member of the gang, except for Kila, takes a turn in raping, beating, and cutting her.

Portman ends her misery by shooting her in the head.

BACK TO PRESENT

EXT. CRIME SCENE - NIGHT

The police are also coming in and out of the woods by the crime scene.

EXT. WOODS - NIGHT

That is because we find that there is a LITTLE CHILD (Male - 6-8) lying on the ground. He has been shot in the back. A police officer is in tears over the heinous act of murder of a child by a grown adult. Why would an adult kill an innocent child?

CUT TO:

FLASHBACK

Kila shoots at the child from afar.

BACK TO PRESENT

EXT. ROAD - NIGHT

A police officer controlling the traffic gestures the family in the car to keep driving.

INT. CAR - NIGHT

The Father quickly drives on, wanting to get away from the tragic scene immediately. The Mother's eyes are watery over what she has seen. The Child looks back at the scene through the back window as his father drives away.

CHILD: I want to help.

FATHER: (lying) It's okay, son. Nothing happened. You just imagined it all.

But the Child knows what he just saw. He did not imagine any of this. But as they drove off, the scene disappears as the fog consumes the air again. Was it all in the Child's head or did they really just witness the aftermath of a brutal murder?

Deaths

 * 1) Sarah's Boyfriend
 * 2) Sarah Winters
 * 3) Sarah's Little Brother

Trivia

 * Despite Ghostface being the titular character and usually being seen in the opening scene for every Scream movie, Ghostface does NOT appear in this chapter.