Ghostface

Ghostface, birthed by Wes Craven and Kevin Williamson, is a villain for the self-aware generation—a killer who's seen every horror movie and weaponizes the rules against his victims. The elongated white mask, inspired by Edvard Munch's *The Scream*, became the default Halloween costume of the late '90s, with 2 million units sold in its peak year. Ghostface's genius lies in its anonymity: anyone can wear the mask, making every character a suspect. Six films later, the phone call line "What's your favorite scary movie?" remains the most quoted in the genre, though Ghostface lacks the singular iconography of Jason Voorhees.