The
Theory
Rumors
have speculated about a third killer in Scream. One that would
not show up until the second or even the third. These are just
rumors and are most unlikely true, but the theory itself is
ingenious. I would like to thank Aeraj Ahmed for bringing
me on to this. Below will be his theories listed...enjoy...
The
Opening Scene- My Theory
Okay,
keep an open mind about this one. Let’s start out in the
opening scene of the movie. This scene shows that they’re
two killers, because Casey locks the door, neither Casey nor the
visible killer opens it, yet her parents just push the door open.
That is true. One of the killers was Billy. But was the other
Stu? In the scene at school, where Billy, Sid, Tatum, Stu, and
Randy are sitting around, Randy makes the comment that Stu is the
killer, because he used to date Casey. Tatum would then go on to
say that Stu was with her last night. So, if there were two
killers at Casey’s house, Stu wasn’t one of them.
The
Opening Scene- My Theory
I
do agree that there could have been someone else there with Billy
but it is hard to support because Tatum mentions Stu being with
her last night and Randy said "Was That Before of After He
Sliced and Diced", which could mean Stu could have been with
Tatum for a while then went and killed Casey with Billy or before
he was with Tatum. The only way that there could be another
killer is if Stu really was with Tatum the whole night.
The
Bathroom Scene- My Theory
I
think if there was a third killer in the bathroom then it was
Dewey. Most people argue with me that it is the sherrif, but the
sherrif is way to heavy to have been the guy in the bathroom
stall. The person that was in the bathroom stall was skinny. The
sherrif shows us his boots when he puts out his ciggarette,
making us believe he is a killer. Dewey is probablly wearing the
same kind of shoes. Part of his uniform maybe. So if it wasn't
Billy, Stu or a prankster then I believe it to be Dewey.
The
Stalk Scenes- My Theory
Later,
after Principal Himbry is murdered, Sid and Tatum are at the
Riley residence, talking about Sidney’s mother. After they
leave for the grocery store, we see Mr. Ghostface in the bushes,
following them. Next scene is at the video store where Randy is
working. Stu and Billy are there. Wait, one of them was just
watching Tatum and Sid? I guess either one could have quickly
watched where Sid was going, and hopped over to the video store
to create an alibi. But in the next scene, Sid and Tatum are at
the supermarket, being again watched by Mr. Ghostface. Why would
either Billy or Stu go to all that trouble just to watch two
girls who were going to be at Stu’s house that night anyway?
I’ll tell you why, because a third different person followed
them from school. It was (possibly) the same person who attacked
Sid in the bathroom, because neither Billy nor Stu had the time
to get in there ahead of her.
The
Stalk Scenes- My Theory
I
have to agree with you here on most of this, while I can't agree
100% I do agree about 90%. The third person could be a prankster,
or could have been Billy or Stu, because there may have been Time
Lapses or Editing errors. If there was a third killer then this
is a good place to support the theory. Also after the stalk
scenes, at the video store, there is more evidence to support
Randy being the third killer, but keep in mind if Randy is a
third killer Stu couldn't possibly know about it. After Billy
gives Randy his stern lecture, he walks away and gives Randy this
look, a look that says "Be Ready for Tonight".
Tatum's
Death- My Theory
At
Stu’s party, Tatum is murdered. By who? Well, you might say
either Billy or Stu could have easily done it. Or could they? Stu
was greeting people into his house. How could he have slinked
away, gotten dressed, and killed Tatum without being noticed?
Okay, he’s out. So, it’s just Billy. Billy did NOT
arrive at the party until Tatum was killed, so it must have been
him, right? Nope. The killer entered through the house, killed
Tatum, and went back into the house. If it was Billy, Sid would
have noticed him. But, if it was just a regular person, who would
have known?
Tatum's
Death- My Theory
I
agree to some extent but I still have beliefs that Billy is
probablly the killer here, while Stu was greeting guests and
tending to everyone swooning over Gale Weathers, Billy could have
came through a door that was out of sight, killed Tatum and
sneaked out unnoticed, but there could be a third person here.
Billy would only be the one possibility of no third killer being
here. Two things, if there was a third killer, it may
have been Randy, because right before Tatum goes into the garage,
Randy tells Sid and Dewey that he is going to get his camera. It
could only be Randy if Stu didn't know about him being a third
killer, because if Stu knew Randy was in on it then the whole
video store scene would be pointless. I still think it was Billy
because when Billy comes in later at the party he gives Stu a
look that says "Everything is taken care of".
Faking
Billy's Death- My Theory
Another
point is the scene where Sid locks the door on Ghostface in the
bedroom after Billy is (not) killed. As she runs down the stairs,
Ghostface appears again in 4 seconds (calculated from the time
the banging on the bedroom door stopped to when Sid saw
Ghostface). Now Stu was locked in, and Billy was playing dead and
ALSO locked in. So, it could have been a third killer. But
I’ll be the first to acknowledge that there was a second
door behind the one Sid locked. So, if that door led back into
the house somewhere, it still could have been Stu. But, I
don’t think so.
Faking
Billy's Death- My Theory
I
think it was Stu the whole time, unless Stu was locked in and
there wasn't another door. If Stu knew about a third killer then
that supposed "Third Killer" could have been helping
Stu at this point because of the locked doors. If it was a third
killer then there is no way possible for it to be Randy. So I
kinda disagree here, I think Stu was able to get out the door and
circle around to get Sidney.
We
All Go a Little Mad Sometimes- My Theory
Watch
Billy in the final scene with Stu. He is obviously commanding
him. And when Billy tells Sid of his real motive, Stu looks
shocked! He was clueless! A complete nutcase that would help
Billy when his other guy (or girl) couldn’t. And it looked
like Billy was going to kill Stu anyway, the way he started to
slice him in the kitchen. Getting rid of him would be logical,
since Billy already had another accomplice.
We
All Go a Little Mad Sometimes- My Theory
I
have a long list before we get to Billy's madness. Dewey is
stabbed in the beck right? Ok, why though? Stu and Billy will
always be famous for their killings. Billy and Stu usually slice
and dice their victims, but not this time, they just stab Dewey
in the back. Maybe because they didn't want him to die. I also
noticed that right after Dewey is stabbed, Ghostface chases
Sidney into the police jeep. He has Dewey's keys, now he could
have just taken them...but a more logical explanation would be
Dewey giving him the keys just in case Sidney hops in his Jeep.
This is another probable cause for Dewey to be a 3rd Killer. I
noticed right before Randy and Stu run towards Sidney and
confront her, Randy is holding his leg. Why? Because it is
possible for him to be a third killer, some say that it was the
bottle of beer that was thrown at Ghostface by Tatum. This proves
that Randy wasn't the one who killed Tatum because when he
explained the rules he was fine but when he and Stu confronted
Sid he was limping and holding his leg. In the final scene where
Sidney is in Dewey's police jeep with Ghostface she kicks him
alot and ends up kicking him right in the leg...uh oh...Randy is
limping and Ghostface was kicked in the leg...what does this tell
you? Another thing you forgot to mention is when Billy shoots
Randy, he could have shot him in the head, heart or throat but he
shot him in the shoulder. Why? Because maybe he didn't want Randy
to die, maybe Randy was supposed to help him after he "got
rid of Stu" which you state in your theory as Billy
commanding Stu and Stu's response to Billy's motive. You are
right, Stu is shocked. Stu would really simply have to be out of
his mind to help kill people, so Stu's motive of "Peer
Pressure" is true 100%. After Billy killed Stu, him and
Randy would carry on and plan a sequel. Randy had a good motive
for killing Sid, it was Sidney never going out with him or not
showing an interest in him.
Kevin
Williamson- My Theory
I
have a final thought. Kevin Williamson stated that he had the
outlines for Scream 2 and Scream 3 when he wrote Scream. So,
it’s perfectly possible that he put an invisible third
killer in Scream, to be revealed in Scream 2. And facts support
that. Ghostface is in Scream: The Sequel. Why? Because Ghostface
was never vanquished in the original Scream. And we have
returning characters (Dewey, Randy, Gale) that all have visible
motives.
Kevin
Williamson- My Theory
I
agree with you here. Ghostface will show up in the sequel
because,
A:
Some psycho wants to carry on the legend,
B:
Two psychos want to carry on the legend or
C:
The third killer, whoever he/she may be wants revenge and will
stop at nothing to get it.
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