5 killer 'Scream 5' details you need to remember before watching 'Scream 6'

2022's "Scream" introduces Sam (Melissa Barrera) and Tara Carpenter (Jenna Ortega), sisters who are at the heart of a new spree of Ghostface killings in Woodsboro.

But it takes the sisters a minute to reconnect since Sam left the town when she was younger after learning a terrifying secret: Billy Loomis (Skeet Ulrich) is her real father.

Yes, Billy was cheating on Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) during the events of the original movie. It's not hard to imagine because he was already masquerading as a masked murderer, after all.

What's interesting is that Sam is now plagued by visions of her father, though this surprise saves her life in the end. Loomis actually points out a nearby knife so that she can stab her boyfriend, Richie Kirsch (Jack Quaid), before the villain can butcher her as part of his grand plan.

Sam is the daughter of a serial killer, and she's not afraid to get her hands bloody to protect herself and Tara.

Although Sam, Tara, and their friends all accused each other of being the new killer in "Scream 5," Jack Quaid's Richie Kirsch eventually revealed himself as one of two new Ghostfaces.

His role was a way for the writers to take a jab at toxic fandoms online, and the entitlement some fans have over specific movie franchises.

Richie's whole motivation in romancing Sam and starting a new killing spree is because of the latest sequel of the in-universe movie franchise, "Stab."

Richie hated what the writers did with the movie, and recruited Amber Freeman (Mikey Madison) online to help him start new Ghostface killings so the films would be better in the future.

Once he discovered that Billy Loomis was Sam's real father, Richie knew he could set her up as a scapegoat for his actions, while giving the "Stab" writers better story inspiration.

Richie and Amber briefly explained that they met online after bonding over their love for the "Stab" franchise, and they capitalized on the fact that Amber was best friends with Tara Carpenter.

Richie might've been the one masterminding their whole bloodthirsty scheme, but Amber got her hands dirty too — in fact, she's the one who brutally kills iconic former-sheriff Dewey Riley (David Arquette) in the hospital.

Everyone is on the chopping block in the "Scream" franchise, but Dewey's days were always numbered because of just how many injuries he sustained over the years. His death is heartbreaking for Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox) because they got together at the end of "Scream 2."

Although, thankfully, Gale and Sidney managed to get some revenge on Amber in a brawl by setting her on fire, before Tara put her down for good with a gunshot to the head.

It'll be interesting to see how Gale deals with her grief in "Scream 6," and whether it's a sign that she might be next.

"Scream 4" fans will be delighted that Kirby Reed (Hayden Panettiere) is finally coming back to the big screen after her fate was left up in the air at the end of the 2011 movie.

In the fourth movie, Kirby was stabbed by Charlie Walker (Rory Culkin) and left to bleed out.

But in "Scream 5," there's a blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment where a picture of Kirby can be spotted in a YouTube thumbnail. When Richie is watching a video about how bad "Stab 8" is, there's a thumbnail for another video titled, "Interview with Woodsboro survivor Kirby Reed!"

Thankfully, the trailers for "Scream 6" confirm that Panettiere will have a substantial role in the 2023 sequel. The star recently said that she practically "willed" Kirby "back into existence." But let's hope she doesn't wind up being the killer in this one.

By the end of "Scream 5," there were only four members of the new cast who made it out alive. While most of the spotlight was on Sam, her sister Tara is also still alive.

Tara survived being stabbed several times in her stomach and her hand, as well as having her leg broken. She's a fighter, that's for sure.

The Carpenter sisters will also be joined by Chad (Mason Gooding) and Mindy Meeks-Martin (Jasmin Savoy Brown) in "Scream 6," who both only just survived the house party killings at the end of "Scream 5."

Chad was also stabbed numerous times, while Mindy was stabbed once. Every "Scream" movie needs horror movie experts. Whether they'll survive a fresh attack in New York remains to be seen though.