15 Things “Scream VI” Has In Common With “Scream 2” And 12 Ways They’re Totally Different

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Just as 2022's Scream included plenty of parallels to the original 1996 film, Scream VI features plenty of similarities with Scream 2.

Of course, Scream VI is its own film, and there are a lot of differences between it and Scream 2.

Here are some of the things the two sequels have in common and some of the things they don't:

SIMILARITY: There are two victims.

DIFFERENCE: The circumstances

While Maureen and Phil are killed at the movie theater during an opening weekend screening of Stab, Laura is killed in an alleyway by Ghostface wannabe Jason, who's killed shortly after in his apartment by the real Ghostface.

2. The Returning Characters

SIMILARITY: Not counting legacy characters, there are four survivors from the previous film helming both movies.

SIMILARITY: Each film takes place outside of Woodsboro, at a college.

DIFFERENCE: They're in completely different cities.

While filming of Scream 2 took place near Atlanta, Georgia, at Agnes Scott College, the location of Windsor College is never technically revealed — but it's definitely not in NYC.

SIMILARITY: A Meeks attends a film class in each movie.

DIFFERENCE: We don't actually see anyone in class in Scream VI.

Which is a shame because I would have loved to have seen Mindy tear Jason apart in Laura's slasher class before the latter two were killed.

SIMILARITY: There's a Greek life party in each movie.

DIFFERENCE: There's no copycat theory in Scream VI.

SIMILARITY: Ghostface isn't afraid to kill in a crowd.

DIFFERENCE: We see Ghostface fully in costume brandishing a gun.

SIMILARITY: Yep, Gale gets punched again.

SIMILARITY: Both movies introduce a new set of rules.

As he did in 1996's Scream, Randy laid out a series of horror movie rules to abide by in Scream 2, and just as she did in 2022's Scream, Mindy followed in his footsteps once more in Scream VI.

DIFFERENCE: One is for a sequel, and one is for a franchise.

SIMILARITY: The gang attempts to find Ghostface in a park in both films.

SIMILARITY: Both films feature a chase scene with Gale...

DIFFERENCE: ...But only one includes a phone call.

DIFFERENCE: Only new characters were killed off in Scream VI.

SIMILARITY: Each film involves a death from falling.

14. Never Trust the Love Interest

SIMILARITY: Both Sidney and Sam come to distrust their love interests.

DIFFERENCE: How they handle it

While Sidney doesn't outright tell Derek she has doubts about him, Sam doesn't pull any punches, flat out saying to Danny that she can't trust him and for him to hang back while she and the others face off with Ghostface — probably saving his life in the process.

SIMILARITY: There are multiple Ghostfaces in both films...

DIFFERENCE: ...But there are more in Scream VI

DIFFERENCE: And we see more than one Ghostface at once for the first time.

Even though out of all six films, there's only one with a solo killer (as Kirby said, shoutout to Roman Bridger for his ambition in Scream 3), it's not until Scream VI that we see more than one Ghostface in costume onscreen at the same time. 

SIMILARITY: One of the killers is a parent of one of the previous movie's killers.

DIFFERENCE: It's a full-blown family affair in Scream VI.

SIMILARITY: Both films feature a killer who was in no way previously connected to Sidney, Sam, or any of the Ghostfaces who came before them.

If you've seen Scream VI, let us know what you think about it in the comments!