| Halloween | |
| Season 2, Episode 13 | |
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| Air date | October 18, 2016 |
| Written by | Jay Beattie Jill E. Blotevogel Dan Dworkin |
| Directed by | Oz Scott |
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"Halloween" is the first part of the special Halloween installment, which was set following the events of When a Stranger Calls. It is the thirteenth episode of Season 2 and the twenty-third episode of the series overall. It aired on October 18, 2016, as part one of a two-hour Halloween Special.
Plot
8 months after Kieran's arrest, Emma is struggling to focus on her future. Noah and Stavo have combined forces to create a best-selling graphic novel based on the Kieran Wilcox murders and Audrey is in a new relationship. Brooke wants a fresh new start , but she is met with a cold response from her friends.
Cast
Main Cast
- Willa Fitzgerald as Emma Duval
- Bex Taylor-Klaus as Audrey Jensen
- John Karna as Noah Foster
- Amadeus Serafini as Kieran Wilcox
- Carlson Young as Brooke Maddox
- Santiago Segura as Gustavo Acosta
- Tracy Middendorf as Maggie Duval
Guest Cast
- Zena Grey as Gina McLane
- Alex Esola as Jeremy Blair
- Alexander Calvert as Tom Martin
- Lindsay LaVanchy as Billie Field
- Stevie Lynn Jones as Anna Hobbs
Notes
- The title of the episode is a homage to the 1978 slasher horror film, "Halloween" which was directed by John Carpenter.
- The episode was originally titled "The Last House on The Left", but was changed for unknown reasons.
- The special was watched live by 0.30 million people.
- On August 16, 2016, a first sneak peek was revealed in Scream After Dark. It shows Kieran Wilcox in jail discovering someone in the Killer's costume above him in the ventilation systems.
- In the episode, it was shown that Emma and the remaining survivors of the Lakewood Murders were confronted by media reporters at George Washington High School.
- This episode marked the death of Kieran Wilcox.
- He was stabbed and had his throat sliced by Lakewood Slasher.
- This is the first time Kieran has gotten attacked by the Lakewood Slasher.
- This episode also marked the deaths of the Prison Guard, Sid, Billie Fields, Sheriff Carpenter, Jeremy Blair, Alex Whitten, and Tom Martin.
- Noah Foster and Gustavo Acosta created a best selling graphic horror novel based on Kieran's murders.
- In the episode, Emma received a call from the killer.
- The Lakewood 4, Gustavo, Jeremy Blair and Gina visited Shallow Grove Island.
- A murder house is set on the island where it was previously owned by a serial killer named Anna Hobbs who killed her own family.
- The story highlighted a killer stalking and killing the group, unrelated to the Lakewood killings.
- Bex Taylor-Klaus first hinted at the episodes in an interview stating that Season 2 would feature 14 episodes.
- Although When a Stranger Calls was promoted as the season finale, the Halloween specials are part of Season 2.
- Jill E. Blotevogel is a co-writer of this episode.
- This is the first time since The Dance that she has written an episode for Scream.
- This is the first episode she has written for the second season.
- Since the finale, When a Stranger Calls, there has been an 8-month gap, making it October 2016.
- Audrey Jensen is in a new relationship with Gina McLane.
- The Halloween Specials have an equal body count to all of Season 2.
- There are two characters name Billie and Sid. Billie is a woman and Sid is a man. A possible reference in a gender reversal to original Scream couple Sidney Prescott and Billy Loomis.
- Noah mentioned there are 11 murder houses in Lakewood, included:
- Nina's House - Nina Patterson
- Rachel's House - Rachel Murray
- Lakewood Police Department - Riley Marra / Deputy Clifton Roberts
- Brooke's House - Grayson Pfeiffer
- Brandon's farmhouse - Quinn Maddox
- The Horse Stables - Jake Fitzgerald
- Crescent Palms Motel - Eddie Hayes
- Abandoned Wren Lake house - Seth Branson
- Blessed sister's children home - Haley Meyers / Eli Hudson
- Prison - Prison Guard / Kieran Wilcox
- Will's Farm - Will Belmont
- There is a reference to the first Scream movie when the killer first calls Emma and asks her to turn the front porch lights off to find someone with their guts in the outside.
- Has a Similar premise to the Slasher I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
Body Count:
- Prison Guard - Neck snapped head around by Lakewood Slasher
- Kieran Wilcox - Throat slit/back of neck impaled with hunting knife by Lakewood Slasher
- Sid - Eye gouged out/portion of face/jaw flayed with garden shears (off-screen) by Tom Martin
- Billie Field - Sliced open with garden shears, strangled, thrown through flywire door by Tom Martin
- Sheriff Carpenter - Three fingers cut off/beheaded with garden shears by Tom Martin
Gallery
Episode Highlights
Behind the Scenes
Promotional
Video Clips
Scream (Season 2) Spooky Halloween Promo
Scream Season 2 Halloween Special Trailer (HD)
MTV SCREAM Halloween Special - Emma Gets a Call from the Killer