Knife of the Hunter is the ninth book by author Gale Riley (née Weathers), released sometime in 2009, which became the basis for the 2010 film, Stab 7 starring Kristen Bell as Ghostface killer, Chloe.
A Woodsboro High student, Kirby Reed is in possession of the DVD format of Stab 7 in 2011.
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This 8 ½” x 5 ½” Scream 4 prop paperback novel was made to be placed in the bargain book shelves outside of the Woodsboro bookstore where Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) comes to promote her self-help autobiography, Out of Darkness: A True Story of Survival. The actual pages that fill this prop book are from Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
Kirby is seen with the Stab 7 DVD, showing a resemblance to the book imagery.
The latest in a long line of books surrounding the Ghostface killers, Knife of the Hunter, like all of Gale’s other best-sellers, was adapted into a Stab film, Stab 7. (The knife image on the novel’s cover can also be seen on the side of the Stab DVD box set in Kirby’s house near the end of Scream 4.)
Gale’s first three books (The Woodsboro Murders, College Terror, and Hollywood Horror) are based on true stories that follow the events of Scream 1-3. Jenny Randall refers to this as "the original trilogy".
In the eleven years since Scream 3, no other Ghostface incidents have occurred for her to report on, and in addition to that, Sidney has threatened to sue over the rights to her story, which forced Gale to resort to writing at least four fictional novels to captivate a blood-thirsty audience hungry for more.
Kirby with Stab 7.
Now struggling with a serious case of writer’s block, it doesn’t help Gale’s confidence any to see Sidney’s authorial debut making waves in the publishing world, further pushing her out of the spotlight. When new Ghostface murders suddenly begin hitting the town of Woodsboro again, Gale sets out to investigate in the hopes of scaring up some juicy inspiration that’ll put her back on top.
Other books[]
The order of Gale's published books, as seen on her desk in Scream 4 or in the shrine in Scream VI. In overall chronological order:
- Wrongly Accused (Mentioned in Scream; Never seen until Scream VI in the Ghostface Shrine.
- The Woodsboro Murders (Gale's first book on Ghostface based on the 1996 Woodsboro Murders. Seen in Scream 2, Scream 3, Scream 4 and Scream VI.
- College Terror (Mentioned in Scream 3; Easter egg on Gale's desk in Scream 4; Seen in the shrine in Scream VI; 1998 book; adapted into Stab 2 released in 1999)
- Stabbed In The Back (Seen in Scream VI; Gale's book detailing the shady past of Sunrise Studios)
- Hollywood Horror (Easter egg on Gale's desk in Scream 4; Seen in the shrine in Scream VI'; 2000 book; adapted into Stab 3: Hollywood Horror released mid-late 2000s)
- Knife of Doom (Seen in Scream 4; Seen in the shrine in Scream VI'; adapted into Stab 4)
- Clock of Doom (Seen in Scream 4; Seen in the shrine in Scream VI'; adapted into Stab 5)
- Ghostface Returns (Fiction; Easter egg on Gale's desk and in Jill's room; Seen in the shrine in Scream VI; released 2000s decade; adapted into Stab 6)
- Knife of the Hunter (Fiction; adapted into Stab 7; Easter egg on Gale's desk; Seen in the shrine in Scream VI).
- Requel: Terror Returns To Woodsboro (Non-fiction; Gale's latest book based upon the 2022 Woodsboro Murders).