Mr. Carpenter (forename unknown) is an unseen former resident of Woodsboro, California. He is the ex-husband of Christina Carpenter and father of Tara Carpenter in Scream (2022 film).
During the events of the film, he is mentioned as having abandoned his only biological daughter off-screen almost twelve years prior to the fifth film around Christmas 2010. He is also the ex-stepfather of Samantha Carpenter, whom he also abandoned and disowned after raising her as a teenage parent with his wife.
Biography
Early Life
Mr. Carpenter's high school sweetheart was Christina, Tara Carpenter's mother. Sometime in August 1996, she cheated on her boyfriend with Billy Loomis, one month prior to his mass killing spree as Ghostface.
Scared, she convinced her boyfriend that he was the biological father. His future wife, still only a teenager, gave birth to Samantha Carpenter on May 19th, 1997. Around five or six years later, she became pregnant with her second child, Tara, her husband's first biological child, unbeknownst to him.
In approx. December 2010, Samantha was thirteen years old and her younger sister was eight years old (see Timeline). She was looking for Christmas gifts in the attic and found her mother's diaries instead.
Thinking they were going to be romantic, she read the diaries and confronted her, while Mr. Carpenter was standing nearby and overheard the entire conversation. As a result, Mr. Carpenter had abandoned his wife and their two daughters that night and moved to an unknown location.
The Woodsboro Legacy Murders (2022)
He is currently missing during the events of the "requel" attacks. His backstory was brought to the light when Samantha tells Tara while in the hospital about her true paternity and how he found out.
Relationships
Family
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Trivia
- It has not been confirmed if he or his ex-wife attended Woodsboro High School like the original teenagers in Scream (1996), but it is very likely as he lived in and raised his daughters in Woodsboro for a time.
- If he attended Woodsboro High School, he is very likely acquainted with Sidney Prescott, Billy Loomis, Stu Macher, Tatum Riley, Randy Meeks, Steven Orth, Casey Becker, and Judy Hicks.
- If he found out prior that Christina cheated on him with Billy, he and Billy would naturally be enemies. If they had acquainted during high school, it may have been likely they were not on good terms.
- His surname is a reference to horror movie director, John Carpenter.
- His backstory is heavy referenced to Nancy Loomis; once he found out his wife was unfaithful, he abandons his family, much like she did when she found out that Maureen Prescott slept with her husband, Hank Loomis.
- He has some references to Neil Prescott.
- He is innocent while his spouse wasn't faithful to him.
- His daughter(s) don't know where he is during the time of the attacks.
- Both are red herrings during the time of the killing sprees.
- Mr. Carpenter is currently a Latino American like his ex-wife Christina Carpenter who is Latina American.
Appearances
- Scream (2022 film; mentioned)