‘Scream 7’ – A Legal Battle Is Now Underway Over Who Actually Owns the Ghostface Mask

February 7, 2026 Bloody Disgusting

The mask that Wes Craven’s Scream forever immortalized as Ghostface was originally a mass-produced mask that bore the name “Peanut-Eyed Ghost.” Inspired by Edvard Munch’s painting “The Scream,” the mask was released by Fun World in the early ’90s, and the story goes that Scream‘s production team stumbled upon it in a house while they were scouting locations. While Craven had tasked KNB EFX with designing some alternate options, Fun World and Dimension ultimately joined forces, and the “Peanut-Eyed Ghost” became Ghostface.

The rest, as they say,...