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| Ethan Landry | |
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| Ethan Landry | |
| Franchise: | Scream |
| Notability: | Supporting character |
| Type: | Serial killer |
| Gender: | Male |
| Location: | New York |
| Relations: | Wayne Bailey (dad; deceased) Richie Kirsch (brother; deceased) Quinn Bailey (sister; deceased) |
| Status: | Deceased |
| Introduction: | Scream VI |
| Actor: | Jack Champion |
Ethan Landry is a fictional serial killer, college student and character in the Scream franchise. He was introduced in the 2023 film Scream VI and was played by actor Jack Champion.
Biography[]
Early Life[]
Ethan was born to Wayne Bailey and an unnamed mother sometime in the early 2000's. Prior to this, they had given birth to their first son Richie Kirsch. It is unknown whether they had also given birth to Quinn Bailey or whether he was born at the same time, or after, Quinn.
The family indulged Richie's love of the Stab movies even helping him make his own fan film and YouTube videos about the franchise. When Richie met Amber Freeman, the two conceived a plan to make a new Stab movie using Billy Loomis' biological daughter, Samantha.
Richie and Amber eventually failed at their plan and Richie was stabbed 22 times by Sam and then slit in the throat. After Gale Weathers published a book detailing what happened: Wayne, Ethan and Quinn were mad at the loss of their brother/son and came up with a plan to get revenge. During this time Ethan was forced by his father to kill his mother as she was not going along with the plan.
Ethan manipulated the housing arrangements so that he would be assigned as Chad Meeks-Martin's roommate so he could gain his trust and worm his way into the group.
The New York Ghostface Murders[]
Wayne Bailey dressed as Ghostface and murdered Blackmore University student, Jason Carvey, who was trying to continue Richie's plan, and that same night Ethan attended a frat party with Chad. On Quinn's notice, Sam went there and attacked a student who was trying to take advantage of Tara. The group returned to their apartment where they all watched a news report on Jason's murder.
Whilst on the way, Wayne called Sam using Richie's old phone and threatened her before Ghostface (Ethan or Quinn) emerges from an alley. He attacked Sam and Tara and they evaded him and ran into a Bodega which he followed them in to. Ghostface then entered the Bodega and killed 2 customers before he was shot at by the Bodega clerk but managed to duck in time. Then he comes up from behind and stabs him in the heart right before shooting him with a shotgun. He then stalks Sam and Tara and eventually finds them but is knocked down. Sam and Tara escape just as the police arrive and Ghostfae escapes through the backdoor, leaving behind Jill Roberts and Charlie Walker's old mask from the shrine.
Wayne was most likely not the Ghostface at the Bodega, but just a Ghostface, who calls Sam, here's why: Wayne was at the crime scene in Jason and Greg's apartment. Wayne first calls Sam (at 9:57-9:58 p.m.) from there and lures her to come down the station, and after Sam and Tara escaped from the Bodega, Wayne was already present at the police station. For Wayne, it would be problematic to move from place to place so quickly, as well as to hide the costume. Later in the movie, when Kirby and Wayne are tracking the timeline of Ghostface, on the Ghostface's timeline board it is shown that the Bodega attack occured on 10:03 p.m., meaning that: Wayne would have to leave Jason and Greg's apartment in less than 5 minutes (in addition, put on the costume somewhere unnoticed) and later after the attack get faster to the police station before Sam and Tara, and in addition hide the costume somewhere.
The next morning, Ethan listens to Mindy's rules and suspects list with the rest of the group and realises he is Mindy's top suspect and he then fears he'll "die a virgin". Ethan before hand tells Chad Meeks-Martin that he will be attending an Economics class.
That night Ethan sneaks into the apartment with his Ghostface costume and is seen by Danny Brackett, who tries to get the attention of Sam. Ethan then kills Quinn's boyfriend, Paul 2.0. Then he proceeds to attack Quinn and " fake her death. When the group hears commotion they receive a picture of Ethan supposedly attacking Quinn. Ethan then throws Quinn's " dead body" on Anika with a surprise attack. Ethan then slices Mindy's arm and stabs Anika Kayoko in the stomach. Chad and Tara leave the apartment, whilst Mindy, Anika, and Sam run into the washroom where they see Paul's dead body. Mindy and Anika barricade the door while Sam climbs into Danny's apartment with only a ladder. As Ethan starts shoving the drawers, Anika forces Mindy to go first. By the time Mindy is in Danny's apartment, Ethan is almost in. As Anika is climbing, Ethan eventually forces his way through. Ethan then tries to tip over the ladder as Anika is climbing. Ethan then tips the ladder over with a push which makes Anika fall to her death. Ethan then leaves the apartment.
The next morning Ethan arrives to the crime scene where he is questioned by Chad. Ethan states that his alibi was that he had Economics in which Chad believes. Then he goes up to the rest of the group and is on top of the suspect list for Mindy. Ethan goes with the gang to an old theatre registered in Jason Carvey's name that houses a shrine to Ghostface. However, Ethan is aware that this shrine actually belonged to his brother. Along with Quinn and Ethan, Wayne stages a plan to trap the killer, unbeknownst to the rest of the group that it is a setup. Ethan hides in a van with Chad, Mindy and Kirby Reed as she traces a call from Quinn who is hiding in Gale's penthouse to lure them there.
After Quinn attacks, and fails to kill Gale, Tara comes up with a plan to lure in and kill Ghostface. Wayne tells them to travel in public and so the group go to the Subway where Mindy and Ethan are separated from the rest. After boarding their own Subway, Quinn also boards as Ghostface and attacks Mindy and stabs her. Ethan keeps up his cover by yelling for help and seeking medical attention for Mindy. After Mindy is taken to the hospital, Ethan masks up and goes to the theatre with Quinn.
The two both wear Ghostface masks, Ethan wearing Nancy Loomis' and Quinn wearing Stu Macher's, and attack Kirby Reed, knocking her out so Wayne can frame Kirby as the killer. As Chad is about to finish Quinn with a gum ball machine, Ethan stabs him from behind. The two stab Chad multiple times, leaving him for dead.
They return to the theatre and upon Wayne's arrival unmask themselves and reveal that they are seeking revenge against Sam killing Richie. A chase breaks out and when Sam and Tara try fleeing over a second store railing, Tara slips and Sam grabs onto her. Ethan stabs at Tara from below and Tara instructs Sam to let her go, taking Billy's old knife from Sam and falling below. Tara stabs Ethan multiple times and believes he is dead.
When Ethan tries one last time to kill Sam and Tara, Kirby uses the TV that previously crushed Stu to death to kill Ethan.
Notes & Trivia[]
- Ethan and his sister Quinn are the first Ghostface killers in the franchise to be the siblings of a previous Ghostface (Richie Kirsch.)
- Wayne, Richie, Quinn and Ethan are also the first family to take up the mantle of Ghostface.
Body Count[]
- Mrs. Kirsch - Killed in an unknown manner with Wayne. (speculated)
- Bodega Customer 1 - Stabbed multiple times. (speculated)
- Bodega Customer 2 - Stabbed in the neck. (speculated)
- Bodega Clerk - Shot in the head with shotgun. (speculated)
- Paul 2.0 - Stabbed to death off-screen.
- Anika Kayoko - Stomach ripped open and thrown off a ladder.