How Wes Craven Messed With The Actors On Set Of The Scream Movies

Roger L. Jackson voiced Ghostface for all four "Scream" movies, as well as the third season of the TV show. Speaking to Vice, Jackson explained that he hid on set and recorded all of his phone conversations with Ghostface's victims. "I never met any of the actors in the films, but they all knew I was watching them, hidden somewhere nearby," he said. "I guess that added this layer of mystery and voyeurism, and it really freaks them out."

Having Jackson on the set also helped keep the conversation more alive. He could react to the actors' body language, bringing nuance to the performance that couldn't exist had it been literally phoned in. According to Jackson, that initial decision to have him on set belongs to both Craven and Ghostface's first big kill, Drew Barrymore.

Another way Craven messed with his actors was by keeping Jackson hidden away from the other actors, even though he was physically on set. "[T]hey never introduced me to the rest of the cast when filming," Jackson told Vice. "They wanted to keep me away so the other actors didn't have a visual image to associate with this weird voice they were hearing." All these methods helped make "Scream" one extremely effective horror movie.