Summary
Many fans believe thatWoodsboro is the greatestScreamsetting.Sidney Prescott’s (Neve Campbell) small California hometownis quaint, charming, and unassuming. As is often the case with the tiny towns where thrillers andhorrormovies and TV shows are set, it seems like a place where nothing exciting happens. Now, several years after the first Ghostface killings, it’s a place with a dark history.
WhenScream 7was announced, fans were curious if Sidney would be living in Woodsboro again or if she had enough of the bad memories and decided to move. Recent images have shown thatScream 7has a new location, and it seems like the perfect next step for the slasher franchise.
Scream 7 Is Set In Pine Grove, Indiana
Scream 7will be set in Pine Grove, Indiana, and the Instagram account @atlanta_filming has shared several images. Fans can see several locations in this town, including a sign for a Fall festival, football schedule for Pine Grove high school,a flower shop, the Pine Grove theater, a sign that says “Welcome to historic downtown,” and the outside of a restaurant called Pine Grove Griddle. From these images, it’s clear thatScream 7hasa quintessential horror movie small town setting that will make the slasher story even better.
Scream 7should feel like a low-budget horror movie, just like the original movie from 1996, and the new setting works so well becauseit’s simple and charming. It has all the elements that made Woodsboro so great, including the warm and friendly small town feel and old-fashioned vibe, but it looks even better.
It’s great thatScream 7is set in a small town again instead of taking place in another big city. Whilethe New York City setting ofScream 6made the story even more haunting and terrifying since Ghostface could be hiding in a crowd,most contemporary slasher moviestake place in small towns. Since characters living in these places tend to know their neighbors and trust everyone around them, that makes the fact that a killer is among them even more unnerving.
Scream 7’s Pine Grove, Indiana setting also works since it includes severalperfect locations for Ghostface to strike and hints at some plot points. It’s easy to imagine Sidney and her family, includingher husband Mark Evans (Joel McHale), having breakfast at the Pine Grove Griddle. Maybe Sidney’s daughter is acting in a play at the Pine Grove theater, which would make them a sitting target for Ghostface. Sidney might also own one of the businesses in town, which could open up the possibility of her coworker, boss, or fellow town business owner being Ghostface. It’s also possible to imagineGhostface hiding during a high school football game.
Most of all,theScream 7setting sets up a new era for the franchise. Sidney is living somewhere new and has left Woodsboro behind, which could suggest that future movies won’t be set in her hometown. If Sidney doesn’t come back for future films, it’s possible that they could be set in Woodsboro, but it might not make that much sense without her. Since some fans thinkScream 7could lead to a new trilogy, it’s interesting to imagine three more movies set in Pine Grove. At the very least, it looks like a lot of work and effort has been put into making Pine Grone look charming and pretty inScream 7.
Do Scream Fans Like Scream 7’s New Location?
AlthoughScream 7isn’t set in Woodsboro, California, manyfans seem happy about the new locationand shared their thoughts in aReddit thread. Redditor @Rman823 wrote:
“Looks like they’re doing a lot to make the town feel lived in. I’m sure the Fall Festival definitely plays into the movie somehow.”
Another Redditor added:
“i love how homey this new town feels! It’s great to have a new town that isn’t woodsboro but feels super lived in.”
Redditor ogshowtime added, “I’m absolutely digging the autumn atmosphere they’re going for.” Between learning about the new settingScream 7of Pine Grove, Indiana and seeingbehind-the-scenes images of Ghostface, fans have gotten an exciting glimpse at the upcoming sequel. Now that fans know where the movie will take place, they can keep wondering aboutwho the new Ghostface is and what role the legacy characters are going to play.
