Ghostface Plays By Rules Different Than Any Other Villain — Here Are The Unofficial Ways To Survive A "Scream" Movie

There are certain rules that one must abide by in order to successfully survive...

The countdown for the new Scream and a Ghostface who looks even more dangerous than ever has begun, so I think it's time we discussed the rules to survive these movies.

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Sure, we've all heard the "rules" before, in Randy's big movie night speech in the first Scream. But let's be honest, those rules don't really seem to hold up in allllll these movies, right? Probably because they aren't the REAL rules to surviving.

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So, here are the ones they seem to miss:

1. This one seems like it should be obvious but it somehow always gets ignored: TRUST NO ONE.

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If everyone just followed this rule from the beginning, it would make it a lot harder for the killer to get close. If there's one thing that we've learned from the previous movies it's that the killer is almost always in the inner circle.

2. Significant others are always a suspect.

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This would've saved SO much time in the first one...

3. Never go anywhere alone.

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Even if you don't trust anyone, being in a group is always better than being solo. It gives the killer more options to choose from and you a better chance of getting away...even if it's at the expense of someone else.

4. Don't answer the phone.

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The whole premise of Scream is that Ghostface starts the murders with a phone call. It's a game of cat and mouse to them. So, if you don't answer the phone, you take away half of the fun. I don't know about you, but I'm pretty sure they won't be as eager to go in for the kill if they have to leave a voicemail.

No one wants to be left on "read."

5. Get yourself arrested.

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The police may not feel the need to keep an eye on you 24/7, but the killer would have to go through a lot more to get to you. And honestly, is anyone worth all that extra effort?

6. Leave.

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Don't collect your things, don't tell anyone where you're going, and don't ever look back. It's like Sidney once said: "psychos can't kill what they can't find."

7. And stay far, FAR away from Sidney Prescott.

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There's a reason Sidney is THE final girl, and that reason is that everyone around her tends to end up dead. Whether they had a personal relationship with her or just happened to be standing too close to her, there isn't a person who hasn't found themselves on the receiving end of a Ghostface's knife.

It's nothing personal, just a fact.

What are some unofficial rules to surviving a Scream movie have you noticed? Let me know all of them in the comments!