The identity is used primarily as a disguise for the antagonists of each film to conceal their identities while conducting serial murders, and as such has been portrayed by several actors.

The mask was a popular Halloween costume created and designed by Fun World costume company before being chosen by Marianne Maddalena and Craven for the film. Ghostface first appeared in Scream (1996) as a disguise used by teenagers Billy Loomis ( Skeet Ulrich) and Stu Macher ( Matthew Lillard), during their killing spree in the fictional town of Woodsboro. Jackson, regardless of who is behind the mask. The figure was originally created by Kevin Williamson, and is primarily mute in person but voiced over the phone by Roger L. Ghostface (alternatively stylized as Ghost Face or GhostFace) is a fictional identity adopted by eleven characters in the Scream franchise.