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10. The Ultimate Fate Of Principal Himbry - Scream

The third person killed in Scream - following in the footsteps of lovebirds Steven Orth and Casey Becker - the final fate of Henry Winkler's Principal Himbry is stated but sadly never shown.

Seemingly killed by Billy Loomis while co-conspirator Stu Macher was busy setting up his big house party, Himbry is stabbed and butchered afterhours at Woodsboro High. The initial part of this attack is indeed seen on screen, but the final part is kept from audience's eyes.

A plan concocted by Billy and Stu to have the vast majority of classmates leave Stu's party - y'know, so that the film's final act can fully kick into gear - we hear how Principal Himbry's dead, gutted body was left hanging from the school's football posts. Eager to check out this gnarly sight, plentiful characters decide to skip out on the Macher house in order to view this scene of bloody murder.

Unlike the similar fate handed out to Drew Barrymore's Casey in the opening minutes of Scream, the hanged corpse of Principal Himbry goes unseen by horror hounds.

Authored by Andrew Pollard

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First Posted On: 17th Jun 2022

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