Stab 6: Ghostface Returns

Read the screenplay (PDF) — Final shooting script, April 2012.

After more of the Stab 4 cast is brutally murdered, reporter Kylie Scott, now the author of a book entitled "Manchester Massacre," convinces the StabMovies Team to begin production on a new Stab 5, based on the "real life" murders of the cast of Stab 4: Fresh Blood.

To cast this new "inspired-by-another-true-story" film, production also begins on a Stab Reality/Competition television show, where contestants compete for four roles in the new Stab 5.

The only problem is: once you become a cast member of a Stab movie... someone... somewhere... wants you dead.

More of the Stab 4: Fresh Blood cast have been brutally murdered. Reporter Kylie Scott has written a book about the killings called Manchester Massacre. She talks the StabMovies.com team into making a new Stab 5, based on the "real life" murders of the Stab 4 cast.

Survivor Shannon Nightingale comes on board too. She is still struggling to get past the earlier murders and has been abusing her prescription medication.

To cast this new "inspired-by-another-true-story" film, the team also starts a Stab reality competition show called The Stab Project. Contestants move into a house and compete for four roles in the new Stab 5. Rachel, Kylie and Shannon arrive and introduce themselves to the cast. The contestants learn production basics and sit down for camera confessionals, reality show style.

The ending is one of the unused endings written for Scream 2, with some changes.

Release & Reception

The film went up on YouTube in seven parts between August 14 and August 19, 2012, well ahead of the Halloween date first announced. A single full-length upload followed on September 20, 2012.

By September 2026 the full-movie upload had about 596,000 views. Part 1 had about 315,000 and Part 3 about 120,000.

Uncut confessionals from the reality-show contestants went up on November 9 and 10, 2012, followed by bloopers and behind the scenes footage on December 23, 2012.

In March 2013 StabMovies.com posted full takes of the opening death sequence, the Elise and Mike death scene, a group scene, Shannon's attack and the massacre scene.

A commentary version with Joshua Patrick Dudley went up on February 12, 2017.

Cast

Crew

Production

Stab 6: Ghostface Returns is a direct sequel to StabMovies.com's Stab 5. It puts the cast on the set of a Stab reality competition show that is casting four parts in a new Stab film.

The first sign of the film was a short title teaser on October 24, 2011, which promised a Halloween 2012 premiere.

Four production vlogs followed the shoot. In Vlog 1 (May 19, 2012), Joshua Patrick Dudley and Rachel Alexandria Arnold talked about where production stood, the new and returning cast, new sponsors and new props, and dropped hints about the story. Vlog 2 (June 2, 2012) added Stephanie Maheu (Shannon), Heidi Nicolle (Kylie) and Jeff Davis (Corey). Vlog 3 (July 29, 2012) was with the out-of-state cast: Kwame Berry (Jamie), Fredrick L.L. Collier (Chason), Chris O'Brocki (Erik) and Ashley Younger (Elise). The camera died before that one finished. In Vlog 4 (July 31, 2012), most of the contestant cast said hello.

Filming was still going on in late June 2012. The pre-teaser from June 26 warned that many scenes and characters were missing because they were still shooting.

Ashley Younger's audition tape was posted in 2015. StabMovies.com said watching it makes clear why they had to cast her.

The film was shot on a Veho Kuzo and edited in Final Cut Pro X, the same setup used on the anthology The Trifecta of Terror. It was shot with the camera's built-in microphone. StabMovies.com has apologized more than once for the audio quality and promised to fix it on Stab 7.

In the opening death sequence Laura Coleman and Adam Kaufmann play the victims. Joshua Patrick Dudley and Rachel Alexandria Arnold took turns filming and overseeing. Christian Ryan worked as a grip, played Ghostface for a few takes and played Zombie Ghostface.

For the Elise and Mike death scene, Joshua Patrick Dudley was losing his voice. Chris O'Brocki worked as a grip and can be heard on the behind the scenes tape.

A scene of Corey Waters meeting the cast outside the reality-show house was filmed out of order because of scheduling. Joshua Patrick Dudley cut it because it did not match the rest of the scene once editing started.

The release date kept moving up. The title teaser, title card, pre-teaser and vlogs all said October 31, 2012. By the teaser trailer on August 9, 2012, the film was coming out almost three months early, and Part 1 went up five days later.

The group scene where The Stab Project contestants learn production basics has most of the cast in it. Full takes of it, of Shannon's attack and of the massacre scene were posted in March 2013.

Behind the Mask, Part 3 (June 21, 2020) is a 73-minute making-of for the film. It has interviews with Joshua Patrick Dudley, Rachel Alexandria Arnold, Stephanie Maheu, Nicole Linton, Jeff Davis, Donna Dube, Laura Coleman and Arielle Kaplan.

Filming locations

• Manchester, New Hampshire: Main filming area and the story's setting
• Bedford, New Hampshire: Filming

Props and costumes

From this film on, the productions used replica Buck 120s donated by Pop's Props, which no longer makes them. The FAQ adds that Stab 7 (2017) also used a dulled-down real Buck 120. In May 2026, after fifteen years of searching, StabMovies.com found retractable Buck 120 replicas from a seller on Etsy. The news post spells the shop Kaltec 3D and the FAQ spells it Katlec3D.

A Zombie Ghostface appears, played by Christian Ryan.

StabMovies.com built a real Manchester Massacre website as a prop. It can be seen in Lacey's apartment, and a full tour was posted to YouTube in 2017.

The Stab Project, the in-story reality show, got its own title sequence. It plays on the TV behind Rachel, Shannon and Kylie, and it was posted on its own because fans asked for it.

Production

Stab 6 was shot on a Veho Kuzo and cut in Final Cut Pro X, the same setup used on the anthology Trifecta of Terror.

From this film onward the productions stopped using a real knife. They switched to replica Buck 120s from Pop’s Props, which are no longer made. In May 2026, after fifteen years of looking, StabMovies.com finally found retractable Buck 120 replicas again, from Katlec3D.

The killers

Deaths

The film uses music from the scores of Marco Beltrami instead of an original score.

Joshua Patrick Dudley wrote original songs for the film. A song called yummies features Chris Dube and Steve Matluk. The songs are sold as a $3 download in the StabMovies.com store.

• Original songs download, sold in the StabMovies.com store.
• Replica Kylie Scott books, announced for sale on StabMovies.com in June 2021.

STABFLIX

Watch the film

Bonus features and videos

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Stab 6 Pre Teaser Trailer

StabMovies.com

The very first thing released for the film, before the teaser proper.

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Stab 6: Ghostface Returns Teaser Trailer

StabMovies.com

The teaser trailer.

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Stab 6 Title Teaser

StabMovies.com

A short piece built around the title card.

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Stab 6: Ghostface Returns with Commentary

StabMovies.com

The whole film again with the commentary track over it.

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Stab 6: Ghostface Returns Kill Count Updated

StabMovies.com

SPOILERS

Every death in the film, counted and shown back to back.

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Filming the Opening Death Sequence

StabMovies.com

SPOILERS

On set while the opening kill was being shot.

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Filming a Death Scene

StabMovies.com

SPOILERS

On set while one of the other kills was being shot.

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Behind the Mask, Part 3: Stab 6: Ghostface Returns

StabMovies.com

The documentary episode about making Stab 6.

Playlists

• The bonus features playlist

Gallery

Posters

Stills

Promotional Images