A popular horror-slasher franchise consisting of a ghostface masked killer. The first and highest rated in the franchise was created in 1996, from then it became popular amongst many audiences. The growth in popularity caused the one movie to sprout into a franchise of many films. The scene is usually set focusing on a group of friends, either in high school or university/college, with the 'ghostface' killer tormenting them. Regarding the darkness of the films, it has a comedic relief and mystery as the audience and fictional characters unravel who is behind the mask.