Ghostface is the masked killer at the centre of the Scream horror films, famous for taunting victims over the phone before attacking them. That phone-call menace made short Ghostface threats a natural fit for online prank culture, where users share them as ringtones, reaction sounds and clips for scaring friends. This address threat plays on that familiar setup, turning a simple location warning into a horror-movie moment. Because the character remains instantly recognisable, the sound still works years later for Halloween edits, prank calls and spooky social videos.