This episode will honor Wes Craven, who died of brain cancer on August 30th, 2015. He was the director of all the Scream movies, as well as executive producer of the series.
Jake's (Tom Maden) line "What is this, 1996?" is a reference to the first Scream movie, Scream (1996), which was released that year.
This is the first episode to air since the death of Scream (1996) director Wes Craven who also served as executive producer on this series.
The Killer will be unmasked in this episode.
In the Season 1 finale episode, characters discuss using a landline in Brooke's (Carlson Young home to call for help. Jake (Tom Maden) then asks "A land line? What is this, 1996?"
1996 is the year the first Scream (1996) movie came out.
1996 is the year the first Scream (1996) movie came out.