Principal Arthur Himbry, Scream (1996)
After being teased as potentially the maniac under Ghostface’s mask, Woodsboro High’s gruff leader (played by eternal Hollywood teen Henry “the Fonz” Winkler) is eliminated from suspicion… after he’s repeatedly stabbed then hung from the goalpost on the football field. His death is horrible despite the goal post thing happening off-screen, and it helps lay the groundwork for the Scream series’ enduring “nobody is safe” policy toward all characters. Why kill the principal? Well, why not?
