Guy Busick

Guy Busick is an American film and television screenwriter best known for his collaborations with directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, including Ready or Not (2019), Scream (2022), Scream VI (2023), Abigail (2024) and Final Destination Bloodlines (2025).

Guy Busick
Born	United States
Nationality	American
Occupations	Film screenwriter Television writer
Years active	2016–present
Notable work	Scream Ready or Not Scream VI Final Destination Bloodlines

Career

In 2016, Busick began his writing career by drafting the story for the thriller film Urge.^[1] He transitioned to television by writing episodes of Stan Against Evil and Castle Rock.^[2][3] In 2019, he began his series of collaborations with directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett by drafting the screenplay for the horror film Ready or Not.^[4] In 2020, he continued his collaborations with Bettinelli-Olpin and Gillett with the upcoming horror film Reunion.^[5] The following year, he gained notability from writing the script for the slasher revival film Scream.^[6] In January 2022, he was hired to script the upcoming horror film Final Destination Bloodlines.^[7][8] In February 2022, he wrote the screenplay for Scream VI, a sequel to the 2022 Scream slasher revival.^[9] In October 2024, he wrote a sequel to his 2019 film Ready or Not.^[10]

Filmography

Year	Title	Notes
2016	Urge	Story only[1]
2016–18	Stan Against Evil	Episodes: "Life Orr Death", "Curse of the Werepony", and "Demon Who Came in From the Heat"[3]
2019	Ready or Not	Also actor; with R. Christopher Murphy
2019	Castle Rock	Episodes: "Restore Hope" and "The Word"[2]
2022	Scream	with James Vanderbilt
2023	Scream VI	with James Vanderbilt
2024	Abigail	with Stephen Shields
2025	Final Destination Bloodlines	with Lori Evans Taylor and co-wrote the story with Jon Watts and Lori Evans Taylor
2026	Scream 7	Solo writer; co-wrote story with James Vanderbilt
2026	Ready or Not: Here I Come	with R. Christopher Murphy

Accolades

His work on Ready or Not was nominated for best screenplay at the 2020 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards.^[11] For his work on Scream, he was nominated at the 47th Saturn Awards for Best Writing.^[12]