Multiple residents in Sonoma, California, got a scare Monday when they spotted a person dressed up as the serial killer Ghostface from the hit "Scream" movie franchise.
The Sonoma Police Department responded to several 911 calls from people who reported they had seen an individual wearing Ghostface's black hood and white mask, lurking around the historic town square of Sonoma Plaza.
The department confirmed the person in the costume was hired to promote the upcoming movie "Scream VI." "This morning our dispatch center received multiple calls for service regarding an individual standing at 1st St.
E/E Napa St. wearing a SCREAM costume.This individual has been contacted and was hired by a company through Paramount to promote the new SCREAM movie.Thank you for everyone’s concern, it’s been addressed," the Sonoma Police Department wrote on its official Facebook page.
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