Arthur Himbry

Principal Arthur Himbry was the tough-acting principal of Woodsboro High School, though he was caring to Sidney Prescott's trauma.

Himbry was the face of authority for most of the teenage characters. While the adults in horror films are usually ineffectual, Himbry is a strong force, suspending students and working as a liaison with the Woodsboro police. Like common adult characters, however, he is out-of-touch with youth culture.

Himbry was the third character to fall victim to the Woodsboro Murders.

Scream
Principal Himbry assisted Sheriff Burke in interrogating several students in Woodsboro High following the night of the murders of Casey Becker and Steven Orth. He demonstrated a protective instinct towards Sidney Prescott when she was questioned.

After two boys pulled a prank wearing Father Death costumes by running through the hallways, while the killings were going on, he orders them into his office. Himbry took out a pair of scissors and threateningly cut one of the masks in half and unmercifully reprimands them of the seriousness of their prank and how they should be showing more sympathy. Declaring both of them expelled, he threw them out of his office. After Sidney was attacked and chased out of a school restroom by a person in a Ghostface costume, she ran to Himbry for help. He comforted her. Once alone he started toying around with the mask himself, making scary sounds in front of the mirror in his office.

When school let out for the day, Himbry announced over the loudspeaker that classes were suspended until further notice and there was a city-wide curfew instated beginning at 9:00 P.M that by the Woodsboro Police Department to protect everybody from the murderer.

Death
He continued to work after hours and was lured out of his office by a knocking sound. The only one there was Fred an old janitor, working in the hallway outside of the main office. He returned to his office searching around suspiciously. He looked in his closet and nothing was there. Relieved, he finally closed his office door and discovered Ghostface waiting for him. Ghostface attacked him and murdered him by stabbing him in the chest 3 times and his stomach, gutted him and then hung him up on the goal post of the football field as a declaration for local teenagers. It seems that no one really cared much for their Principal, when they found out he died, the teens left Stu Macher's party to see their gutted Principal. However, Randy was concerned, unlike the other teens.

Coroner Report
Victim was found lying on his back, bleeding from four stab wounds in the chest area, suggesting subject was killed with a knife.