SNL: “The Unknown Caller” Chad Horror Movie (Pete Davidson and SPOILER)

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Written By Chris Well

If you ever find yourself stalked by a slasher, Saturday Night Live regular Pete Davidson—or, more accurately, his character Chad—is the guy you want by your side. In this Scream-inspired sketch, Chad is lazy, slow-witted, and simply aggravating. Which, it turn out, is exactly what’s needed for this slasher (played by this episode’s guest star). See for yourself:

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Chris Well

Chris Well been a writer pretty much his entire life. (Well, since his childhood.) Over the years, he has worked in newspapers, magazines, radio, and books. He now is the chief of the website Monster Complex, celebrating monster stories in lit and pop culture. He also writes horror comedy fiction that embraces Universal Monsters, 1960s sitcoms, 1980s action movies, and the X-Files.

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