“Scream”s Stu Macher talks real-life ghosts and the “first husbands of horror” label.

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Kristy Puchko is the Entertainment Editor at Mashable. Based in New York City, she’s an established film critic and entertainment reporter who has traveled the world on assignment, covered a variety of film festivals, co-hosted movie-focused podcasts, and interviewed a wide array of performers and filmmakers.

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 on February 27, 2026

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For over 30 years, Matthew Lillard has been bringing his signature verve to horror movies, including Scream, Thirteen Ghosts, Five Nights at Freddy’s, and a wide array of silly, spooky Scooby Doo movies. But now he’s back where it all began, returning to the Ghostface-fronted franchise with Scream 7.

Since his casting was announced, Scream fans have been debating how Lillard will come back. Will he reprise the role of Stu Macher, one-half of Scream’s original killer duo, opposite Billy Loomis (Skeet Ulrich)? Will he be a ghost or delusion — like how Ulrich returned in Scream V & VI? Will Stu have a long-lost evil twin? Well, while Lillard visited our Say More studio to speak with Entertainment Editor Kristy Puchko, he declined to talk spoilers. But he did agree to try to telepathically respond to our favorite fan theories about his return to the frightening film series.

Lillard also talked about how he and Ulrich appreciate the fan theories that Stu and Billy were in love, and defends fans’ rights to make these movies their own. Plus, to kick things off, he shares a ghost story that quite literally hits close to home.

For more from Mashable’s interview with Matthew Lillard, including his thoughts on Thirteen Ghosts, his advice to young actors, what he learned from the Quentin Tarantino incident, and his love of Dungeons and Dragons, check out the full interview on our YouTube channel.

Scream 7 is now in theaters.

Kristy Puchko is the Entertainment Editor at Mashable. Based in New York City, she’s an established film critic and entertainment reporter who has traveled the world on assignment, covered a variety of film festivals, co-hosted movie-focused podcasts, and interviewed a wide array of performers and filmmakers.

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