Spoiler warning: I’m about to get into some major Scream VII details. If you haven’t seen it yet and want to go in fresh, now’s your chance to bail.
For years, fans have been begging for Matthew Lillard’s Stu Macher to somehow claw his way back into the Scream franchise. Yes, he had a television dropped on his head in Scream (1996), but I’ve always argued passionately that he could have survived. Even the best Horror villains have come back from far worse. Stu was even rumored to return in Scream 3 before that idea was scrapped, and ever since, the “Stu lives” truthers have refused to let it go. Now, nearly 30 years later, that long-running wish has been granted… sort of. Apparently, Stu’s ultimate fate can be blamed on Scream VII test audiences.
