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Did Scream create a generation of dark romance fans? Skeet Ulrich and Matthew Lillard are not impressed
Skeet Ulrich and Matthew Lillard reacted to their Scream characters fueling the dark romance subgenre
September 29, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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Matthew Lillard hasn’t seen Scream in 20 years and doesn’t even like horror movies
Matthew Lillard admitted that his knowledge of Scream isn't as sharp as fans' at GalaxyCon 2025
September 24, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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The Ghostface actor was so starstruck by Henry Winkler on the set of Scream that he couldn’t act like a slasher
Stuntman and Ghostface in the original Scream movie, Lee Waddell, couldn't tap into the slasher aggression necessary to fight Henry Winkler's principal on set
September 23, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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The Scream Easter egg in Five Nights at Freddy’s was a complete accident (but Matthew Lillard ran with it anyway)
Five Nights at Freddy’s actor Matthew Lillard reveals the Scream Easter egg from the movie was a happy accident
September 19, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Scream actor Skeet Ulrich watched Faces of Death and surrounded himself with blacklight posters to help him get into the headspace of a serial killer
Skeet Ulrich prepared for his role in Scream by watching Faces of Death and filling his hotel with blacklights
September 19, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Scream actor Skeet Ulrich clarifies that Billy Loomis didn’t cheat on Sidney to conceive Scream 5 protagonist Samantha
“We were on a break”: Scream’s Skeel Ulrich clarifies Billy’s relationship with Sidney when he impregnated Samantha’s mother
September 18, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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The original Scream big bads Skeet Ulrich & Matthew Lillard are reuniting for Five Nights at Freddy's 2
It is a Scream reunion that is nearly 30 years in the making.
July 24, 2025
Trent Cannon
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How Wes Craven's Scream sets the bar for horror movie openers [The Coldest Open]
The Drew Barrymore-starring opener to 1996's Scream not only kicked off a three-decade franchise; it perfected a piece of filmmaking a century in the works: the cold open
July 04, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Matthew Lillard’s return to the Scream franchise almost happened 25 years ago
Lillard, who plays the infamous Stu Macher, is headed back to the Ghostface Gang in Scream VII. As it turns out, though, he was nearly the villain in the franchise's 2000 entry
May 06, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Popverse Picks: My favorite horror movie franchises (besides Scream)
Of course my favorite horror franchise is Scream - everyone's favorite horror franchise is Scream. What we're going for here is my favorite you *don't* already know
April 28, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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If Matthew Lillard can return for Scream, Devon Sawa can return for Final Destination... and he wants to!
"The dead can't come back" is a bit of a precious take for the horror genre, no? I mean, how many times did Devon Sawa die on Chucky?
March 19, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Matthew Lillard reveals the key things Wes Craven filmed but cut from Scream to avoid an NC-17 rating
How Scream managed to avoid an NC-17 rating, as told by Matthew Lillard
February 11, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Scream’s Skeet Ulrich was in talks for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey movie, but just learned he didn't get the part
Skeet Ulrich auditioned for Chris Nolan’s Odyssey, but didn’t get the part
February 07, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Matthew Lillard embraces fans & his fellow Scream villain Skeet Ulrich as he talks for the first time about his return for Scream 7
Matthew Lillard has been waiting to return to the Scream franchise for 30 years
February 07, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Don't expect viral marketing for Scream VII to be like Scream VI. They can't afford the 911 calls
"Make people feel like they're in the movie" is a cool marketing gimmick for, say, Spider-Man or Star Wars movies. Not so much for Ghostface's
February 06, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Scream know-it-all Jamie Kennedy gives his pro-tips on how to behave when you meet a celebrity
Scream's Jamie Kennedy gives his tips for fans in meeting celebrities.
January 30, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Sam Rechner's Scream 7 casting points toward a new group of teens, after the Carpenter sisters' (Melissa Barerra & Jenna Ortega) exit
After Melissa Barrera's and Jenna Ortega's very public exits from the franchise, Neve Campbell's Sidney Prescott has a new gang of teens to protect from Ghostface
December 14, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Ranking the best 1990s horror movies, best to worst - from JNCO Jeans to murdered teens
Sure, there were some real bad horror movies in the 90s. But none of them are on this list.
June 25, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Were Scream’s original killers secretly a couple? Matthew Lillard spills the beans.
Were Stu Macher and Billy Loomis gay? The actors address the longtime fan theory.
January 08, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Is Scream’s Stu Macher still alive? The cast (including Matthew Lillard) share their theories
The reports of Stu Macher's death may have premature.
November 27, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Scream star Melissa Barrera fired from the next movie after Israel-Hamas War comments
Scream queen Melissa Barrera spoke out against the Israel-Hamas War, and reportedly lost her job as a result
November 21, 2023
Chris Arrant
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Scream watch order: How (and where) to watch the Scream franchise in release and chronological order
Want to get started on watching the Scream film series? Here’s how to do it!
October 28, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Which classic slasher villain would be the ideal lover... at least, according to author Chuck Tingle
Pinhead? Michael Myers? Ghostface? Which horror icon would win the Match Game from Hell?
September 13, 2023
Greg Silber
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Popverse's top movie picks of 2022
The Popverse content team's favorite movies of the year
December 21, 2022
Tiffany Babb