Anastasia Marie Macher — A Character Study
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ANASTASIA “STACEY” MACHER was one of the two accomplices who helped Billy Loomis with The 1996 Woodsboro Massacre. Due to her brother’s love of horror movies, the genre began to grow on her until it was a full-blown obsession, rivalling that of Randy Meeks (who she dubbed “Randy Geeks”).
Her only reason for going along with Billy’s plan was that if her brother were to get caught, then she’d go down with the ship (in this case, “the ship” being her brother’s friend’s plan). Her undying loyalty to her brother is unfortunately what got her killed when she was taken to the ground by Amelia Riley, she told the girl that “I’ve always had a thing for redheads”, to which Amelia responds with, “Sorry, I’m not really into psycho blondes” and ended her life by stabbing her.
Anastasia was close to her brother when they were alive and felt alienated by peers her age. She attached herself to him and befriended his friend group, made up of Tatum Riley, Sidney Prescott, Amelia Riley, Randy Meeks and Billy Loomis. She didn’t date anyone, though she did have a secret “fling” with Billy, which was done before it ever really began.
Since Anastasia isn’t a real character in Scream (1996), I tried to think of who would match her the best and I think Alicia Silverstone (when she was on Clue) would fit Anastasia.
Biography
Early Life
Anastasia Macher was born February 12, 1979. She grew up in 261 Turner Lane, Woodsboro, California, a moderate-sized farmhouse with her older siblings, Leslie and Stu, and parents. Her childhood was happy, being born within less than a year of her brother, they were considered Irish twins (Stuart being born February 23, 1978).
Her older sister, Leslie, didn’t live in Woodsboro in 1996 when Stu and Stacey assisted Billy in the massacre. Instead, she was away at university. She wasn’t aware of her siblings’ crimes until she got a call from her hysterical mother telling her of how Stu and Stacey had killed several people and were in the hospital in critical condition.
As a Woodsboro High junior, Stacey shared her brother’s fun-loving nature. She was known by Stu to dislike his girlfriend, Tatum Riley, and wished that her brother had dated their best friend, Amelia, who was Tatum’s twin. Her relationship with Randy Meeks is that they had horror movie nights together, which Stu didn’t know about or he and Billy would’ve put a stop to it immediately. She had a great disdain for Sidney Prescott, which she hid with a lot of effort, due to her jealousy of Sidney’s relationship with Billy. She thought very highly of Amelia, to the point where she wanted her to be her future sister in-law or even better, her girlfriend.
The First Murder (1995)
On a Thursday in late-October 1995, the trio secretly entered the Prescott residence, 34 Elm Street. After Maureen Prescott, Sidney’s mother, had the affair with Cotton Weary, who left without his coat as he was under the influence of alcohol. With that, they set the plan into action. They stabbed the 45-year-old housewife and mother to death and Billy left wearing Cotton’s coat and a similar hairstyle, Sidney witnessed his silhouette leaving and mistakes him for Cotton.
Stacey then helped Billy plant the coat to frame Cotton to avoid having her brother feet get caught.
The following year, the three grew closer after they got away with Maureen’s murder. In that timeframe, they put together a plan to commit a series of murders, like in their favourite horror movies, specifically slashers. Soon after the murder, Casey Becker, Stu’s girlfriend at the time dumped him for Steven Orth. As a part of their plan, Stacey set Stu up with Tatum Riley. She and Stu lie to Tatum that he dumped Casey, not the other way around.
Woodsboro Massacre (1996)
On Wednesday, October 29th, they began their killings two days before the anniversary of Maureen’s murder. Their first targets were Casey Becker and Steven Orth, sometime around 10pm. Before Steven arrived, the trio abducted him and tied him to a chair on the patio of the Becker residence after Casey’s parents left.
After they killed Casey and Steven, Billy went to Sidney’s house. While he was with Sidney, Stacey and Stu abducted Neil Prescott, Sidney’s father. Stacey was in charge of taking care of the car after they got Neil back to the Macher residence. She made it look like he abandoned the car and planted evidence to make it look like he was responsible for all of the murders.
On Thursday at school, Sheriff Burke began interrogated everyone in connection to Stacey’s and Stu’s crimes.
The friend group sit together around the fountain and discuss the murders. Sidney reminded Stu that he dated Casey, though he fired back that it was only “for like two seconds”. Randy spilled to Tatum that Casey dumped Stu, which Stacey butted in and told him he “is full of shit because Stu dumped Casey for you, Tate”.
Stu mocked the murders, including a pun-joke, “liver alone”. Stacey warned him to shut up without saying anything. On a serious note, he informed his friends that he didn’t kill anyone after Randy asked him about it. Stacey tapped him on his forehead as she prompted him with, “Nobody’s accusing you”. Stu returned her softness with, “Thanks, Stace”.
That night, Billy used the voice modifier to call Sidney’s house. Stu and Stacey attacked Sidney and they thought that she was alone. Unfortunately for them, they were wrong; Sidney was with Amelia. They didn’t think that through, which gave Amelia and Sidney enough time to fight them off. Later on, Billy implicated himself for the crime with the mobile phone. Stu and Stacey escaped before the police arrive.
While at Tatum’s locker on Friday, Tatum, Stu and Stacey talked. Stu checked his face in the mirror for any scratches Sidney gave him the night before in his attack. Stacey’s arm was wrapped in gauze, due to the knife Amelia had grabbed out of her hand and turned around on her. Tatum tried to shut Stu up over things he said that made him out to be an ass. Sidney asked Stacey where Billy is and if he’s okay, though Stacey scoffed at her and responded, “Yeah, right. Of course he is, you branded him the fucking Candyman.” Stu added, “No, dumbass, he’s heartbroken… obviously.” Tatum elbowed Stacey in the ribs and pushed Stu’s chest lightly, both as in warning.
When two Ghostface costumed students pulled a prank to scare people, Tatum shook her head in disapproval as Amelia looked noticeably aggressive. Stacey looked annoyed at some idiots taking credit for her and her brother’s work. Stu, being entertained by the prank, stated, “Look at this place, it’s like Christmas”. The Riley twins were both visibly pissed at his insensitivity, both said, “Stupidity leak!” where Tatum tapped Stu on his forehead while Amelia rolled her eyes at the couple.
Both Macher siblings met Amelia, Sidney, and Tatum outside of the school after Principal Himbry suspended it. Stu acted oblivious and childish, being completely insensitive to both Sidney’s and Amelia’s trauma from the attack. Amelia was on edge, due to her earlier encounter with Billy. Stacey suggested that she and Stu throw a party in celebration of school being out on an impromptu Fall break. Tatum pleaded with Amelia and Sidney to go with her to Stu and Stacey’s party that night. Stu told them to bring snacks and Stacey apologised briefly for her brother’s behaviour, though she didn’t mean it.
Later on that night, the party is in full swing at Stu and Stacey’s house after the citywide curfew is placed. After people leave when they hear of Principal Himbry’s murder, Stu, Stacey, and Billy plan their confrontation with Sidney, not counting on the fact that Amelia witnessed Tatum’s murder, connected the dots and didn’t leave for the principal’s murder distraction.
Sidney, Amelia, and the news cameraman Kenny Brown later watched Randy Meeks, who was drunk in Stu and Stacey’s house while Stacey in the Ghostface costume crept up behind him. Gale Weathers placed a camera in the entertainment centre under the television however, Kenny forgot about the 30-second delay, with Stacey already getting outside and slitting his throat.
Billy, Stu, and Stacey revealed the plan to Sidney and Amelia, including how they were going to frame Neil Prescott for everything. The three of them stab each other to make it look like Neil attacked them. Stacey and Stu both claimed that since they’d spent hours watching different horror movies, they knew how to frame him and get away with the murders.
Stacey stabbed Billy deeper than intended, which caused him to retaliate and stab Stu as revenge of sorts. Stu began to bleed profusely, complaining that he was “feeling a little woozy” and looked to be dying. In turn, Stacey let him stab her so that they’d die together if they had to because in her mind, dying was better than being put in solitary confinement for the rest of her life after an interrogation by the police for their motives if they were caught. With the trio distracted by Gale, Sidney and Amelia both ran off in opposite directions.
Stu got electrocuted after Sidney knocked the television on his head. Stacey was stabbed by Amelia, with both of the Macher siblings’ apparent deaths being ruled out as self defence on the girls’ parts.
