'The Walking Dead' season 7 news, spoilers: Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Andrew Lincoln tease season 7 premiere

It seems just yesterday that "The Walking Dead" aired its season 6 finale, the frustratingly cliffhanger episode in which new main villain Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) began beating one of Rick's (Andrew Lincoln) crew (or maybe Rick himself) to a bloody pulp, killing him/her.

Much to the dismay of fans all over, in the season 6 capper, the screen cut to black just as Negan began his assault, leaving viewers with nothing but the sickening sound of Lucille, Negan's barbed wire-covered baseball bat, hitting the victim's head along with the heart-wrenching screams of his/her friends.

Yet, nearly half a year has passed and in less than a month, fans of the popular AMC series will finally find out who the so-called Lucille Victim is.

In recent interviews, Morgan and Lincoln dished about what fans can expect from the highly anticipated season 7 opener, what sets Negan apart from all the other "The Walking Dead" villains thus far, and what it was like shooting that infamous scene.

"You need to be very careful about what you wish for because you are going to get it and more this year," Morgan said in an interview for AMC, adding, "It's emotional. It's hard. It's a lot to take."

According to the actor, after fans have seen what Negan does in the season 7 premiere, they will never again be able to look at him without thinking about his first victim.

"What he does is so strong and so shocking," he said, adding that the way Negan does things is so original to the character that it's hard to predict just what he will do in any given scene.

Speaking with ComicBook.com, Lincoln explained how Negan is different from the show's past villains. According to the "Walking Dead" star, while viewers never really knew what The Governor (David Morrissey) was doing, Negan is more intentional.

"Negan is very clear," he said. "He is very open with the people he meets. There is a charm, but there is a terrifying logic as well," expounded.

Lincoln also talked about filming that harrowing scene, admitting that he did not fully realize how hard it was going to be until he and his castmates had to actually film it.

"It's one thing reading a script," he explained, adding, "Then there's actually having to do it. You get a sense of the summit you have to climb."

"The Walking Dead" season 7 will premiere on Sunday, Oct. 23, at 9 p.m. EDT on AMC.