Better Than King? The Director of 'Barbarian' Returns With One of the Year’s Most Talked-About Horrors
Director has surprised everyone once again.
In 2022, Zach Cregger shocked audiences with Barbarian — a horror hit even non-horror fans couldn’t ignore. Now he’s back with Weapons, a bigger, darker, more ambitious film.
With Josh Brolin and Julia Garner in the cast and critics already comparing it to Prisoners and Magnolia, it’s shaping up to be something special. I’m a fan of deep, unnerving horror — and the trailer hooked me instantly.
Seventeen kids disappear. One teacher takes the blame
One night, every third-grader but one walks outside and vanishes, arms out like planes. Surveillance footage shows it, but there’s no explanation. The town panics. Justine Gandy, their teacher, is blamed, fired, and left spiraling — but she refuses to let it go.
Multiple threads, one terrifying center
The story splinters into perspectives: a grieving father, a cop from Justine’s past, a drifter who stumbles into a strange house. Everyone holds a piece of the puzzle, and all paths lead to that same house — where nothing is what it seems.
There’s no clear villain. Just unease that grows by the minute.
Critics call it haunting, structurally bold, and emotionally sharp. Like Prisoners, it explores fear, guilt, and mob mentality. Like Magnolia, it weaves multiple characters into something bigger than any one of them.
Cregger isn’t chasing cheap thrills. Weapons builds unease slowly — through silence, fractured stories, and that creeping sense that nothing’s quite right. It’s the kind of horror that stays with you.Kinda feels like one to check out on August 8, right?
