After making waves in the genre with his 2022 horror debut Barbarian, many feared that director Zach Cregger might be a one-hit wonder. Fanatics of the frightful wondered whether Cregger would ever top the surprise success of his twisty Airbnb-from-hell monster movie. But I’m here to tell you, Barbarian was no fluke, as Cregger has one-upped himself with his latest movie, Weapons.
It may be down to the bigger budget, star power, and some of the best writing the genre has seen in some time, but Weapons is the best horror movie of the year. Featuring a stellar ensemble cast, including Julia Garner, Josh Brolin, Alden Ehrenreich, Austin Abrams, and Amy Madigan, the movie takes place in a town where a classroom full of children mysteriously goes missing one night, leaving the whole community at a loss, questioning who or what is behind their disappearance.
