I’m not exactly sure why, but there’s something about children’s entertainment and horror movies that just go so well together. I guess it’s the juxtaposition of innocence and evil, but we’ve seen it in tons of movies, from classics like Child’s Play to more recent offerings like Five Nights at Freddie’s. We can now add Buddy to that list, an upcoming horror movie centered around a fictional 1990s-style kids show starring a giant orange unicorn. Reviews are here, and they’ve got strong thoughts about what they’re calling Barney ... but with murder.
Keegan-Michael Key stars as Buddy the Unicorn, and Cristin Milioti plays Grace, a mother whose child’s disappearance is related to the forgotten children’s show. Buddy was written and co-directed by Casper Kelly, who’s known for his dark, creepy sense of humor — particularly on his projects for Adult Swim and most recently V/H/S/Halloween. Christian Zilko of IndieWire rates the movie a B+, writing:
