Ty Wants to Watch "Weapons"

I was never really much of a fan of horror movies as a kid. I felt that if I was going to watch a movie, I wanted to have a good time and not be scared. I almost always chose sports or comedy movies. And if the two were in the same movie, that was gold for me.

As I get older though, I have found that I do like certain horror movies. I prefer psychological stuff when it comes to horror. Movies like "Black Swan", "The Babadook" and "A Clockwork Orange" are my style of horror. A few years ago I kept hearing people talk about this new horror director Zach Cregger and his new movie "Barbarian". The talk became a constant for me while listening to podcasts that I decided I was going to watch.

I was kind of floored by "Barbarian". Make no mistake, "Barbarian" is a very scary movie, but it also tells an interesting story and is filled with twists and turns. I loved the two different story arcs that met up near the end. The Skarsgaard that was in it was scary until it was revealed that he wasn't an actual bad guy. The scary person was unique in its horror persona and the movie has stayed with me for quite some time now.

Well, I'm here to say that Cregger has a new movie coming out, of which I just watched the trailer, and now I want to go see it. The movie is called "Weapons", and the trailer is so minimal that it has really sparked my interest. I have zero idea what it is about, and that is the mark of a good trailer for me. And the movie looks like it is going to be scary, psychological, maybe a tiny bit humorous and will stay with me just like "Barbarian" did. During the very short trailer we see a kid walking in a school hallway, we see another kid with bruises looking confused, a guy stabbing his face with a fork, another guy being covered in an oily like substance and it looks as if all the other characters scream very loudly at separate points. It is exactly what I want from a horror trailer. Seeing this makes me want to see the movie. I'm itching to know what the story is all about. I want to know why it's called "Weapons". I'm curious as to how it all connects. This is how to make a trailer in modern times. I don't want to know every beat of the story within a trailer. It is nice to leave something to the imagination. I like how ambiguous and vague it all seems. I went into "Barbarian" totally blind and that was the best way to see that movie. I may not watch another trailer for "Weapons". I feel like I want to know more, but I'd rather wait to find it all out in the theaters. If the movie is anywhere near as good as this trailer, Cregger is going to have another win to put in his hat.

If you like horror, especially psychological horror, go check out this trailer. It seems like there will be a good amount in this movie, alongside the traditional horror tropes. In the end, all I really know is I will be seeing "Weapons" in the theater. It is becoming a must watch for me. 

Ty

Ty is the Pop Culture editor for SeedSing and the other host of the X Millennial Man Podcast.

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