By Nermeen Nabil Khear 
Zach Cregger made a massive splash in the horror genre with his 2022 film Barbarian. That movie starts out like you’re watching one kind of movie and then it does a hard pivot into another, and then another. And while the actor-writer-producer-director has made comedies in the past, and been a part of The Whitest Kids U Know troupe, it’s his next horror outing that had us very excited. Now, after seeing a teaser for the film, Weapons, we’re incredibly unsettled. That’s what you want from a horror movie, of course. Check out the teaser below.
The teaser begins with a digital alarm clock reading 2:17am. We then see imagery of a typical suburban neighborhood at night. Street- and porchlights offer small swatches of light on the otherwise dark and still scenery. That is, until suddenly, in succession, children begin to run across yards and sidewalks, all with their arms outstretched like a lazy airplane. The voice we hear seems to be that of a police officer. No one forced the kids to leave, they all just left. The teaser ends the man saying “What do you see that I don’t?”
That is a startling and thoroughly disquieting 44 seconds. The final frames of the teaser tells to visit MaybrookMissing.com for more information. So I did! There isn’t too much there, except what is the premise of the movie.
17 Local Children Leave Home Simultaneously at 2:17AM
A chilling mystery has gripped the small town of Maybrook after 17 children voluntarily left their homes Wednesday morning. Authorities are baffled by the inexplicable disappearance, which has shaken the community to its core.
Upon investigation, front door camera footage showed the children leaving their homes at 2:17am Wednesday morning without any signs of force. Since then, little information has surfaced, and the case continues to baffle investigators.
In response, a school gathering was held, where growing unease among parents became clear. As the town struggles to understand what happened, officials continue to urge the public for any leads, while Maybrook is left waiting for answers.
We then have three exceedingly brief Ring camera clips of children running. Also, for fun, is a link to a news article about the events of Barbarian. Enjoyable in-universe stuff. The IMDb description calls Weapons “An interrelated, multistory horror epic,” which has us super intrigued as well. The cast is very stacked, with the likes of Julia Garner, Josh Brolin, Benedict Wong, Alden Ehrenreich, and June Diane Raphael.
So all of that alone is enough to make me want to see Weapons. But what pushes it over the edge? The MPA description for why the movie has an R rating: strong bloody violence and grisly images, language throughout, some sexual content and drug use. Now that’s a horror movie!
Perhaps the best news? Originally, this had a release date of January 16, 2026 but it has since moved up to August 8, 2025. Much sooner, AND not in January. Must be it’s good.
Kyle Anderson is the Senior Editor for Nerdist. He hosts the weekly pop culture deep-dive podcast Laser Focus. You can find his film and TV reviews here. Follow him on Letterboxd.
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