One of the Best Horror Movies of the Year Is Now Streaming on HBO Max
“This is a true story that happened in my town. So this one Wednesday is like a normal day for the whole school, but today was different. Every other class had all their kids, but Mrs. Gandy’s room was totally empty. And do you know why? Because the night before, at 2:17 in the morning, every kid woke up, got out of bed, walked downstairs, and into the dark… and they never came back.”
2025 has been a great year for horror movies. So far, we’ve had Ryan Coogler’s Sinners, the Philippou brothers’ Bring Her Back and the surprisingly great sixth Final Destination film, Bloodlines. Now, the latest great release of 2025 is streaming on HBO Max just in time for Halloween.
Weapons is a supernatural horror movie written and directed by Zach Cregger, who previously wrote and directed Barbarian. It stars Julia Garner as Justine, a small town third grade teacher who is at the center of a mystery. At 2:17 in the morning one day, all but one of the children in her class ran from their homes and have not been seen since.
The town is suspicious that Justine was involved in the childrens’ disappearances. Weapons tells stories about mystery from the perspective of different townspeople including Justine, one of the children’s father (Josh Brolin), a local police officer, a homeless drug addict and the sole member of Justine’s classroom who did not disappear.
Here’s the trailer:
Weapons has been a major success with many fans saying it is their favorite horror movie of the year. It has received mostly positive critical reviews and earned $267 million against a $38 million budget. Zach Cregger has even expressed interest in making a Weapons prequel that tells the origin story of the character of Aunt Gladys.
Weapons is now streaming on HBO Max.
