Weapons (contains spoilers)

I can see what the hype was about here because it feels very different from many other horror movies. I expected it to be scarier (also bc of hype) but it feels more like a mystery or kind of a head-fuck structure like Memento. The characters are richly fleshed out, like many who are victims and bad people in a variety of ways. It's definitely creepy and surprises you by the lateish reveal of what kind of horror it actually is. There are a few well-built jump scares, like when "Matthew" is in bed and turns around or with Gladys in the cellar. I did wonder what the clown faces had to do with anything. They're creepy but seemed unrelated once you know what the horror is? The way the victims behaved at the end reminded me of in It when people have seen the deadlights (as an aside, there's only one Pennywise for me and it's Tim Curry). The scene with the floating gun felt overly literal to me, to the point I wondered if suddenly the movie was gonna be like gotcha, this movie is just about a school shooting. Gladys is a great villain and everyone's acting is 100%. There are a few slowish moments but overall the pacing works. I'm personally almost never a fan of voiceovers, especially when they're some random person not featured in the movie, but that's a personal preference. The running pose is creepy for sure, also the bugged eyes. I wondered whether we needed to see quite as many skull fragments? I felt like yeah I know already.