Why Zack Cregger’s Weapons Is 2025’s Most Disturbing Horror Film and the Dark Meaning of Its Title (Photo Credit – YouTube)

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Zack Cregger takes horror into strange and unsettling territory with Weapons, a film that feels different from the usual supernatural thrillers. What makes it so disturbing is not only the story of a town ripped apart by tragedy but also the way it uses its title to carry multiple meanings.

The Dark Power Behind the Missing Children

From the very start, the film sets itself apart, focusing on the eerie disappearance of seventeen children from the same classroom, who all leave their homes in the middle of the night at 2.17am.

The eventual reveal ties the vanishing to Alex’s great-aunt Gladys, who has learned forbidden powers that keep her alive but frail. By casting a spell, she controls the children, along with Alex’s parents, turning them into her unwilling servants. Even though she is sick and weak, her ability to make others carry out her will effectively transforms them into living weapons.

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