Weapons ( Spoilers ahead ) In the suburban Pennsylvania town of Maybrook lives a group of troubled people who make really bad choices and wind up paying the consequences. They are not good neighbors and would seem to have no common cause to unite them, other than the regular school activities of their precious darlings. And therein lies the premise of Weapons , Zach Cregger's second feature following on the heels of his 2022 horror debut, Barbarian (which we'll talk about in another post because I've yet to see it). At the witching hour of 2:17 a.m., a class of 17 third graders arise from their beds and flee their homes, running through the misty streets, heeding the call of some mysterious force pulling them towards a destination unknown. The plot of Weapons unfolds via a Rashomon -like script, featuring chapters depicting the same events as experienced by different characters. Chapter One, titled "Justine", introduces us to the third grade teacher whose ...