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Northern Star

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Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

Two park benches are dimly lit on a dark night. "Weapons" is now playing playing in theaters and is also available on YouTube, Apple TV and Fandango at Home. (Getty Images)

‘Weapons’ redefines horror beyond jump scares

By Cheryl Seguin, Lifestyle Writer | September 18, 2025

The horror in “Weapons” isn’t in its jump scares — though they’re there — but in something far more insidious: The sense that the adults have left the room. And the children? They’re on their own. The film’s emotional dissonance begins...

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