'Barbarian' director Zach Cregger sparks shared horror universe rumours with viral campaign for 'Weapons'

'Barbarian' director Zach Cregger sparks shared horror universe rumours with viral campaign for 'Weapons'

Filmmaker Zach Cregger, who gained recognition with his 2022 debut Barbarian, may be developing a shared horror universe with his upcoming film Weapons. The suggestion arises from a new viral marketing campaign launched by Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema. The campaign introduces Weapons through a fictional news site, MaybrookMissing.com, which presents a mystery involving 17 missing children from the fictional town of Maybrook. According to a f…

'Weapons': Viral Website Teases Zach Cregger's Chilling New Film

Found footage freaks, get hype, because we’re getting it in spades with the new viral marketing campaign for Zach Cregger’s Weapons. Yesterday, New Line Cinema released a series of creepy Ring camera-style images and videos through their social media accounts. Plus, they launched the website MaybrookMissing.net to cultivate a strange mystery around Cregger’s latest feature. And from what we’ve seen so far, Weapons looks downright chilling. The w…

Barbarian's Director May Be Secretly Building A New Horror Cinematic Universe

Is Barbarian director Zach Cregger's new horror movie Weapons connected to his breakout hit? It seems the answer, surprisingly, is yes.

Website for Zach Cregger’s Weapons Reveals Plot, Barbarian Connection

News weapons Website for Zach Cregger’s Weapons Reveals Plot, Barbarian Connection By Vanessa Armstrong | Published on April 15, 2025 Credit: New Line Comment 0 Share New Share Weapons Reveals Plot, Barbarian Connection” target=”_blank” title=”Pinterest”> Credit: New Line The marketing campaign for Weapons, writer-director Zach Cregger’s next movie after his breakout hit Barbarian, is rolling out. In the past couple of days, New Line has g…

Zach Cregger, director of Barbare, returns with the new horror movie Weapons and the two works could well take place in the same universe. The next Resident Evil film is on its way and the signals are rather green. Sony has announced that this new adaptation will be a real horror film and that it [...]

Terror fans are celebrating this year, as the upcoming film by director Zach Cregger (which is expected to direct Resident Evil's next adaptation) is expected to arrive. It's 'Weapons', and as Warner Bros. slowly moves forward in his efforts to show more of the film, he debuted a website that shares some breakthroughs and even a reference to Cregger's previous work, Barbarian. The website is known as Maybrook News and presents an article, a text…