The children’s characters that horror movies should have too

There was a horror film this year that surprised everyone with its announcement, it is ‘Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey’ which, although it is not released, is already one of the most anticipated releases for 2023. But the Nothing It will stop here, as other adaptations of children’s characters to horror films have already been announced, and these are some of those who are also expected to become killers.

The tendency to convert childish characters in killer horror films It is possible thanks to the fact that the rights to Winnie Pooh, which belong to AA Milne, and not to Disney, have become public domain, which means that anyone can distribute, create or reproduce a product at no cost. This spawned Jagged Edge Productions to begin plans for future Bambi, Thor, and Peter Pan adaptations.

baby mouse

The following year, one of Walt Disney’s greatest icons, if not the most, Mickey Mouse, will lose his rights, and will enter the public domain. Obviously Jagged Edge Productions already has its eye on it, so, almost sure, a most famous mouse horror film in historyit could be a reality, even if your company will do everything possible not to see it become a reality.

sea ​​sponge

With one of the biggest mythologies built around him by fans and plenty of creepypasta to draw inspiration from, SpongeBob is one of those children’s characters that a horror movie should have. Created by Stephen Hillenburg, the yellow sponge with the boxy pants could transform into a terrifying assassin that many fans would pay anything to see.

Sew

On the internet there are several short films or stories in which Stich becomes a murderer. The alien protagonist of ‘Lilo and Stitch’ may have a chance to be the enemy of an ‘Alien’ style horror film, and to add more to the recipe, it would be interesting if some famous director like Jordan Peele or Neil Blompkamp becomes the burden of adaptation .

Barney

If Winnie the Pooh gets his Texas Chainsaw Massacre-esque killer adaptation soon, then it won’t be hard to imagine that Barney could be the lead in a horror film. The plot may be for the purple dinosaur and his friends to maintain their educational program, but instead it has malevolent purposes. At the end of the day, this childish character is nowhere near a creepy turn.

Pinocchio

With the multitude of adaptations Pinocchio has had over the years, it’s rare that Guillermo del Toro has chosen to give it a familiar twist, when he could have taken it into the realm of horror. But if this trend continues, it won’t be long before we see a movie where the wooden boy becomes a villain for Geppetto and Jiminy Cricket.