Summary
Thehorrorgenre is still going strong in 2024. After a couple of years ofterrifying home invasion movies likeBarbarianand slasher sequels likeScream 6,the past 12 months have broughtthe body horror hitThe Substanceandthe fascinating Hugh Grant-starring filmHeretic. I’m always partial to slashers, but I’m a big fan of the variety of scary stories that are being told.
2025 will be a big year for horror as well, with several highly anticipated films coming out next year such asM3GAN 2.0,Wolf Man, andCompanion.Christopher Landon also has a new horror movie being released in the spring of 2025, and there are several reasons why I think it’s going to be his most frightening and fun movie yet.
Why I’m Excited For Christopher Landon’s Upcoming Horror Movie Drop
According toBloody Disgusting,Christopher Landon’s new horror movieDropwill be released onApril 11, 2025. The premise is exciting right from the get-go. The movie starsBrandon Sklenar and Meghann Fahy as Henry and Violet, who are on a date that goes horribly wrong. Via drops on her cellphone, Violet learns that if she doesn’t follow the villain’s instructions, her babysitter and son will die. Henry could also die.
I think this isa cool twist on the typical home invasion thriller. Instead ofa classic single-location horror movie, which can be powerful and shocking, it looks like the movie could focus on Violet and Henry’s date along with what’s going on back at her house. I like that Violet has to think fast, act on her feet, and save herself and other people while navigating a first date. There are so many scary stories to be told within the horror genre, includingthe upcoming Lucy Hale movieF*** Marry Kill, and this is a different take since the date seems to be going well. However, it’s possible that Henry is somehow connected, which makes the premise more compelling.
I can’t wait to find out who is targeting Violetand if she is as innocent and kind as she appears. I always likea horror movie that has a twist on a popular trope, and it’s possible that she isn’t who she seems.
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Chances are thatDropwill be as funny as Landon’s other horror movies, and that’s another reason why I’m excited for it. As he toldThe AU Reviewin 2020:
“I don’t know if it ever was something directly by design…I think I just found my way into it. Even when I was writing theParanormal Activityfilms, comedy was important for me. And it was important that the characters were relatable and funny, I think it’s very disarming.”
Smile 2combined humor with scares, and it’s an effective storytelling technique. I hope that there will be at least one scene of Violet and Henry joking around and having fun on their date before Violet realizes the horror that awaits her. I think that if Landon adds in his trademark humorous tone, thenDropwill be even more fun to watch. Having a hilarious script would alsomakeDropmore interesting than other horror movies about technology, includingthe awkward filmCountdownwhich was released in 2019.
What Are Christopher Landon’s Other Horror Movies?
Christopher Landon has written and directed some of the best horror movies in the last few years. He directedHappy Death Day,which was released in 2017, and wrote and directed 2019’s sequelHappy Death Day 2Uand 2020’sFreaky. He also wrote a fewParanormal Activitymovies and wrote and directed the 2023 Netflix filmWe Have A Ghost.
Landon’s movies are light-hearted yet scary, andFreakyis particularly cool since it’s about a teenage girl and an older male serial killer switching bodies. In an interview withDecider.com,star Kathryn Newton explained why she wanted to be in the movie, and I agree that it’s a special, unique story. Newton said:
“I thought it was so fresh. You saw the movie—it kind of destroyed all the tropes that you’ve seen in other high school movies, other horror films. But we also play homage to them too. It was just a perfect movie.”
While I wait to seeDrop,I’m also hoping forHappy Death Day 3.
