A new movie set to hit theaters this week centers on chaos unravelling in a fictional small town in Illinois, and the location is just as integral to the plot as any of its main characters.

"Weapons" is set in the fictional town of Maybrook, Illinois. The characterizations of the town feel hyper realistic, a core tenet to the movie’s ability to seamlessly blend humor and horror.

The film follows Zach Cregger’s 2022 solo directorial debut “Barbarians,” the widely celebrated genre-bending horror. This time, the young director bends even more, spinning a town into chaos when all children but one from the same classroom mysteriously vanish, leaving a trail of questions in their place.

The Warner Bros. release hits theaters Friday and is as creepy as it is hilarious — a delicate balance that

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