WEAPONS, written and directed by Zach Cregger, centers on the mysterious disappearance of seventeen children from the same third-grade classroom.

While its blend of supernatural elements makes it seem unlikely that it was based on a true story, as it says it was at the start, the truth is actually stranger than fiction .

Is Weapons based on a true story?

Weapons is not based on a true story in the traditional sense, though it draws heavily from the real-life personal experiences of writer and director Zach Cregger .

The film opens with a little girl declaring it a "true story”, a narrative trope regularly employed to engage audiences.

The plot revolves around 17 children vanishing from a fictional Pennsylvania town, blending elements of witchcraft and supernatural horror — none of

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