Spoilers ahead for Weapons .

The horror genre has been thriving for years now, to the joy of fans like me. Some of the best horror movies in recent years have come from wholly original concepts, such as Zach Cregger's Barbarian (which is streaming with a Hulu subscription ), and this year's megahit Weapons . There has been chatter about a possible Weapons prequel forming, and Cregger's latest comments offer a thrilling update about that project.

Weapons was one of the summer's biggest hits , and has once again shown the wild profitability of scary movies. Fans have been crossing their fingers for an upcoming horror movie explaining Aunt Gladys' backstory, and the acclaimed filmmaker recently spoke to ComicBook about it. He teased that prequel's progress, offering:

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