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Stars: Roxanne McKee, Samira Mighty, Nicola Wright, Tom Mulheron, Catherine Adams, Russell Geoffrey Banks, Joseph Greenwood, Alex Cooke, Adrian Relph, Ewan Borthwick, Luke Cavendish | Written by Felix Salten, Rhys Warrington | Directed by Dan Allen

The reimagined tale at the heart of Bambi: The Reckoning, the latest horror entry in the “Twisted Childhood Universe”, trades nostalgia for brutality, offering a savage reinterpretation of a once-innocent woodland icon. The story flips expectations, turning a symbol of gentleness into a merciless force of nature. As with others in this trend of corrupted folklore, it’s less about honouring the source material and more about pushing it into grotesque, sometimes laughably extreme, territory. Depending on your appetite for this kind of genre fare, it will either strike as a wild bit of pulp fun, or an uninspired attempt to wring attention from familiar childhood memories. Unfortunately, this one leans more toward the latter.

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Bambi: The Reckoning is here, and it’s making more noise than anyone expected. The 2025 British horror flick reimagines the classic story of Bambi in the most brutal way yet. Directed by Dan Allen and written by Rhys Warrington, the film is part of the Twisted Childhood Universe (Tcu), which is known for turning beloved childhood characters into nightmare fuel.

This time, Bambi isn’t the sweet forest creature we remember. After witnessing his mother’s death, he goes on a violent rampage. The film follows a mother and her son who find themselves in his path. Roxanne McKee stars alongside Tom Mulheron, Nicola Wright, and others, in a cast that brings this bloody tale to life.

Filming kicked off in London in January 2024 and wrapped in just under a month. The movie hit U.S. theaters on July 25, 2025. It’s the fourth entry in the Tcu and the first...

Bambi: The Reckoning, a new British horror film from director Dan Allen and writer Rhys Warrington, is giving people a very different look at the forest. The movie reimagines the story of Bambi as a dark, violent tale of revenge. This is the fourth film in the Twisted Childhood Universe, also known as the Poohniverse, and according to critics, it might be the best one so far.

The story follows a mother and her young son who get trapped in the woods and end up being hunted by Bambi, who’s gone feral after witnessing the death of his own mother. It’s a brutal take on Felix Salten’s original novel, but one that leans all the way into horror, gore, and twisted nostalgia.

The film was first teased in late 2022, and it was later revealed that it would be part of the same shared universe as the previous...

The Twisted Childhood Universe is, in fact, twisted. Its horror versions of everyone's favorite childhood stories are not for the faint of heart. Seriously, if you love and value the adorable bedtime stories and innocent characters from your childhood, watching something like Bambi: The Reckoning might not be for you. However, if this is more your speed, then you were probably ecstatic about the movie's U.S. release on July 25, 2025. The film is the fourth installment in the Tcu, and it was directed by Dan Allen. With audiences still eager to watch it in theaters, fans want to know if a sequel is in the works for the future.

According to ScreenRant, a major Avengers-style crossover is about to take place between the characters/ films in the Tcu, which includes Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey, Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2, Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare, and now Bambi. The director spoke with...

Bambi: The Reckoningis the latest entry in the Twisted Childhood Universe, which began in 2023 with Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey. The new film will be a horror-inspired take on Disney's classic Bambi story, directed by Dan Allen with a script by Rhys Warrington. The story of Bambi: The Reckoning centers around a mutated deer who embarks on a journey of revenge.

The trailer for Bambi: The Reckoningpromises something veering far away from the animated movie, using the same bloody gore and supernatural atmosphere that made Blood and Honey such a widely discussed project upon its release. Bambi: The Reckoning will also lead directly into next year's upcoming team-up event, Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble.

Speaking with ScreenRant's Grant Hermanns, Dan Allen confirmed that Bambi won't be the only familiar character in his twisted Disney adaptation. While Bambi: The Reckoning will obviously be very different from Disney’s Bambi, the...

Bambi and Pete Davidson are featured in this week’s new horror movies, but unfortunately they’re not sharing the screen in the same movie. They’re joined by the at-home release of one of this year’s best horror movies so far, along with a new Gill Man movie from Shudder.

Here’s all the new horror that released from July 21 – July 27, 2025!

For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.

There’s a monster in the basement in Bait, now available on VOD.

In the new indie monster movie from Uncork’d Entertainment, “On their way to a family get-together, the Herring family are in a bad car accident, waking in a terrifying, dark basement. Something is there with them. And it craves human flesh.”

Bait was directed by Andrea M. Catinella, written by Sam Gurney.

The cast includes Ingrid Evans, Connor Powles, Andrew Rolfe, and Natalie Hughes.

Sure, we all know about Bambi, but what about his trusty sidekick, Thumper, a rabbit with a great attitude and a fast-moving left foot? A hero is nothing without his sidekick, and the same can be said for villains, especially in Bambi: The Reckoning, the latest entry in the Twisted Childhood Universe. This mutant version of the iconic deer has its own sidekick, which you can get a glimpse of in our exclusive clip below!

In the new film, “After a mother and son get in a car wreck, they soon become hunted by Bambi, a mutated, grief-stricken deer on a deadly rampage seeking revenge for the death of his mother.“

Watch our exclusive clip below where one nasty camper learns the hard way to never mess with the wildlife… In her review of the film, Dread Central’s Meredith J. Brown references this very scene, writing,

“The ferocity is unimaginable,...

As other “Twisted Childhood Universe” (Tcu) a.k.a. “Poohniverse” movies sit in the shadows, eagerly awaiting their turn to come forth and ruin your precious childhood, Dan Allen unleashes the first bona fide creature feature in the series. Don’t expect a bipedal, humanoid and verbal take on the beloved Bambi here. Quite the opposite, the star of Bambi: The Reckoning stays on all fours, doesn’t speak, and maintains some semblance of a real buck as he tears through the English countryside and builds up an impressive body count.

Before its namesake can go wild on anyone who crosses his path, Bambi: The Reckoning gets a few preliminaries out of the way. First off, a crude yet succinct animated prologue lays out the reimagined origins of the titular character, leaving the remainder of the movie to focus on the monster mayhem rather than dwell on any element of inquiry.

The Twisted Childhood Universe has seen the retelling of childhood classics, such as Winnie the Pooh and Peter Pan. The fourth installment is a retelling of Felix Salten’s Bambi, a Life in the Woods, titled Bambi: The Reckoning. Rhys Warrington penned the script (also set to write Awakening Sleeping Beauty) with Dan Allen directing.

Bambi: The Reckoning follows the story of a mother and son who get in a vicious car accident. Soon after the accident, they are hunted down by Bambi, a grief-stricken deer on a deadly rampage as they seek revenge for the death of his mother. The film stars Game of Thrones actress Roxanne McKee and Tom Mulheron.

Bambi: The Reckoning Review

What does one hope and/or expect to get out of a movie like Bambi: The Reckoning? It’s a question I had to ask myself several times as I turned it on. The answer is simple: a no-nonsense,...

Bambi: The Reckoning features Roxanne McKee (TV’s “Game of Thrones”), Nicola Wright (Winnie-The-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2), Russell Geoffrey Banks (Who’s Watching Oliver), Tom Mulheron (TV’s “Slow Horses”), and Samira Mighty (TV’s “Love Island”). It is produced by Rhys Frake-Waterfield and Scott Chambers (Winnie-The-Pooh: Blood and Honey 1 & 2) and executive produced by Stuart Alson (Winnie-The-Pooh: Blood and Honey 1 & 2) and Nicole Holland (Winnie-The-Pooh: Blood and Honey 1 & 2).

Bambi: The Reckoning follows a mother and son get in a car wreck, they soon become hunted by Bambi, a mutated grief-stricken deer on a deadly rampage seeking revenge for the death of his mother.

From Jagged Edge Productions and ITN Studios, the makers of Winnie-The-Pooh: Blood and Honey 1 & 2, comes Bambi: The Reckoning, a new entry in the Twisted Childhood Universe. Directed by Dan Allen and written by Rhys Warrington, Bambi: The Reckoning arrives in theaters on July 25, 2025 by Seismic Releasing and ITN Distribution.

Producers Rhys Frake-Waterfield and Scott Jeffrey are building a cinematic universe, called the Twisted Childhood Universe, out of horror movies based on public domain family friendly stories – including Peter Pan: Neverland Nightmare, Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey, that film’s sequels, Pinocchio Unstrung, and Bambi: The Reckoning, which is inspired by Felix Salten’s 1923 novel Bambi, a Life in the Woods. The Bambi horror movie will be reaching theatres on July 25th, courtesy of Seismic Releasing – and with that date right around the corner, a new trailer for the film has dropped online. You can check it out in the embed above.

Jeffrey and Frake-Waterfield are producing Bambi: The Reckoning for Jagged Edge Productions. Stuart Alson and Nicole Holland serve as executive producers for ITN Studios. Roxanne McKee (Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines) leads the cast and is joined by Nicola Wright (Firenado), Tom Mulheron (Casualty), and Samira Mighty (Beauty and the Beast).

Dan Allen,...

In the wake of two Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey films and Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare, the “Poohniverse” gets wilder and crazier with Bambi: The Reckoning.

From Jagged Edge Productions and ITN Studios, comes Bambi: The Reckoning, the newest entry in the Twisted Childhood Universe. Directed by Dan Allen and written by Rhys Warrington, Bambi: The Reckoning arrives in theaters July 25, 2025 by Seismic Releasing.

Exclusively watch the brand new trailer for Bambi: The Reckoning below, which features early reviews that praise the film for being “a twisted fairytale with teeth,” “one of the strongest additions to the Poohniverse, if not the best,” “wickedly fun” and “nightmarishly nasty.”

In the upcoming public domain creature feature…

“After a mother and son get in a car wreck, they soon become hunted by Bambi, a mutated grief-stricken deer on a deadly rampage seeking revenge for the death of his mother.”

“We are...

Being a Nightfarer in Elden Ring Nightreign demands you to have unwavering dedication, teamwork skills, and, of course, some cool pieces of equipment. While weapons can help you plenty during your journey against the Nightlord, Relics can be used to get some extra juice. These are attachments that can be equipped to your character in the Roundtable Hold. Each Relic offers a unique passive buff, enhancing the capabilities of a Nightfarer significantly.

Choosing a specific Relic can be difficult for those who love to customize their character flawlessly. This is because the game features a lot of them, providing you with buffs that can’t be obtained elsewhere. To help eliminate this issue, here’s a guide where we have ranked five of the best unique Relics in Elden Ring Nightreign.

5 Best Unique Relics to Get in Elden Ring Nightreign

For your reference, we have ranked our five best Relics in Elden Ring Nightreign below.

Exploitation is one thing, but the Poohniverse has taken the concept in a whole new direction. The horror genre continues to expand thanks to the bloody and oftentimes hilarious antics of what is also known as The Twisted Childhood Universe, and the filmmaker behind Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey, Rhys Frake-Waterfield, is at it again. Yes, Frake-Waterfield serves as writer and producer on director Dan Allen’s upcoming Bambi: The Reckoning, and fans can check out the brand-new official trailer below. The brief synopsis for the film reads as follows:

"A mutated deer terrorizes a family in the forest while a group of mercenary hunters are sent out to hunt the bloodthirsty creature."

Unlike the wholesome way Disney took the character that originally appeared in the pages of author Felix Salten’s coming-of-age story, Bambi, a Life in the Woods (1923), Jagged Edge Productions and ITN Studios have concocted more of...

The Twisted Childhood Universe (Tcu) is about to expand even more with the addition of Bambi: The Reckoning, a dark reimagining of the classic deer tale that transforms the gentle, doe-eyed fawn into a bloodthirsty force of vengeance. We finally have an official release date, and Bambi is set to stalk U.S. theaters this July. The exact release date is Friday, July 25, 2025, so make sure to mark your calendars. This twisted take on a childhood classic is one horror event you won’t want to miss!

Bambi: The Reckoning serves as the fourth movie in the Tcu, coming after Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare, which gave the iconic storybook character a terrifying horror makeover as he abducts children and turns Neverland into a deadly nightmare. Dan Allen directed this live-action Bambi horror movie from a script written by Rhys Warrington. In addition, Rhys Frake-Waterfield and Scott Jeffrey (Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and...

In the wake of two Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey films and Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare, the “Poohniverse” will expand this summer with Bambi: The Reckoning.

From Jagged Edge Productions and ITN Studios, comes Bambi: The Reckoning, the newest entry in the Twisted Childhood Universe. Directed by Dan Allen and written by Rhys Warrington, Bambi: The Reckoning arrives in theaters July 25, 2025 by Seismic Releasing.

Tickets will go on sale beginning July 10, 2025.

Check out our exclusive image below and find the official trailer underneath!

In the upcoming public domain creature feature…

“After a mother and son get in a car wreck, they soon become hunted by Bambi, a mutated grief-stricken deer on a deadly rampage seeking revenge for the death of his mother.”

“We are excited to bring the first live-action Bambi film ever to the screens… of course, a horror version,” teases Stuart Alson, President of ITN Studios,...

From Jagged Edge Productions and ITN Studios, the makers of Winnie-The-Pooh: Blood and Honey 1 & 2, comes Bambi: The Reckoning, the newest entry in the Twisted Childhood Universe. This new, nasty take on the childhood classic is directed by Dan Allen and written by Rhys Warrington.

The official synopsis reads: “After a mother and son get in a car wreck, they soon become hunted by Bambi, a mutated, grief-stricken deer on a deadly rampage seeking revenge for the death of his mother.“

Now watch the official trailer:

“We are excited to bring the first live-action Bambi film ever to the screens…of course, a horror version,” said Stuart Alson, President of ITN Studios.

Roxanne McKee (Game of Thrones), Nicola Wright (Winnie-The-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2), Russell Geoffrey Banks (Who’s Watching Oliver), Tom Mulheron (Slow Horses), and Samira Mighty (Love Island) star in the new horror film.

Rhys Frake-Waterfield and Scott Chambers (Winnie-The-Pooh:...

Producers Rhys Frake-Waterfield and Scott Jeffrey are building a cinematic universe, called the Twisted Childhood Universe, out of horror movies based on public domain family friendly stories – including Peter Pan: Neverland Nightmare, Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey, that film’s sequels, Pinocchio Unstrung, and Bambi: The Reckoning, which is inspired by Felix Salten’s 1923 novel Bambi, a Life in the Woods. The Bambi horror movie will be released by ITN Studio and Premiere Entertainment on July 25th, and during an interview with SFX magazine, director Dan Allen said he feels the Twisted Childhood movies are more faithful to the original stories than the Disney adaptations have been.

Jeffrey and Frake-Waterfield are producing Bambi: The Reckoning for Jagged Edge Productions. Stuart Alson and Nicole Holland serve as executive producers for ITN Studios. Roxanne McKee (Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines) leads the cast and is joined by Nicola Wright (Firenado), Tom Mulheron...

In 2023, Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey started an unlikely universe, full of characters we loved as kids but presented with a gory twist. Years later, the Twisted Childhood Universe has grown with new characters added to the roster. The last release from the franchise Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare, is by far the goriest and prepares the audience for a crossover which will be a spectacle for the fans of the horror sub-genre. But before that, the next film in the franchise will be Bambi: The Reckoning. The fairytale slasher is directed by Dan Allen, who recently teased that the upcoming movie will have a deeper narrative impact beyond the blood and gore on the surface.

"So often, these films have been called 'childhood killers'; I think that is a bit extreme," Allen says. The movies from Twisted Childhood Universe have a limited release in theatres, depending on fans’ response.

Like every FromSoftware and Hidetaka Miyazaki title, Elden Ring has some iconic boss fights, brutal combat, and a hell lot of death screens. But what many players don’t consider is the sheer effort that goes into making those deaths feel real. Simon Gregor, the voice behind Praetor Rykard, previously opened up about the recording process for Elden Ring.

There are a lot of iconic lines in the game. | Image Credit: FromSoftware

In an interview, Gregor revealed that during his recording session, the developers asked him if he could do some character death sounds. According to him, it ended up taking half an hour and was a grueling process. All that death does fit the setting of the game and world, and he did great work,

Hidetaka Miyazaki and FromSoft really went above and beyond

Speaking on the Dan Allen YouTube channel, Simon Gregor described FromSoftware’s approach to directing as very respectful.

FromSoftware’s games are known for their punishing difficulty, so much so that we have an entire sub-genre of games named after them. Few people understand this better than the players who have died multiple times at the hands of bosses like Malenia or Isshin, the Sword Saint. But what does Hidetaka Miyazaki himself think of his creations?

The man is a legend, but he’s made some hard games. | Image Credit: @thegameawards/YouTube

When Shaun Dooley, the voice actor of Yura and Shabriri in Elden Ring, first met Miyazaki, he couldn’t help but fanboy a little. And we completely understand that. In a 2024 interview, Dooley shared his experience meeting Miyazaki and the moment he admitted that Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice was too hard for him. Miyazaki’s reaction? Laughter

Hidetaka Miyazaki knows exactly what Sekiro has done to us

For Shaun Dooley, stepping into the world of video...

Oh, deer.

Following the Winnie-The-Pooh: Blood and Honey movies and Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare, ITN Studios and Premiere Entertainment have released the first full trailer for the next chapter in the Twisted Childhood Universe, or "Poohniverse," Bambi: The Reckoning.

As we're sure you've already surmised, the low-budget horror parody follows a now grown-up Bambi as he seeks revenge on the hunter who killed his mother... and anyone else he happens to cross hooves with.

Of course, Bambi is far from the same defenceless fawn he was in the animated Disney classic, as he has now mutated into a gigantic, bloodthirsty monster (for some reason).

The brief synopsis reads: "Xana (McKee) and her son Benji (Mulheron) find themselves in a car wreck and soon hunted down by the vicious killing machine, Bambi. Bambi will destroy anyone in its path."

Check out the new trailer below along with a poster, and let...

Bambi: The Reckoning ,From Disney Darling to Public Domain exploitation (And Why Your Childhood is Officially Cancelled)

So, Bambi, that wide-eyed fawn who taught us the harsh realities of forest life and the importance of not trusting men with guns, has officially kicked down the velvet ropes and stumbled into the chaotic mosh pit of the public domain. Yes, folks, as of January 2021, Bambi is free! Free to be… anything. And by “anything,” I mean apparently, a vengeful woodland terror.

Now, it took a few years for the creative minds of the “Poohverse” to realize the potential. Apparently, someone finally yelled, “Wait a minute! We can make Bambi a slasher flick!” And thus, a cinematic masterpiece was born.

Because, clearly, nothing says timeless childhood classic like turning your favorite animated characters into vengeful monsters. The Poohverse—a horror-themed cinematic experiment that began with Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey—set the stage for this twisted reimagining.

Horror cinema that pushes boundaries is always praised, but the latest trend of reimagining childhood classics as terrifying nightmares has left people a bit confused. The Poohniverse, officially known as the Twisted Childhood Universe, has roped in some beloved characters like Winnie the Pooh and Peter Pan, but who could have thought that Bambi would be next?

A still from Bambi: The Reckoning | ITN Studios

Yes, Bambi: The Reckoning is next in their lineup, and the trailer has already led to an array of reactions. While the Poohniverse keeps expanding, this upcoming movie might be their most audacious entry yet.

Bambi: The Reckoning: A twist on our childhood classic A still from Bambi: The Reckoning | ITN Studios

When you think of Bambi, you likely picture a wide-eyed fawn who’s frolicking in the forest. A mutated and vengeful deer on a murderous rampage barely comes to mind, and thankfully so.

The adorable fawn from Disney's canon is no more. Now he's transformed into a mutated and monstrous beast on a roaring rampage of revenge.

In the latest movie from the minds behind Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey, Bambi has become a terrifyingly feral creature with no problem brutally killing people in part of his quest for vengeance after his mother is killed. Variety shared the first trailer for Bambi: The Reckoning on Wednesday. You can watch the video embedded above.

The story of Bambi didn't actually originate in the 1942 Disney film, instead coming from the Austrian novel Bambi, a Life in the Woods by Felix Salten, which is in the public domain. Bambi: The Reckoning is one of many recently released public domain horror titles. It is also part of the Twisted Childhood Universe (Tcu) created by Rhys Frake-Waterfield and Scott Chambers.

The Tcu started with Blood and Honey, its sequel,...

Bambi: The Reckoning, the latest entry in the Poohniverse horror movie series, has received its first trailer, and you’ll never think of the children’s story the same way again. Watch the clip below ahead of the film’s release in theaters this summer.

As seen in the trailer, a grief-stricken Bambi — who has mutated to have a mouth full of sharp teeth — goes on the prowl after the death of his mother. While on the hunt, the deer goes after some unlucky folks in the woods and vacationing countryside. Using his antlers, Bambi decapitates his prey before tearing into their flesh.

“After a mother and son get in a car wreck, they soon become hunted by Bambi, a mutated grief-stricken deer on a deadly rampage seeking revenge for the death of his mother,” reads the official logline.

A twisted take on Felix Salten’s 1923 story Bambi, a Life in the Woods,...

The first trailer for the next installment in the Poohniverse, officially known as The Twisted Childhood Universe (Tcu), has been released. After Winnie-the-Pooh and Peter Pan, Bambi is the next beloved children's character to get the horror parody treatment from the team behind Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey.

Variety debuted the official trailer for Bambi: The Reckoning, as well as the synopsis for the horror movie, which reads as follows: "In this very twisted take on the Bambi story, our deer — now not simply grief-stricken over the death of his mother but also mutated, effing enormous and sporting an array of sharp, terrifying teeth — embarks on a deadly rampage through the woods seeking revenge. He throws cars into the air with his giant antlers, charges into otherwise lovely-looking country houses and chases after holidaying families in caravans. There’s a decapitation, several maulings and plenty of blood. In short, this it...

Producers Rhys Frake-Waterfield and Scott Jeffrey are building a cinematic universe out of horror movies based on public domain family friendly stories – including Peter Pan: Neverland Nightmare, Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey, that film’s sequels, Pinocchio Unstrung, and Bambi: The Reckoning, which is inspired by Felix Salten’s 1923 novel Bambi, a Life in the Woods. The Bambi horror movie will be released by ITN Studio and Premiere Entertainment sometime this summer, and today a full trailer has dropped online. You can check it out in the embed above.

Jeffrey and Frake-Waterfield are producing Bambi: The Reckoning for Jagged Edge Productions. Stuart Alson and Nicole Holland serve as executive producers for ITN Studios. Roxanne McKee (Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines) leads the cast and is joined by Nicola Wright (Firenado), Tom Mulheron (Casualty), and Samira Mighty (Beauty and the Beast).

Dan Allen, whose previous credits include Mummy Reborn, It Came from Below,...

Bambi is back—but not in the way you remember. The beloved deer from Disney’s classic tale has taken a terrifying turn in Bambi: The Reckoning, a new horror movie from the creators of Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey.

The first trailer for the film has arrived, and it shows a much darker version of Bambi. No longer just a grieving fawn, he has transformed into a massive, mutated creature with sharp teeth and an uncontrollable thirst for revenge. As he rampages through the woods, Bambi throws cars, crashes into homes, and hunts down innocent families.

The film promises plenty of blood, violent attacks, and shocking moments—making it completely unsuitable for children.

Directed by Dan Allen, Bambi: The Reckoning features a cast that includes Roxanne Mckee (Game of Thrones), Tom Mulheron, Nicola Wright (Sexy Beast), Samira Mighty, and Alex Cooke. It is produced by Scott Chambers and Rhys-Frake Waterfield of Jagged Edge Productions,...

In the wake of two Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey films and Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare, the “Poohniverse” will expand this year with Bambi: The Reckoning.

The official trailer for Bambi: The Reckoning has been unleashed by Variety this morning, and you can check it out below. According to the outlet, it’s releasing in Summer 2025.

Bambi: The Reckoning is described as “Cujo meets Jurassic Park,” and it looks to bring something different to the trend of public domain horror movies. While they’ve largely been masked slashers up to this point, we’re getting a full-on creature feature from this one, which feels more akin to something you would’ve gotten from Syfy back in the Sharktopus days.

In the film, “After a mother and son get in a car wreck, they soon become hunted by Bambi, a mutated grief-stricken deer on a deadly rampage seeking revenge...

Disney’s beloved little deer is all grown up — and has gone absolutely feral.

That’s the immediate takeaway from the first trailer of “Bambi: The Reckoning,” the latest assault on both the senses and yet more cherished children’s IP from the creators of micro-budget smash hit slasher “Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey.”

In this very twisted take on the Bambi story, our deer — now not simply grief-stricken over the death of his mother but also mutated, effing enormous and sporting an array of sharp, terrifying teeth — embarks on a deadly rampage through the woods seeking revenge. He throws cars into the air with his giant antlers, charges into otherwise lovely-looking country houses and chases after holidaying families in caravans. There’s a decapitation, several maulings and plenty of blood. In short, this it to be kept as far away from children as humanly possible.

Directed by Dan Allen, “Bambi: The Reckoning” stars Roxanne Mckee,...

Stephen King is renowned as a horror author whose works—novels and screen adaptations—have terrified many fans of all generations. We’re familiar with Carrie, Salem’s Lot, The Shining, and Pet Sematary, but many are probably unaware of what influenced him to write these books.

Stephen King / Credits: CBS News

King had a very intriguing but mysterious childhood. He reportedly had experiences that were so macabre they laid down the path for him toward becoming a master of horror. While this might have been instrumental to his career, he credits one Disney movie for inspiring him to write his novels.

Disney’s Bambi scared the hell out of horror author Stephen King

Anyone who loves to watch Disney films knows that behind the colorful imagery and amusing storylines that end happily ever after are real-life disturbing and dark origins. Stephen King easily recognized the horror in 1942’s Bambi the...

Peter Pan and Winnie the Pooh existing in the same cinematic universe might seem strange enough, but how about both of them going on murderous rampages? Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare, directed and written by Scott Chambers, is the third installment in Jagged Edge Productions'"Twisted Childhood Universe" (Tcu). Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare was preceded by Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey (2023) and Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey II (2024), which, if you could not discern from the titles, see the beloved children's character Winnie the Pooh (originally from the books by A.A. Milne and E. H Shephard) turn violent.

The Tcu, or "Poohniverse" as it is also called, is all the brain-child of British filmmaker Rhys Frake-Waterfield. When Winnie the Pooh (which was originally published in 1926) entered the public domain in 2022, the material became fair game for a horror spin. Now, the Razzie-winning series shows no signs of stopping and...

Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare's theatrical release has been extended after an initial 3-day run, debuting with a 78% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.

Jagged Edge Productions and ITN Studios have announced that Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare has extended its theatrical run in 75 different locations, including New York City, NY, Universal City, CA, Tampa, Fl, and more. It will now continue its theatrical run until January 23, 2025.

More to come...

Source: Jagged Edge Productions and ITN Studios

Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare 5/10

Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare is a fantasy-horror film from the team at Jagged Edge Productions, the same group behind other horror parody films such as Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey. The film is a terrifying retelling of the original tale penned by J.M. Barrie in 1911.

Release Date February 24, 2025Rating Not Yet RatedRuntime 87 MinutesMain Genre HorrorGenres Adventure, Horror, FantasyCast Myles Perry, Evelyn Morris, Ardy Yusuf, Lucas Allermann, Kelly Rian Sanson, Adam Speers,...

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The Twisted Childhood Universe is only continuing to grow. Following on the heels of Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey and its sequel, the boy who won’t grow up is now the latest victim in an ongoing quest to traumatize everyone’s beloved childhood memories. This week sees the limited run of Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare, which may be the darkest installment in the Tcu to date and arguably the goriest.

While the Blood and Honey films openly embraced the aesthetic of ‘80s slashers like Friday the 13th, Neverland Nightmare draws clear inspiration from modern hits like The Black Phone, It, and the grimy, unpleasant aesthetic of Eli Roth’s body of work. As such, in a tonal departure for the franchise,...

Fans get a horrifying new look at the world of Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare.

Two new clips from the next entry in Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey director Rhys Frake-Waterfield's Twisted Childhood Universe were posted to YouTube by fan account Rgc on January 4. The clips show Martin Portlock's menacing Peter Pan terrorizing Michael and Wendy Darling, portrayed by Peter DeSouza-Feighoney and Megan Placito respectively, with tales of exactly what Neverland is and everything it has to offer the villain's next victims.

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Written and directed by Scott Jeffrey, Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare will mark the third entry in the Twisted Childhood Universe that began with Rhys-Wakefield's 2023 sleeper hit, Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey.

The Twisted Childhood Universe has been one of the most fascinating introductions to the horror genre in recent years, and Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare is its latest installment. Created by Rhys Frake-Waterfield, the franchise is composed of interconnected stories bringing horror-driven takes on iconic children's characters that are available in the public domain. The franchise began with the critically maligned Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey and continued with its generally better-received sequel, while six other movies are in various states of development and production.

Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare is a fantasy-horror film from the team at Jagged Edge Productions, the same group behind other horror parody films such as Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey. The film is a terrifying retelling of the original tale penned by J.M. Barrie in 1911.

Release Date February 24, 2025Runtime 87 MinutesGenres Adventure, Horror, FantasyCast Myles Perry, Evelyn Morris, Ardy Yusuf, Lucas Allermann, Kelly Rian Sanson, Adam Speers,...

Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey horror crossover Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble is bringing together characters like Pooh, Bambi, Pinocchio, and Peter Pan from the Twisted Childhood Universe. The movie is set to begin filming in March.

While details about the story are still a secret, the slasher film will show the monsters teaming up to face survivors from previous movies.

The franchise’s first installment, Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey, was met with a negative critical reception and a more mixed fan reception, though it turned a profit at the box office.

The movie’s quality was called into question, with criticisms directed at the script, acting, cinematography, and lack of humor; it also received five Golden Raspberry Awards. In response to this, Frake-Waterfield stated that he is determined to raise the standard with the future films in the franchise.

In March 2024, Jagged Edge Productions officially announced that the franchise will be titled The Twisted Childhood Universe,...

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Ned Luke in an interview with Dan Allen Gaming. | Image Credit: @DanAllenGaming/YouTube

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Last month, JoBlo Media and Octane Multimedia teamed up to launch a new YouTube channel named JoBlo TV, which hosts multiple feature films to watch for free throughout the week. The genres we’ll be focusing on at JoBlo TV are Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Thrillers – but for the month of October, we’re celebrating Halloween all month long with our JoBlotober event. It’s all horror all the time, and the latest batch of movies on the channel featured mummies, cults, and slashers.

The movies that have been released on JoBlo TV over the last week are Mummy Reborn (you can guess what sort of horror that one deals with), the supernatural cult horror film Blood Myth, and the slasher The Last Laugh.

Directed by Dan Allen, who also crafted the screenplay with Scott Chambers, Mummy Reborn has the following synopsis: When a group of teens in financial...

The team behind the Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey films expands their “Poohniverse” with upcoming films Pinocchio: Unstrung and Bambi: The Reckoning, and Jagged Edge Productions has shared the sales poster for their Bambi horror movie this afternoon.

The team tells us that Bambi: The Reckoning is being sold at the Toronto International Film Festival by ITN Films and Premiere Entertainment, with the film expected in early 2025.

While you wait for the trailer (it’s coming soon) find the official sales poster below.

Bambi: The Reckoning is being described as “Cujo meets Jurassic Park.”

In the film, “After a mother and son get in a car wreck, they soon become hunted by Bambi, a mutated grief-stricken deer on a deadly rampage seeking revenge for the death of his mother.”

Director Dan Allen (Unhinged) previews, “It’s gonna be terrifying. When people see a deer in the wild after this...

Bambi: The Reckoning follows a mother and son hunted by a vengeful deer after a car accident. The film is part of a trend in mascot horror, twisting childhood icons into sinister characters. Bambi: The Reckoning is by the same team that made Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey.

Bambi: The Reckoning has been given a new poster and a release window. Bambi: The Reckoning is an upcoming horror film that transforms the classic story of the young deer into something far more sinister, telling the tale of a mother and son whose car wreck turns even more nightmarish when they are stalked and hunted by a deer, Bambi, who goes on a deadly rampage after experiencing his own grief. Bambi: The Reckoning is directed by Dan Allen and features a leading cast including Roxanne McKee, Nicola Wright, Samira Mighty, Tom Mulheron, and Alex Cooke.

As per Bloody Disgusting, a poster and...

The team behind the Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey films expands their “Poohniverse” with the upcoming Bambi: The Reckoning, a fresh horror twist on the classic children’s property that turns the titular character into a vicious killing machine. Bloody Disgusting has been exclusively provided with the film’s official poster art, which you’ll find down below.

Bambi: The Reckoning is being described as “Cujo meets Jurassic Park.” The film is being sold for an early 2025 release by Premiere Entertainment and ITN Studios, we’re told this week.

In the film, “After a mother and son get in a car wreck, they soon become hunted by Bambi, a mutated grief-stricken deer on a deadly rampage seeking revenge for the death of his mother.”

Director Dan Allen (Unhinged) previews, “It’s gonna be terrifying. When people see a deer in the wild after this film they’re gonna run for the hills.

The iconic Bambi takes a terrifying turn into horror with Bambi: The Reckoning, part of a trend reimagining classic characters sinisterly. Twisted Childhood Universe creators hint at a Poohniverse collaboration with Freddy vs. Jason vibes, promises pure carnage and shock. The visionary Frake-Waterfield of Jagged Edge Productions teases a culminating horror ensemble with monstrosities uniting in Monsters Assemble.

The childhood classic Bambi is taking a dark turn into the horror genre with the upcoming release of Bambi: The Reckoning trailer. This film is part of a growing trend of reimagining iconic characters in a more sinister light, as seen in the Twisted Childhood Universe, which includes the recent success of Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 2.

Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 Not RatedHorrorThriller 3/5 Release DateMarch 26, 2024DirectorRhys Frake-WaterfieldCastScott Chambers, Ryan Oliva, Tallulah Evans, Simon Callow, Eddy MacKenzieRuntime100 MinutesWritersRhys Frake-Waterfield, Matt Leslie, A.A. MilneStudio(s)Jagged Edge ProductionsDistributor(s...

Establishing a shared cinematic universe is hard. Take Warner Bros. and DC's attempt at matching the success of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, for instance. Though it had some commercial successes, the DC Extended Universe ultimately disintegrated over the course of several recent box office bombs that included superheroic flop "The Flash." Then, there was Universal, with its ill-fated Dark Universe, which would have seen updated takes on classic Universal monsters inhabiting a shared timeline that would ultimately lead to some sort of monster team-up. Unfortunately, the whole thing failed almost instantly with the disappointment that was 2017's "The Mummy."

Now, with the almighty MCU even struggling to maintain its dominance amid the deluge of "content" being pumped out in its name, it seems harder than ever to construct and maintain a successful shared cinematic universe. But that won't stop horror director Rhys Frake-Waterfield, who is now threatening an entire interconnected...

Producers Rhys Frake-Waterfield and Scott Jeffrey are building a cinematic universe out of horror movies based on public domain family friendly stories – including Peter Pan: Neverland Nightmare, Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey, that film’s sequels, Pinocchio Unstrung, and Bambi: The Reckoning, which is inspired by Felix Salten’s 1923 novel Bambi, a Life in the Woods. The Bambi horror movie started filming back in January, aiming to make its way out into the world sometime this fall, and today a teaser trailer has arrived online. You can check it out in the embed above.

This movie is coming to us from ITN Studios and Jagged Edge Productions. Jeffrey and Frake-Waterfield are producing for Jagged Edge Productions. Stuart Alson and Nicole Holland serve as executive producers for ITN Studios. Roxanne McKee (Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines) leads the cast and is joined by Nicola Wright (Firenado), Tom Mulheron (Casualty), and Samira Mighty...

The brand new trailer for Bambi: The Reckoning has arrived, giving a first look at the latest Poohniverse installment entry that puts a horror twist on a classic children’s property.

It follows “Xana (Roxanne McKee) and her son Benji (Tom Mulheron) who find themselves in a car wreck and soon hunted down by the vicious killing machine, Bambi.”

That’s right. There’s nothing sweet and doe-eyed about Bambi this time. See for yourself in the teaser trailer below.

Filming on Bambi: The Reckoning kicked off on January 6, 2024 in England with a planned Fall 2024 release.

Director Dan Allen (Unhinged) previews, “It’s gonna be terrifying. When people see a deer in the wild after this film they’re gonna run for the hills. This film is about the death of childhoods as much as it’s gonna ruin childhoods Expect bloodshed, tears and rabbits… and one mean killer deer.

Gone are the days when Bambi was a cute, harmless, docile deer. Get ready for a rabid Bambi as the makers of Winnie the Pooh Blood and Honey expand their universe of reimagined legacy characters with Bambi: The Reckoning. The feature announced back in 2022 has now unveiled the first trailer, giving us a peak into this blood-filled reimagination. While the film is produced by Blood and Honey helmer Rhys Frake-Waterfield, it's directed by Dan Allen.

The Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey universe will be soon expanding. With big plans for next year, the universe will grow with the standalone film starring the beloved Disney character Bambi in Bambi: The Reckoning.

Umbrella Entertainment has just released the first look at the "vicious killing machine," Bambi. The short teaser, which is only one minute long, is filled with suspense and features only two scenes. One shows two men in the woods, hunting. As one of them tries to hit a bird tied to a tree and misses, the other asks if he ever shot a deer, before reminiscing that he did, once. The suspenseful teaser turns into a different scene, giving the first look at the villainous character as it attacks a car, perhaps the one the two hunters were driving.

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Ready for another horrorific take on a childhood favourite character? Watch the first Bambi: The Reckoning trailer here.

We recently reported that not only was Winnie The Pooh: Blood And Honey 3 in the works, but there was a larger cinematic universe, including a team-up movie, on the way. Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble will hit cinemas in 2025, but before that, we’ll get Bambi: The Reckoning.

That’s right, everyone’s favourite fawn, Bambi, is also getting the horror treatment and we now have our first look at the upcoming horror film.

Take a look at the Bambi: The Reckoning trailer below.

Granted, it’s only a 61-second teaser and only gives us a brief look at the film, but we do get a shot of the monstrous deer flipping a car over with its antlers. Say less, we’re in.

Here’s the short description that accompanies the film’s trailer...