A new horror movie featuring Winnie the Pooh has been announced. Despite the negative reviews of the first installment, blood and honey, which won a razzle award, the film was a box office success and spawned a sequel, which has received slightly better reviews than the original.
Now, the franchise's producers are already planning a third installment, promising a bigger budget and the introduction of new characters from the original Winnie-the-Pooh stories.
The creators of these public-domain exploiting horror movies have also announced plans for several other children's movie-inspired slashers, including Bambi: The Reckoning, Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare, Pinocchio Unstrung, Mickey vs Winnie and Piglet's Return.
These movies will eventually combine in 2025's Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble, where the monsters will join forces to take down the world.
It seems that when you don't have to pay the creators of an existing IP, you can churn out movies quickly and cheaply. You also have plenty of other options if you like your beloved childhood characters being turned into horror villains.