The Orange Unicorn Nightmare

Horror movies were popular this year. From “Obsession,” directed and written by Curry Barker, to the recent release, “Other Mommy,” directed by Rob Savage, there’s been a lot of variety. “Buddy,” directed by Casper Kelly, was my most recent watch. According to Time, “Buddy” hit theaters after a successful premiere at Sundance Film Festival earlier this year. Seeing a giant, fluffy orange unicorn host a 1990s-style kids show made me question whether the film would even qualify as horror. The film takes place in a theater set, with the playhouse where Buddy lives. The opening scene, with a smiling unicorn and a group of kids following the cuddly monster around, immediately made me think of “Barney & Friends” in an unsettling way. I expected the horror to come later, but that wasn’t the case. When a boy named Josh refuses to dance, Buddy’s solution is to give him dancing shoes to groove in.

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