Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey

Yes, a Winnie the Pooh horror movie is on the way, with the unofficial indie movie turning Pooh and Piglet into murderous monsters.

“Because they’ve had to fend for themselves so much, they’ve essentially become feral,” the filmmaker continued. And yes, that’s an evil Piglet on the art as well… Rhys Frake-Waterfield directed the film, and Dread Central has scored the poster art today.

The images depicted nightmarish versions of the beloved Pooh Bear and Piglet stalking their victims, clearly having traded in honey for blood. Now, Dread ...

Under Jagged Edge Productions, run by Waterfield and co-producer Scott Jeffrey, Blood and Honey's budget is a close-kept secret, but the director tells audiences not to expect a "Hollywood-level production." In a Toy Story 3 arc, Waterfield gives Pooh Bear a bit of an edge when his former owner no longer cares for his childhood toys, and since Piglet is typically game for whatever shenanigans Winnie the Pooh gets into, he's joining in on the rampage. It seems the film may be exactly what the images suggest: an eccentric and bloody re-imagining of a classic children's tale. Now in its post-production phase, Waterfield and the crew shot for only 10 days in a location in England, not far from the Ashdown Forest that inspired English author A.A. Milne's collection of short stories. This frightening new poster sees our rumbly-tumbly pal Winnie the Pooh (Craig David Dowsett) exchanging his honey pots for a sledgehammer dripping with blood. Now, Dread Central has shared an exclusive new poster for the film, and it is every bit as horrifying as you would expect.

Earlier this year, Winnie the Pooh and all related characters entered the public domain, allowing anyone to bring to life any story they'd like with the ...

Stay tuned for details on Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey. "It's scary but there's also funny bits because there's shots of Winnie the Pooh in a car and seeing him with his little ears behind the wheel and like slowly going over there [to kill her.]" And we wanted to go between the two," Waterfield recalled.

The movie follows Pooh and Piglet as they go on a rampage after being abandoned by their beloved owner, Christopher Robin.

The movie has, unfortunately, not announced a release date… Finally, any horror movie takes on a classic children’s tale will undoubtedly be both the best and worst thing to ever happen. Another certainty is that Disney is going to keep making Pixar sequels movies even though the nostalgia train has left the station.