Fans and critics alike of the horror genre have been calling Osgood Perkins’ serial killer thriller Longlegs one of the darkest and most sinister movies to be recently released. Now that the film is in theaters, the hype around the film has only grown. According to Variety, Nicolas Cage’s performance as a serial killer and its wonderfully dark ending make Longlegs so effective at leaving even longtime horror fans stunned. Moreover, the murder mystery has enough twists to keep viewers guessing til the end. 

Perkins admitted in an interview with Variety that the movie was originally built around the Longlegs character, saying that the character was one he had tried to fit into other projects but never quite found the right fit for. Perkins was also asked about the satanic dolls featured in the film though he declined to answer saying “It’s part of the playfulness of the devil.” 

As for the ending, Perkins admitted that it was supposed to be tragic. Telling Variety, “One of the fun things about using the devil as your villain is that the devil never really goes for world domination. The devil always feels like, ‘I’ll just fuck with this person, I’ll wreck this family, I’ll mess this kid up, I’ll torment this priest.’ It’s never like, ‘I’m going to eat the Vatican.’ It never gets to that point for me with the devil.”