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Image via Jagged Edge Productions A new horror offering has gone viral, as beloved children’s characters Winnie the Pooh and Piglet turn murderous in Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey. The well-known world created by author A. A. Milne recently became public domain, so of course it didn’t take long for the chubby, honey-loving bear to go from that to a murderous, nightmare-inducing monster that’s out for blood. The writer/director of this crazy slash-fest, Rhys Waterfield, spoke with Dread Central about why the…

Fans have both praised and criticised the concept of the forthcoming horror film, Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey.The usually cuddly children’s character is being reinterpreted in a sinister way in Rhys Frake-Waterfield’s violent cinematic movie.Instead of the Winnie the Pooh with a jolly outlook and vibrant red t-shirt that many will be familiar with, this version of the animated bear has a dark agenda and can be seen wearing a checked shirt with suspenders.The classic children’s story character, created by AA Milne,…

Image via Jagged Edge Productions. Now that a horror film is forthcoming based on A.A. Milne’s beloved children’s books about a stuffed bear who lives in the Hundred Acre Wood, movie fans aren’t necessarily expecting a cinema masterpiece with Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey, but they are excited for what is sure to be a necessary entry in the schlock subgenre. The Jagged Edge Productions film, from writer-director Rhys Frake-Waterfield, follows Pooh and Piglet as they go on a rampage after Christopher Robin…

A new film will apparently transform the much-loved children’s character Winnie the Pooh into a horror figure.The animated bear, who is usually portrayed as cuddly and kind, receives a sinister makeover in the forthcoming picture Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey.Pooh Bear, created by AA Milne, entered the public domain earlier this year on 1 January when the copyright on the book, initially issued in 1926, expired.This means that the character is available for use without permission of the author’s estate and can be…