Ice Nine Kills Are Making a Horror Movie and It’s Called “The Slashin’ of the Christ”

The news that Ice Nine Kills finished writing their first horror feature feels unreal in the best way. “The Slashin’ of the Christ” is officially scripted, and that alone puts this project past the point of gimmick territory. This is not a music video stretched into a movie. This is a band that has been building horror narratives for years finally crossing the line into full cinema.

If you’ve followed Ice Nine Kills past the surface level, this move makes total sense. Their albums have leaned heavily into slasher mythology, theatrical kills, and classic horror iconography. There’s DNA here from “A Nightmare on Elm Street,” “Friday the 13th,” and even the religious panic that once surrounded films like “The Exorcist.” They’ve always treated horror like storytelling, not just aesthetics.

What matters is that the band confirmed the script is done and they are actively talking to studios and discussing casting recognizable horror actors. That detail changes everything. This is not fan fiction. This is a real attempt to enter the horror film space with legitimacy.

Horror has a long history of musicians trying to jump mediums and failing hard. Think of how many shock musicians chased movies without understanding pacing, tension, or restraint. Ice Nine Kills at least understands genre language. Whether the movie works or not will come down to execution, but the intent is serious, and intent matters.

If this lands, it opens the door for horror to continue bleeding across music, film, and performance art in ways that feel earned instead of novelty driven.