Longlegs is blowing up discussions even time after hitting theaters.

Longlegs has been out for a while now and somehow the conversation is still getting louder. This movie didn’t just drop and disappear. It lingered. It crawled. It stayed in the group chats the same way Hereditary did when people walked out confused and terrified at the same time.

Fans keep arguing over which part messed them up the most. Some swear the tone feels like early 2000s psychological horror. Others say the final stretch hits that same uncomfortable energy you get from watching The Ring alone at night. And Nicolas Cage becoming that character… yeah. That performance is already getting meme’d to hell and praised at the same time. Only horror fans can roast and worship in one breath.

What’s wild is how many people walked in expecting a straightforward serial-killer movie and walked out talking about symbolism, mythology and that weird creeping feeling behind the scenes. It’s the kind of film that gets better or worse depending on who you talk to, which always makes horror culture more fun.

It reminds me of how Barbarian had people fighting online for months. Same thing here. Everyone thinks they cracked the film’s intent, tone, structure, influences. Some people are calling it the best horror of the year, others call it overhyped. That’s how you know a movie hit a nerve.

Let me know if you want me to rewrite the article batch to replace Longlegs entirely with other recent releases.