Horrorfans who are tired of the same old kind of slasher story will want to check outIn A Violent Nature, which is now streaming on Shudder. The movie joined the platform known for scary and creepy stories on Friday September 13th 2024.

In A Violent Natureseemed so promising thatShudder got the distribution rights before the movie premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, which took place in January 2024. According toVariety, Samuel Zimmerman, the vice president of programming at Shudder, said:

A woman standing in the woods with Johnny the villain behind her in A Violent Nature

“We’re thrilled for you to meet Johnny, whose reign of terror honors the iconic subgenre while taking audiences on a singular and brutal new journey within it.”

Written and directed by Chris Nash,In A Violent Natureis told from the POV of the slasher villain Johnny (Ry Barrett).This is a fun and fresh twist onthe modern slasher genre, which usually focuses on the main characters, from the side players who get killed instantly to the final girl who makes it to the end credits. The movie has a 79% rating on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer and 45% on the Popcornmeter. Many reviews, including one fromPoylgon, praised the level of gore in the movie. Others enjoyed the practical effects in the movie.

Johnny in In A Violent Nature

Fans ofIn A Violent Naturewho couldn’t get enough will be glad to know there will be a sequel, whichVarietyreported in July 2024. Scott Shooman, the head of the AMC Networks film group, praised Johnny as “a new slasher icon” and said:

“With the sequel, we aim to prove that Johnny can be bigger, meaner, and his kills can only get more impressive.”

InA Violent Naturealso stars Charlotte Creaghan, Reece Presley, Andrea Pavlovic, Liam Leone, and Cameron Love. Its run time is 1 hour and 34 minutes.Manysolid horror movies areshorter than 90 minutes, and this clever slasher is the perfect length. Sinceaudiences watch the entire story through Johnny’s eyes, the movie stands out and feels powerful. Although audiences are used to sympathizing with a main character and that doesn’t happen here, that makes it an even more compelling viewing experience.

When reflecting on the mostfamous and iconic slasher villainsormemorable villains that could have led to a franchise, it’s clear that Johnny is one for the slasher history books. He has the right costume, including the creepy covering that he wears over his head, and he also targets people in the woods, which also explains the clever title.

In an interview withTime Magazine, writer/director Nash shared more of the background behindIn A Violent Nature. He shared that he thought about a unique way that Johnny could use weapons since so many slasher villains have had machetes or axes and also said that the movie is a way to honor the tradition of the subgenre. He said

“We just moved the camera to a different spot. We didn’t want to make this a mockery or a satire of what a slasher traditionally is. We wanted to pay homage to those films.”