Weapons director Zach Cregger recently explained the origin of Amy Madigan’s character, Aunt Gladys. Apart from Madigan, the movie features Josh Brolin, Julia Garner, Benedict Wong, and Alden Ehrenreich.

Exploring Weapons' most mysterious character would be a huge mistake given how much damage it could retroactively do to Weapons itself.

Weapons director Zach Cregger recently explained the origin of Amy Madigan’s character, Aunt Gladys. Apart from Madigan, the movie features Josh Brolin, Julia Garner, Benedict Wong, and Alden Ehrenreich.

As it turns out, the mystery in "Weapons" centers around both Alex and his "aunt," the mysterious and bizarre Gladys (an absolutely astoundingly transformed Amy Madigan). Gladys, who is either Alex's aunt or great-aunt (depending on when you ask her),

Director of Weapons Zack Cregger spoke to Vanity Fair and explained more about Gladys, where she came from and what she represents – as well as how Amy Madigan influenced a lot of the decisions around how to play her. He explains how Gladys and her witchcraft represent alcoholism and claims it to be autobiographical to his own childhood.

Weapons has been called many things since its release. It's been called disturbing, bold, and even hypnotic. But perhaps the most accurate word is 'unsettling'.

If you’ve already seen Weapons , you know that Aunt Gladys is one of the creepiest horror villains in recent memory. But where did she come from? According to Zach Cregger , the director behind this year’s massive horror hit,

Not even one week after Zach Cregger’s new horror movie Weapons hit screens, the director is already thinking about making a prequel based on the movie’s chilling villain. Warning, this article contains spoilers for Weapons,

The main villain of Weapons is one of the oddest parts of the film, and here is everything we know about the character and what their plan is.