Our take
Eli Roth's extreme horror sends a demonic ice cream vendor to a summer town where cursed treats turn children into axe-wielding killers; 18-rated gore includes decapitations, torture, suicide, and sustained peril involving kids.
Story (may spoil tone)
An idyllic summer town descends into madness when an ice cream man serves kids sweet delights with horrifying results.
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Details
Violence Graphic violence runs throughout: stabbings, decapitations, severed lim…
Graphic violence runs throughout: stabbings, decapitations, severed limbs, skull injuries, suffocation, and children attacking adults with weapons after eating cursed ice cream
Language Frequent strong language including f-word throughout, plus milder profa…
Frequent strong language including f-word throughout, plus milder profanity and a rude gesture
Sex / nudity Occasional sex references including one to pornography. No nudity highl…
Occasional sex references including one to pornography. No nudity highlighted in board notes
Drugs / alcohol References to teenagers buying marijuana appear. No sustained drug misu…
References to teenagers buying marijuana appear. No sustained drug misuse scenes noted
Frightening Sustained intense threat sequences feature people chased and attacked.…
Sustained intense threat sequences feature people chased and attacked. Horror-comedy tone does not soften the gore for sensitive viewers
Self-harm / suicide A suicide occurs with bloody aftermath detail
A suicide occurs with bloody aftermath detail
Sexual violence Discreet references to child sexual abuse are without graphic depiction
Discreet references to child sexual abuse are without graphic depiction
Child peril / abuse Children are central to the horror: they eat cursed treats, turn violen…
Children are central to the horror: they eat cursed treats, turn violent, and are placed in extreme peril throughout the small-town massacre
Bullying / discrimination A discriminatory insult ('retard') is used
A discriminatory insult ('retard') is used
Gore / death / weapons Gore is explicit: severed heads and limbs, exposed intestines, brain ma…
Gore is explicit: severed heads and limbs, exposed intestines, brain matter, caved-in skulls, fire attacks, and axe use by possessed children
Dangerous behaviour Horror premise may disturb rather than invite imitation, but graphic we…
Horror premise may disturb rather than invite imitation, but graphic weapon use by children could still affect impressionable viewers
Eating disorders / body image References to a teenage girl having an eating disorder, not detailed or…
References to a teenage girl having an eating disorder, not detailed or frequent
Mental health No mental health found in this title
No mental health found in this title
Gambling No gambling found in this title
No gambling found in this title
Grief / bereavement Parents and community members are killed; family loss is implicit in th…
Parents and community members are killed; family loss is implicit in the child-versus-parent massacre premise