SPOILER ALERT: This story contains major spoilers about “ Longlegs ,” now playing in theaters. Even before its release, critics and horror fans who saw director Osgood Perkins ‘ serial killer thriller “Longlegs” praised it as one of the darkest, most sinister movies in recent memory. Now that the film is finally in theaters, audience members can check it out for themselves, but it’s safe to say: The horror hype is real.
From Nicolas Cage ’s performance as a demented serial killer to the pitch-perfect dark ending, “Longlegs” will leave even the staunchest horror aficionados stunned. The murder mystery has twists galore, and people going into the movie blind won’t be able to predict how it ends up. Perkins sat down with Variety to discuss the ending, but those who want to go into the movie unspoiled should tread carefully.
Ready? It’s eventually revealed in “Longlegs” that FBI agent Lee Harker (Maika Monroe) has a personal connection to Cage’s killer. After it’s teased in the film’s prologue, Lee later realizes that Longlegs visited her home as a child on her birthday, just like he does for all of his victims. Though, for some reason, she survived.
During her investigation, Lee connects the dots that Longlegs must have had an accomplice for all of his gruesome murders. But who? After the FBI captures him, Longlegs tells Lee to talk to her mother Ruth (Alicia Witt). He then brutally smashes his face on the table after his interrogation, killing hi.
