Among the upcoming movies in the Twisted Childhood Universe is Pinocchio: Unstrung, and its already better than Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey in one important and disturbing way. The horror genre has been defined by different trends in recent years, and a controversial one is horror adaptations of childrens stories and characters. The trend gained a lot of attention and force with Rhys Frake-Waterfileds Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey, and though it was a critical failure, it was a box office hit, leading to a sequel and a shared universe.

The Twisted Childhood Universe will bring together horror movies based on childrens media that can now be adapted freely to different styles and more. Before the crossover event Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble, the audience will meet the horror versions of Peter Pan, Bambi, and Pinocchio, the latters movie being currently in production. Pinocchio: Unstrung will give a disturbing twist to the already chaotic wooden puppet,...