Summary

  • It's a Wonderful Knife, starring Justin Long is a twisted comedy-horror that takes inspiration from It's A Wonderful Life.
  • The trailer from RLJE Films offers a first glimpse at a new slasher movie.
  • It's a Wonderful Knife will arrive in time for the holiday season.

A new trailer has been released for the upcoming holiday slasher film It’s a Wonderful Knife. Starring Justin Long, It’s a Wonderful Knife is a comedy-horror with a twist on the classic film It’s a Wonderful Life. It’s a Wonderful Knife will be released on November 10.

Dropped by RLJE Films, the It’s a Wonderful Knife trailer gives the first look at the holiday slasher.

In the trailer, It’s a Wonderful Life shows Winnie Carruthers, who wishes that she had never been born. Set to the tune of “Jingle Bells,” the It’s a Wonderful Knife trailer follows Winnie as she discovers a series of murders in her hometown and attempts to stop the killer in his tracks.

It’s a Wonderful Knife Follows A Trend of Horror Parody

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As mentioned in the trailer, It’s a Wonderful Knife has the same producers as the 2020 Vince Vaughn film Freaky. Taking on a similar twisted approach, Freaky retells the classic body-swap film Freaky Friday and turns it into a horror narrative wherein high school student Millie swaps bodies with a middle-aged serial killer. The film gained a decent following, and Freaky 2 has since been announced. Freaky and It’s a Wonderful Knife are two of several recent horror films that take a similar approach. Freaky director Christopher Landon previously made a Groundhog Day inspired horror movie in 2017 titled Happy Death Day.

It’s a Wonderful Knife sees director Tyler MacIntyre at the helm. It’s a Wonderful Knife seems to push and pull with the source material in similar ways as did Happy Death Day and Freaky. The wish-one-had-never-been-born framework remains, and elements such as the presence of angels are borrowed from It’s a Wonderful Life, while original horror elements are also introduced.

While it can partially rely on the cult success of its predecessors, It’s a Wonderful Knife is also being released at a good moment for horror parody. 2023 brought the infamous Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey, which posited the likes of Pooh Bear and Piglet in more grotesque scenarios. While based on starkly different material, It’s a Wonderful Knife could do well riding the recent tidal wave of both horror parody and its predecessors.

Source: RLJE Films