Weapons has become one of the year's most talked-about horror films since it hit cinemas last week

This article contains major spoilers for the film Weapons.

If you’re one of the thousands who have already sat down to watch Weapons since its release last week, chances are you’re still thinking about that gripping finale.

After keeping us all guessing about the disappearance of 17 students from the same elementary school class throughout most of the film, screenwriter and director Zach Cregger finally begins unravelling the mystery as the movie nears its end.

We soon learn that the children’s disappearance is linked to the arrival of their classmate Alex’s “aunt” Gladys.

She quickly works her dark magic on Alex’s family, putting his parents into a catatonic state and leaving him to care for them, while she seemingly feeds off them.

After this proves not to work, she includes him in her scheme, which is when the dramatic “vanishing” transpires.

Last week, the filmmaker behind Weapons told The Hollywood Reporter that the “final chapter of this movie” is “autobiographical”,........

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