The Twisted Childhood Universe

Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey (2023)

The first film in the franchise, Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey, follows the characters Winnie-the-Pooh and Piglet as murderous, misanthropic villains.^[17] The film began development after the original Winnie-the-Pooh book entered the public domain in 2022.^[2] Originally slated for an October 2022 release date, the film became viral after its announcement, and increased publicity motivated reshoots and a 2023 cinematic release.^[3]

Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey was released in the United Kingdom on 10 March 2023.^[18] It made $7.7 million worldwide on a budget of $50,000.

Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 (2024)

In June 2022, Frake-Waterfield expressed interest in creating a sequel, and stated he wants to "ramp it up even more and go even crazier and go even more extreme".^[19] In November 2022, he announced a sequel, titled Winnie-the-Pooh 2, was in development with him returning as director and writer, on a budget five times larger than the previous installment;^[20] it would later be confirmed the budget had increased to ten times larger than the first film.^[21] In September 2023, teaser images were released,^[22][23][24] and it was revealed the film will not feature the same cast as its predecessor.^[25] The sequel commenced principal photography in late 2023.^[26]

Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 received a limited theatrical release in the U.S. from 26 to 28 March 2024;^[27] and a theatrical release in the United Kingdom on 7 June 2024.^[28] It made $7.6 million worldwide on a budget of $500,000.

Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare (2025)

In November 2022, a horror movie revolving around the title character from Peter Pan was announced as being in development; with Rhys Frake-Waterfield and Scott Chambers once again serving as producers.^[29] Chambers was later announced to be the director from a script he wrote, with the filmmaker stating the movie will take inspiration from a combination of French cinema, High Tension and The Black Phone.^[30] The plot centres on Wendy's search for her brother Michael, who has been abducted by Peter Pan and Tinker Bell.^[31] Frake-Waterfield stated Tinker Bell will be "heavily obese and recovering from drugs",^[32] while Chambers stated the character is "hooked on heroin and convinced it's Pixie Dust".^[31][33] Chambers revealed in June 2024 that the film would tonally be "extremely darker" than the Blood and Honey films, dealing with themes of child abduction.^[34]

Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare was released in the United States on 13 January 2025,^[35] and in the United Kingdom on 24 February 2025.^[36] It made $1.6 million worldwide on a budget of £250,000–£310,000.

Bambi: The Reckoning (2025)

In November 2022, a horror film centered on the titular character from Bambi, a Life in the Woods was announced as being in development. It was directed by Dan Allen, from a script written by Rhys Warrington. Rhys Frake-Waterfield and Scott Chambers once again served as producers. The plot follows a woman named Xana and her son named Benji, who must fight to survive when they find themselves as prey to a mutated, grieving, killing machine of a deer following a car wreck. Officially titled Bambi: The Reckoning, the movie was developed by ITN Studios and Jagged Edge Productions.^[37][38] Chambers described the film as "an incredibly dark retelling of the 1928 story we all know and love. Finding inspiration from the design used in Netflix's The Ritual, Bambi will be a vicious killing machine that lurks in the wilderness."^[39] Allen in April 2025 revealed the film would be themed around the "loss of innocence" and the "death of childhood."^[40]

Bambi: The Reckoning was released theatrically on 25 July 2025 in the United States by Seismic Releasing,^[41][42] and in the United Kingdom on 15 August 2025.^[43] It made $2.3 million worldwide on a budget of £250,000–£325,000.

Pinocchio Unstrung (2026)

In January 2024, it was announced a horror film centered around the titular character from The Adventures of Pinocchio was in development. With the release of the first promotional concept art, the project was officially titled Pinocchio Unstrung.^[44][45][46] The film focuses on James, the grandson of Geppetto, who meets Geppetto's marionette puppet named Pinocchio, that through magical means is alive. Introducing him to the outside world, the naïveté of Pinocchio sends him on a murderous crusade to eliminate all things he interprets as bad. In November 2024, Robert Englund was cast as the Cricket, while Richard Brake was cast as Geppetto.^[47] The director described the film as a "dark coming-of-age story told from the puppet's perspective: a creation struggling for autonomy while manipulated by the sinister forces around him, from Robert Englund's sinister "Jiminy Cricket" to Richard Brake's obsessive Geppetto".^[48]

Pinocchio Unstrung had its world premiere at the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival on 11 April 2026,^[49][50] and was released in the United States on July 24. It was previously stated to be released in 2025.^{[45][51][44][52]}

Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 3 (TBA)

In March 2024, shortly after the second film's release, it was announced that Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 3 had entered development. The film will have a larger budget than its predecessors and will include the Heffalumps and the Woozles.^[55] In January 2025, franchise producer Scott Chambers stated the movie would be a part of the studio's second phase of movies; which will release after Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble.^[56] By April 2026, however, the film was stated to be releasing before Poohniverse.^[57] By August 2025, it was reported that Chambers would direct the film, from a screenplay by Richard Stanley.^[53][58] In March 2026, Roger L. Jackson was cast as the voice of Rabbit. Chambers and Lewis Santer will reprise their roles as Christopher Robin and Tigger, respectively, while George Montague replaced Ryan Oliva as Winnie-the-Pooh.^[57][59] Stanley in May 2026 revealed that he was cast as Balthazar Von Woozle, the film's main antagonist.^[60] In July 2026, it was revealed by Chambers that the film would serve as a prequel to the first two films, set sometime after the first movie’s prologue and before the present day storyline.^[61]

In April 2026, one of the official social media pages of the franchise announced that an adaptation of The Little Mermaid will feature in the movie as a part of the Woozle's Circus.^[62] Principal photography was tentatively scheduled for that month,^[63] while an official production announcement teaser debuted on April 23, which was the first day of filming.^[64] Filming eventually concluded in May.^[65]

Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble (TBA)

In March 2024, the franchise's first crossover film was announced with the official title of Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble, with the font of the title parodying The Avengers (titled Avengers Assemble in the United Kingdom and Ireland) from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The plot will include characters from each of the preceding installments, as the murderous versions of characters from children's fairytales team-up to hunt down the individual survivors of their massacres and seek to take over the world in the process. The team of nightmarish monsters will include returning characters such as Winnie-the-Pooh, Tigger, Piglet, Owl, Bambi, Peter Pan, Tinker Bell, Hook, Pinocchio, and the Cricket; while also introducing Rabbit, Sleeping Beauty, the Mad Hatter, Cheshire Cat, and others to the cast. Rhys Frake-Waterfield will serve as director, in addition to producing alongside Scott Chambers.^[14] In December 2024, Scott Chambers announced Mary Poppins will also appear in the movie.^[66] The following month he stated she, Peter Pan, and Mad Hatter will be the three most villainous characters of the film.^[67] In January 2025, one of the franchise's official social media pages announced that the French-Belgium comic strip character Tintin will appear in the film after his earliest incarnations entered the public domain on January 1, 2025.^[68][69] Frake-Waterfield in June 2026 described the film as "kooky, crazy and fun," and expressed belief that they were "the first people to ever have a film like this in the horror world."^[70]

Principal photography is scheduled to commence sometime in 2026. Frake-Waterfield expressed hope that they would start filming either in late 2026 or early 2027.^[70]

Awakening Sleeping Beauty (TBA)

After previously being listed on the studio's IMDb production page, Jagged Edge Productions confirmed in March 2024 that Awakening Sleeping Beauty is one of the projects being developed as a part of the Twisted Childhood Universe film franchise.^[71][72] The studio later shared posters for the upcoming installments of the franchise at the Cannes Film Festival, including the Sleeping Beauty movie in May of the same year.^[73]

Snow White Returns (TBA)

In May 2024 during the Cannes Film Festival, Jagged Edged Productions revealed the teaser posters for upcoming installments of The Twisted Childhood Universe; officially announcing Snow White Returns as a part of the lineup.^[73]

Alice & The Mad Hatter (TBA)

In January 2025, Scott Chambers stated after being featured as one of the primary evils of Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble, the Mad Hatter will feature in an upcoming standalone movie.^[67] Later that month, the producer announced the project's official title as Alice & The Mad Hatter.^[74] The filmmaker explained that the project will centre around the franchise's version of Alice, who is pursued by an obsessed Mad Hatter because of her work as an escort for an agency named the White Rabbit. Chambers stated the movie will be part of the franchise's second phase of movies, expressing his intentions to direct, while citing other horror movies as creative inspiration including Opera, Maniac, and MaXXXine.^[56]

Tigger's Return (TBA)

In January 2025, franchise producer Scott Chambers announced as part of the studio's second phase of movies, a spin-off of the Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey movies centered around Tigger. The project will enter production following the release of Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble. The producer explained the audience's reception to the character as the reason the character getting his own installment.^[56]

Untitled Mary Poppins film (TBA)

In January 2025, franchise producer Chambers announced as a part of the franchise's future slate of films, Mary Poppins will receive a standalone movie following an introduction in Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble; while also stating the story will depict the character as a kidnapper.^[67]

Untitled Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare sequel (TBA)

In January 2025, writer/director Scott Chambers announced plans for a sequel to Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare, acknowledging that its realization is dependent on the first movie's box office performance. The filmmaker stated he had completed the script with the plot exploring Neverland as a real location within the continuity of the franchise, despite the first movie intentionally misleading audiences to infer that it was merely a hallucination that Peter Pan experiences while he is under the influence of drug abuse.^[75]