The film’s plot involves a thirty-year-long chain of murders that look like family annihilations or suicides. The hook is that Longlegs is pulling the strings without ever pulling the trigger. This appeals to the generation obsessed with Zodiac, Bundy, and Mindhunter .
The marketing for Longlegs cleverly obscured the face of its villain, and for good reason. The character of Longlegs is a creation of pure nightmare fuel, brought to life by an almost unrecognizable Nicolas Cage. Longlegs