Pooh and Piglet are members of The Fair Folk
- They were always murderous monsters until Christopher Robin stumbled into their lands and transformed them into the more familiar versions through sheer childhood innocence. His leaving caused them to revert to their normal forms, but remember the fun and happiness they felt as his friends. They can't feel it anymore and have gone berserk.
- If true other bits of old fae lore could fit easily into the plot. As an innocent child, Christopher Robin could have unintentionally invoked Sacred Hospitality and guest rights, which would keep him safe in the Hundred Acre Wood if it was Pooh and the company's domain. Feeding fae also curries their favor, which would have kept him welcome. But if he were to make a foolish promise, say, that he would never be gone too long, it would absolutely be in a fae's nature to exact truly nasty retribution for a broken promise.
- This would also play to the ending where Christopher Robin is the sole survivor despite the fact Pooh and Piglet had plenty of time to kill him. If they were indeed bound by a pact of hospitality their only recourse would be to imprison and torture their former friend instead.
- If true other bits of old fae lore could fit easily into the plot. As an innocent child, Christopher Robin could have unintentionally invoked Sacred Hospitality and guest rights, which would keep him safe in the Hundred Acre Wood if it was Pooh and the company's domain. Feeding fae also curries their favor, which would have kept him welcome. But if he were to make a foolish promise, say, that he would never be gone too long, it would absolutely be in a fae's nature to exact truly nasty retribution for a broken promise.
Eeyore killed himself
- He's meant to represent depression and he's dead by the time the movie begins, so there's a good chance he decided to end it all. What's more, Eeyore's suicide could have been spurred on by Christopher Robin "abandoning" his friends, which could be what motivated Pooh and Piglet's bloodlust.
- Adding to this, it was Eeyore who lethally insisted that he be eaten first.
- Jossed by the director: no longer getting food from Christopher Robin, Pooh, and Piglet were forced to become vicious animals and ate him. Alive.
Christopher Robin is the killer
- As a young boy he spent time in the Hundred Acre Woods to get away from troubles in his real life. Instead of seeking proper help, he pushed himself further and further into the delusions of his animal friends. Eventually, he snapped and became a killer, but even then cannot separate himself from his happiest memories. Killing Eeyore represented rejecting his feelings of guilt and depression and embracing the worst parts of himself.
Pooh and Piglet are actually human beings
- Confirmed in the sequel. The Crossbreeds were all human children kidnapped by a scientist who spliced them with animal DNA. In fact, Pooh is Christopher Robin's twin brother, Billy.
Parts of Pooh and Piglet's original selves will appear
The idea of Winnie-the-Pooh being a killer is a shock on its own, but they need to include moments that make it clear this is still Pooh in some way, or it would be easy to just view them as standard killers in masks. To make it more apparent that these are corruptions of the familiar characters, it would make sense to include (as an example) Pooh and Piglet demonstrating some of their old personality quirks, such as Pooh observing how he has "very little brain" (maybe now emphasizing his appetite in the process) or Piglet talking about his alleged grandfather "Trespassers William". It may even go so far as to include moments where the personalities of the 'original' Pooh and Piglet come to the fore, suggesting that some part of them is just as afraid of what they've become as everyone else but they just can't stop themselves.- Jossed. Pooh and Piglet act nothing as they do in the books, and in fact are mostly dead silent.
Pooh and Piglet are not the real villains
It will turn out that they are Well Intentioned Extremists who have become dangerous to ward off an Eldritch Abomination version of the Heffalumps.- Jossed.
At least one member of the Hundred Acre Wood crew is still good
Especially if it's one of the herbivorous animals.- If so, we won't see them until the sequel. At the time of the film's release only Pooh, Piglet, and Eeyore are in the public domain and therefore available to use. The rest become available later in 2023 or 2024.
- Rabbit and Owl are named and appear in the animated intro but don't appear in the rest of the film.
Other classic fairy tales, mythological characters, and Dark Parody versions of childrens' characters that could appear in the Shared Universe
We already have Winnie the Pooh, Bambi with Bambi: The Reckoning, and Peter Pan with Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare. Who could be next? Most of these would have to wait until they reach the public domain, but when the time comes...- Santa Claus. Evil Santa's in film isn't really much of a unique take, but something that like would fit well for what Rhys is going for. It can either be that Santa was always evil or perhaps it's some strange demon taking a form similar to Saint Nick.
- Very, VERY loose parodies of both Teletubbies and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Waterfield has admitted that he'd like to do horror-esque versions of both properties
but is afraid copyright could get in the way. But, considering how The Mean One managed to dodge a lawsuit by Dr. Seuss' estate, you could make an argument Rhys could try to find a way to do something similar and get both off the ground, though he might be walking a tightrope by doing so. - A busty 20-something Not-So-Little Red Riding Hood and her bounty hunter boyfriend work together to hunt down werewolves.
- Cinderella as an Assassin’s Creed-like assassin, complete with her own version of Eagle Vision.
- A grown-up Alice similar to her American Mcgee counterpart.
- Dorothy reimagined as a Jill Valentine-esque counterterrorist. With the Wicked Witch as a female version of Albert Wesker.
- Tin Man will be Dorothy's answer to Chris Redfield, Scarecrow will be the Barry Burton of the group, The Lion will basically be Brad Vickers if he survived, and a new character in the form of Dorothy's sister will be a Rebecca Chambers-esque combat medic.
- A very loose adaptation of Ronald McDonald as a dangerous sentient zombie.
- A very loose adaptation of Grimace as a violently milkshake-addicted cryptid.
- A very loose adaptation of Hamburglar as a rapist with cartoon physics powers.
- A young blonde petite US National Guardswoman code-named “Goldilocks” who has to hunt down three Neo-Nazi anthropomorphic bears (who may or may not resemble Pooh).
- Three chubby male FBI agents code-named “The Three Little Pigs” who must hunt down a Neo-Confederate werewolf.
- A busty redhead Department of Homeland Security agent code-named “Little Red Riding Hood” must hunt down a Neo-Imperial Japanese werewolf.
- A young blonde female sheriff who is nick-named “Cinderella” by her townspeople must hunt down her evil stepmother who turns out to be a vampire.
- A very loose adaptation of Code Lyoko with XANA acting as a digital version of Freddy Krueger.
- A very bloody, gory, and loose adaptation of Plants vs. Zombies where the protagonist is a gardener equivalent of Frank West and some of the plants are allies to the protagonist while others just want to exploit the zombie outbreak.
- A very loose adaptation of Mega Man where Megaman is a human in Powered Armor that can copy powers from enemy robots and the enemy robots are sci-fi machine versions of classic slasher monsters.
- A very loose adaptation of Sonic the Hedgehog where Sonic is a Human Alien with super-speed and he's being hunted down by ultra-violent anti-alien racists with Super-Soldier serums in their blood.
- A very loose adaptation of Archie where Archie and his Pals N' Gals have to fight against a Jason Voorhees expy and the killer cult that commands said Expy.
- A very loose adaptation of Danny Phantom where the enemy ghosts are much more brutal and sadistic than their cartoon counterparts. Danny still gets to be the hero, but he will be put through the wringer, so to speak.
- A very loose adaptation of Invader Zim that features a much more menacing version of Zim (and GIR as either a giant hulking robot mook or a savage dog) trying to Take Over the World, with an older Dib and Gaz trying to stop them.
- A very loose adaptation of Rugrats where the babies are put in mortal danger.
- A very loose adaptation of Total Drama Island where the contestants are left stranded on Camp Wawanakwa and have to fight to the death in a Deadly Game with Chris as the Killer Game Master.
- Comic relief characters like Owen, Lindsay, and Geoff die quickly and brutally.
- Katie and Sadie die together. So does one of the couples.
- Noah tries to use his smarts to escape the island, but is executed by one of Chris' goons for "refusing to play the game".
- DJ refuses to kill anyone, but is mauled and devoured by wild animals.
- Most likely to have blood on their hands by the end are Duncan, Courtney, Heather, Eva, Izzy, and mutant Ezekiel.
- Gwen is the Final Girl.
- And to top it all off, there’s a twist where it turns out Chris is working for Vought. Yes, the very SAME Vought from The Boys.
- To make matters even worse, Chris has Compound V in his system.
- Gwen joins The Boys vigilante group and even starts to find Frenchie attractive, putting her at odds with Kimiko.
- Gwen will also gain Compound V. Her power would be super-speed, symbolizing her desire to escape deadly situations.
- Doubtful as this is still an Indie production and the show is being helmed by Amazon.
- To be fair, this hypothetical installment of the “fucked up versions of children’s entertainment” universe does NOT have to be an indie installment. It could be the first mainstream installment set in this shared universe in the form of a special movie made in collaboration with Amazon.
- A very loose adaptation of Dexter's Laboratory where Dexter accidentally creates a horrific monster in his lab.
- A slightly less loose adaptation of Courage the Cowardly Dog where Courage has to protect his owners from the monsters and abominations haunting Nowhere.
- A very loose adaptation of Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends where a child dreams up a monster imaginary friend that goes on a mindless rampage, or it could follow a similar plotline to Blood and Honey with the imaginary friends seeking revenge on the children who abandoned them.
- A very loose adaptation of Steven Universe with more focus on the gem monsters, forced fusions, corruption, the Cluster, a more menacing Jasper, a more overtly villainous Peridot, and/or an insane Lapis who is a yandere for Steven.
- A very loose adaptation of Ed, Edd n Eddy where a scam by the Eds goes wrong and accidentally kills someone, and they make a pact to never tell anyone the truth. Years later, mysterious killings start happening in Peach Creek...
- A very loose adaptation of Codename: Kids Next Door featuring an all-out war between children and adults.
- A horror movie based on My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic where a fan of the show goes insane and becomes a misanthrope after a tragic event that ruins his life. While watching the show for comfort, he starts hearing the voices of Twilight Sparkle and her friends in his head telling him to restore harmony to the world and punish people who go against the values of the Elements of Harmony. He starts killing people for being "unharmonious" (lying instead of being honest, being selfish instead of generous, etc.) and carving or branding cutie marks into their flesh as a calling card.
- Honesty: A teenager who habitually lies to his parents and does drugs behind their backs. He gets stabbed to death with a pitchfork and his organs are used as fertilizer for an apple tree.
- Kindness: An Alpha Bitch who enjoys ruining the lives of other girls at school. She gets the skin peeled off of her back until it looks like butterfly wings and her corpse is hung up in a giant display under glass.
- Laughter: A Grumpy Old Man who yells at children for coming into his yard. He is lured to a "surprise party" and tricked into eating pastries laced with a deadly poison.
- Generosity: A rich woman who refuses to give money to a homeless person. She gets someone else's peeled-off skin stitched onto her body until she looks like a human patchwork quilt.
- Loyalty: A man who backstabbed his colleague for a promotion at work, or a Jerk Jock who sabotaged his friend to win a sports tournament. He gets pushed off the top of a tall building during a thunderstorm.
- Magic: Two girls who used to be best friends but are having friendship troubles. They get put into a Saw-style death trap and have to work together to free each other.
- A very loose adaptation of Generator Rex where, while Rex will still be a hero, the EVOS he fights against will be much MORE monstrous than in the cartoon. And instead of being an EVO, Rex will be a cyborg.
- With the twist that Van Kleiss is affiliated with the Umbrella Corporation. Yes, THAT Umbrella Corporation, from the video games, NOT the movies or the TV show.
- A very loose adaptation of Paul Blart where Paul is still the hero, but the robbers are MUCH deadlier than in the duology.
- With the twist that one of the robbers is also working for OCP. The very SAME OCP from the Robocop series.
- A very loose adaptation of Powerpuff Girls where the titular girls are superpowered monster hunters who face off against a demonically-powered Mojo Jojo.
- With the twist that Mojo Jojo was granted demonic powers from the Doom demons. Yes, THOSE Doom demons.
- A very loose adaptation of WordGirl who is more similar to Brightburn, having destroyed her city after they turned on her one too many times.
- This storyline could be done with any heroic character who has superpowers and suffers from All of the Other Reindeer or a particularly painful betrayal, such as Danny Fenton from Danny Phantom, Jenny Wakeman/XJ-9 from My Life as a Teenage Robot, or Marinette Dupain-Cheng from Miraculous Ladybug (after the events of "Chameleon"). There's only so much a person can take...
- Alternatively, a very loose adaptation of Wordgirl where Wordgirl is still a hero, but she has to fight against superhuman killer animatronics. Think Five Nights At Freddy’s except the animatronics are more powerful and a superhero is trying to stop them.
- This storyline could be done with any heroic character who has superpowers and suffers from All of the Other Reindeer or a particularly painful betrayal, such as Danny Fenton from Danny Phantom, Jenny Wakeman/XJ-9 from My Life as a Teenage Robot, or Marinette Dupain-Cheng from Miraculous Ladybug (after the events of "Chameleon"). There's only so much a person can take...
- A very loose adaptation of Peanuts in the vein of Dog Sees God, where the Peanuts cast are teenagers or adults and their problems from childhood have gotten worse. Charlie Brown has clinical depression and is suicidal, Lucy kills someone because of her anger issues, Linus goes insane and spends his days locked in an asylum yelling that the Great Pumpkin is real, Peppermint Patty is a delinquent, Pig-Pen is a homeless junkie, etc.
- A very loose adaptation of The Fairly OddParents! where one of Timmy's wishes goes wrong and starts causing death and destruction.
- A very loose adaptation of the Mario video games where Mario will still be the hero, but he will fight against demonic versions of traditional Mario game villains. Think Mario meets Hellboy.
- A very loose adaptation of Generator Rex that is more like Resident Evil with nanites instead of biological contagions. Rex will still be a hero, but he will become a heroic and likeable EVO equivalent of Jake Mueller.
- Rex's friend Noah will be reimagined as an EVO expy of Ethan Winters.
- Circe will basically become adult Sherry Birkin with a sonic scream that attracts EVOS instead of a healing factor.
- A very loose adaptation of Ben 10 where Ben has to use his alien powers to hunt down evil aliens Van Helsing-style.
- Or alternatively, something along the lines of Stan Hanrahan's ALBƎDO series where someone else uses the Omnitrix to become a serial killer.
- As another alternative, a very loose adaptation of Ben 10 where somebody else gets the Omnitrix after Ben retires and becomes a hero like Ben, but has to fight human supremacist terrorists as well as far scarier alien monsters than Ben ever fought before.
- As yet another alternative, a very loose adaptation of Ben 10 where somebody else gets their own Omnitrix, as it's revealed that the alien that made the Omnitrix made more, and he or she becomes a hero by using the Omnitrix to fight against a horde of Xenomorph expies and a tribe of Yautja expies.
- Or alternatively, something along the lines of Stan Hanrahan's ALBƎDO
- A very loose adaptation of Infamous where Cole MacGrath must use his Conduit powers to fight against the original Dracula. NOT a Conduit pretending to be Dracula, the literal Count Dracula himself.
- A very loose adaptation of 6Teen where the Canadian kids are trapped in the mall and are being hunted by a slasher monster from the States.
- A parody of Barney the dinosaur, who is depicted as a creepy child-abducting monster lurking in a city park.
- A parody of The Owl House taking more cues from earlier concepts for the series, such as Luz entering Hell instead of the Boiling Isles.
- A parody of Dragon Ball where instead of fighting the Red Ribbon Army, Goku fights Nazi Germany during World War II. Goku meeting Anne Frank and Hitler becoming a Super Saiyan aren't required, but it would be really funny to watch.
- A parody of Gravity Falls where an older Dipper and Mabel fight far scarier monsters than when they were kids, all summoned by Bill Cipher to exact his revenge.
- A parody of My Hero Academia where Izuku fights far more powerful and far less redeemable villains.
William Shatner or Chris Pine will appear in a sequel
It would be a nice little nod to A Wolf in the Fold. Speaking of A Wolf in the Fold, Redjac was somehow involved in the plot of the film
If so, then even if they manage to put him out of commission in later sequels, he will be back centuries later to antagonize the Enterprise crew. On the plus side, if you've seen that episode, you know that they manage to finish the job the protagonists couldn't. Bambi will also be a crossbreed.
- In his own movie in the universe.
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film in this universe will simply be an adaptation of Bodycount
The connection will be this film's version of Pooh appearing in the film...only to die an unceremonious death by being caught in Raphael's gun rampage, being mistaken for one of Johnny Woo Woo's minions. To make it even more undignified, nobody even acknowledges the death of this random bear that showed up. Maria's stalker was another public domain character, and we might see her again if that character's movie is set before this one
It's not hard to reinterpret Peter Pan as a sort of stalking creep, which might be a good lead-in for Neverland Nightmare. The crossbreed aspect will be further explored in the sequel, with possibly some type of organization behind their creation
Most shared universes have some recurring organization throughout it tying the different franchises together, such as SHIELD in the MCU, Monarch in the MonsterVerse, and Prodigium in the (very short-lived) Dark Universe. Blood and Honey 2 could introduce a sinister organization that was involved in the creation of the crossbreeds (for whatever reason is unknown) who somehow ended up loose and living in the Hundred Acre Wood to roam free. In reference to the above suggestion, Bambi could be one of these crossbreeds which will come into play in his own story with Bambi: The Reckoning.- The director's prospect of doing lawyer-friendly, horror versions of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles would certainly be easier with this setup.
The sequel will be largely standalone
Going off the recasting of every major player, the redesigns, Piglet being back from the dead, and the first film having No Ending, the second movie will probably play fast and loose with continuity with the first. Tigger will play a major part in the sequel
He is a tiger-like creature, and, in lean times, they have been known to develop a taste for human flesh and actively hunt people. Perhaps the Hundred-Acre Woods has been stalked for years by a growling, starved horror even Pooh, Owl, Rabbit, and the other surviving "abominations" fear. Degenerated into a witless, feral beast, now gone totally insane from starvation and no longer able to speak, Evil Tigger produces only gutteral grunts, slobbering vocalizations, and weeping, almost hyena-like laughing noises—Jim Cummings' objections respectfully be damned.