Regal’s Monday Mystery Movie:
Horror Edition Got “It Ends” Wrong

I liked the premise, laughed more than once, and enjoyed the ending. But horror? Regal, you failed to scare me. It Ends, is not what I would call “horror.”

I walked into Regal’s Monday Mystery Movie: Horror Edition expecting to be scared. That was the whole point, right?

Instead, the mystery movie turned out to be It Ends, a strange, existential road-trip story that was interesting, but never really felt like horror to me.

The premise is easily the movie’s strongest feature. Four recent college graduates go out for a late-night drive and somehow end up trapped on a road that never ends. They keep moving, but they aren’t getting anywhere. It is a simple idea with a lot of room for mystery, dread, and some very big questions.

That setup pulled me in. I wanted to understand what was happening, what the road actually was, and whether the characters could escape it. The movie gives you plenty to think about, and it creates an eerie sense that something is deeply wrong without relying on a conventional monster, slasher, or supernatural threat.

But here is where the presentation worked against the movie: Regal advertised the screening as a “Horror Edition.” That created a very specific expectation, and It Ends did not deliver that kind of experience for me.

It Ends did not scare me.

I wouldn’t even call it traditional horror. It felt much closer to an existential mystery or psychological thriller with horror elements. There is a difference between something being strange or unsettling and something actually being scary. This movie lived firmly in the strange and unsettling category for me.

What it did do was make me laugh. The movie had some genuinely funny moments that I truly enjoyed. That humor gave the characters and the story a little more personality, and it was one of the reasons I had a good time watching it even though I was not getting the horror experience I expected.

That does not make it a bad movie. I liked it for the most part. The premise was creative, the mystery kept me interested, and the story gave me enough to stay invested in where it was going. I may have enjoyed it even more if I had walked in expecting an eerie, high-concept mystery instead of a horror movie.

I also appreciated that the ending felt closed. Movies built around an abstract premise sometimes become so committed to ambiguity that they forget to give the audience any real sense of completion. It Ends still leaves you with ideas to think about, but it did not feel unfinished to me. When the credits rolled, I felt like the story had reached an actual ending.

Overall, It Ends was an interesting surprise with a strong premise and a satisfying conclusion. I just wish it had not been sold to me as a horror experience. If you go in looking for something strange, existential, and thought-provoking, it may work for you. If you go in expecting to be scared, you may leave wondering where the horror was.

With Regal’s Monday Mystery Movie, you don’t know what you’re seeing until it begins. I only knew this one was advertised as the “Horror Edition,” so I expected Regal’s surprise selection to be an actual horror movie. Now that the mystery has been revealed, watch the official trailer for It Ends below and decide whether Regal understood the assignment.

Movie Trailer