Dust Bunny 2025 Horror Movie

The film, directed by Bryan Fuller in his feature film debut, blends dark fairy tale elements with action and horror. Aurora, an imaginative but lonely child, observes her mysterious neighbor (credited only as "Intriguing Neighbor" or "Resident 5B") dispatching assailants and becomes convinced he is a monster hunter. After her latest foster family disappears—consumed by a giant, vicious dust bunny monster, in her view—she uses stolen church money to hire him for the job. The neighbor, a professional assassin, initially believes the missing family is a result of his own dangerous life catching up to him, suspecting they were victims of rival killers. He takes the job out of guilt and to protect Aurora, leading to an unlikely alliance as the pair navigate a world of assassins, a suspicious FBI agent, and the very real possibility that the monster is not just a figment of the girl's imagination. The climax includes a confrontation in Aurora's apartment involving the hitman, the FBI, and rival assassins. The film concludes with the two forming a new, unconventional family, driving away as the monster's shadow follows alongside their car, suggesting trauma is something to be lived with and managed, not entirely erased. The movie explores themes of childhood trauma, found family, and the blurring lines between reality and fantasy, presented with a unique, highly-stylized visual aesthetic.