Scary Movie 6 grasps for relevance by parodying KPop Demon Hunters in the worst way possible

You'll never look at Derpy the same way again

With over a decade of horror movies to choose from, you would be forgiven for thinking that Marlon and Shawn Wayans would have plenty of material to tackle for their latest Scary Movie. However, while the trailer has shown that the Wayans are going to be hitting all the horror greats — and some of its stinkers — the duo will also be tackling something new: children's movies.

Not just any old children's films. This time, the Wayans have set their sights on the most popular family film of 2025: Sony Animation and Netflix's animated extravaganza, KPop Demon Hunters. With the movie officially in theaters today, word has quickly spread of a bizarre animated sequence aimed directly at the Oscar-winning musical.

As a self-proclaimed feminist killjoy, I've always rolled my eyes at the Scary Movie franchise. Yet, regardless of my opinions, its existence has never been something I've felt particularly affronted by, and at times, have even enjoyed. Much of the franchise's funniest material comes from Anna Faris and Regina Hall, who, as Cindy Campbell and Brenda Meeks, do the best with what they're given.

This time around, however, Scary Movie may have bitten off more than it can chew with its parody of KPop Demon Hunters. The scene in question is around a minute long and, unlike the rest of Scary Movie 6, is animated. The clip shows Shorty (Marlon Wayans), known for his love of all things green, blowing smoke into the faces of three demon hunters (whose designs are just different enough not to be direct copies of Huntr/x), thereby transforming them into demons. After Shorty unbuckles his belt, the four have sex under the covers, and just when you think this scene cannot get any worse, the lovable Derpy — a giant blue tiger with golden eyes from the original animated film — appears to throw bestiality into the mix. Throughout all of this, a reimagined version of 'Golden' (titled 'Tokin') plays in the background.

Alongside many of Scary Movie's jabs at horror, other genres of film have also proven not to be too far out of Wayans' reach, such as The Matrix and Brokeback Mountain. But this is, as far as we can tell, the first time a children's movie has been included, which may be enough to scandalize many out there whose idea of internet safety is to rely on social media companies to parent their children rather than parent their children themselves.

Even so, when you consider how KPop Demon Hunters directly impacted pop culture soon after its debut, the Wayans' frenzied attempts to add relevance to Scary Movie by imposing a misogynistic spin on the original animated film aren't all that surprising. In fact, to say the inclusion of the KPop Demon Hunters scene was disappointing would be to act as though I expected better of Scary Movie in the first place, and that is not remotely true.

The Wayans' Scary Movies have never been shy about crossing various lines — the reimagining of Dewey from Scream as Doofy, who is portrayed as intellectually disabled, as well as the transphobic writing surrounding characters like Miss Man (yeesh) come to mind. Nor has Scary Movie stopped trying to appeal to audiences with the sort of edgy humor you'd find among emotionally stunted manchildren on Reddit. Controversy keeps Scary Movie in the limelight, whether for good or bad.

The same will happen here with the KPop Demon Hunters scene, though it remains to be seen whether it will remain in the spotlight as long as Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans' multimedia success. Seared into our brains like a horrifying parasite, the parody may be, we sincerely doubt that's the case.