He’s traversed a variety of genres, from musical (Crazy Heart) to gangster film (Black Mass) to dark drama (Out of the Furnace), but through it all there’s an inherent honesty that makes these films distinctly Cooper’s. He’s flirted with other kinds of genres before as he was attached to direct an adaptation of Stephen King’s The Stand at one point, and now he’s poised to make his debut in the horror genre with Antlers. Based on a short story, the film follows an elementary school teacher who takes in a troubled student that harbors a mysterious family secret with deadly consequences.