Exclusive: Alex Scharfman unpacks each of the real-life “Unicorn Tapestries” and how they inspired the look, story, characterizations, and even ending of Death of a Unicorn.

Death of a Unicorn is a wildly fun horror-comedy, but it's also filled with Easter egg references to beloved genre classics.

The new film "Death of a Unicorn," starring Jenna Ortega, features the mythical beast as a brutal killer. From purity to immortality, unicorns have been featured in works of art throughout the centuries.