The Bloody Disgusting-powered SCREAMBOX is home to a variety of unique horror content, from originals and exclusives to cult classics and documentaries. With such a rapidly-growing library, there are many hidden gems waiting to be discovered.
Here are five recommendations you can stream on SCREAMBOX right now.
One of the most fruitful uses of found footage in recent memory, Horror in the High Desert is a pseudo-documentary chronicling the bizarre events that stem from the 2017 disappearance of a hiker in the Nevada wilderness.
Writer-director Dutch Marich achieves verisimilitude with smart direction and authentic performances. In classic true crime doc fashion, information is strategically unveiled to maximize impact. The methodical pacing pays off with an incredibly unnerving final 15 minutes of found footage. You’ll immediately want to follow it up with the equally effective sequel, Horror in the High Desert 2: Minerva, also on SCREAMBOX.
An obvious labor of love, Crabs!‘ ambitions may exceed its budget, but that doesn’t stop writer-director Pierce Berolzheimer from putting it all on screen. It’s exactly what you wish Syfy movies were like; not merely a campy concept but wildly entertaining, funny, and heartfelt in execution.
When a quaint seaside town is overrun by killer horseshoe crabs, a ragtag group of outcasts team up to save the day. As the variety of crab foe progresses from small to human-sized to whale-eating kaiju, so too do its apparent influences, ranging from Gremlins to Aliens to Power Rangers.
A must-see for The Munsters fans, 1992’s My Grandpa Is a Vampire stars Al Lewis in a role that harkens back to his time as Grandpa Munster. When his grandson (Justin Gocke, Godzilla 1985) comes to visit him in New Zealand, the eccentric old man is discovered to be a fanged flier — not a horrific blood sucker seen in movies, but rather “a vampire of innocent origin from the 18th century.”
Plotting and pacing leave a bit to be desired, but there’s enough coming-of-age whimsy with a touch of darkness to charm its way to the finish line. For more spooky fun for the whole family, make it a gateway horror double feature with 1989’s My Mom’s a Werewolf on SCREAMBOX.
Sinphony is a horror anthology conceived entirely on the audio-based social media platform Clubhouse during the pandemic. Despite its divergent origins, quality and production value are fairly consistent across the nine segments from filmmakers in the US, UK, and Canada.
Expectations are frequently subverted as the stories employ common fears like pregnancy, parenthood, and aging as building blocks for supernatural horrors. Highlights include Jason Ragosta’s opener “Mother Love,” which turns a conventional slasher premise on its head, and “Forever Young,” an impressive and hilarious directorial debut from Host star Haley Bishop.
The found footage subgenre is littered with forgettable movies, but VooDoo is anything but. Most of the film plays like an amateur Hollywood travelogue, as stereotypical 20-something tourist Dani documents iconic sights — the Walk of Fame, Venice Beach, Rodeo Drive — until a voodoo curse turns her vacation into a nightmare.
I wouldn’t usually spoil an integral plot point, so don’t read any further if you want to go in blind, but the third act is what makes VooDoo worth watching. Dani, camera and all, finds her way into literal Hell; fire and brimstone, demons and orcs, torture and abuse, and the Devil himself. It doesn’t make a lick of sense, and cheesiness is unavoidable, but the big swing is nothing if not admirable.
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