This Week’s Most-Googled Horror Movie, Now Streaming on HBO’s Max, Is “Dripping in dread”
The Halloween season is officially over. As we know, the mainstream has closed that chapter for the year and moved on to Hallmark Channel original Christmas movies. But the truly dedicated among us are still watching genre fare. You know who you are. Not only are die-hard horror fans still watching genre pictures, they are eating and sleeping and breathing it. Not to mention, Googling it!
As it turns out, It Comes at Night is currently the most Googled horror movie on the planet. Why the renewed interest in a film that originally bowed in 2017? I cannot say for sure. However, I suspect it probably has something to do with the picture landing on HBO’s streaming platform, Max. People like to vet their movie picks before making a time investment. Vetting usually involves a quick Google search.
Well, let me save you the effort and give you a handy rundown right here: It Comes at Night was released to fairly universal acclaim in 2017. The picture is ‘certified fresh’ on Rotten Tomatoes with a critical approval rating of 87%. It Comes at Night was a moderate box office success for A24, pulling in just under $20 million at the global box office against an estimated budget of just $5 million.
Trey Edward Shults wrote and directed the film. He says he wrote the screenplay to process the pain he felt after his father’s death. Shults previously grabbed the attention of critics and cinephiles when he burst onto the scene in 2015 with the critical darling Krisha.
OK. There’s your rundown. Are you ready to check out It Comes at Night? If so, head over to Max to see what you think. If you need additional convincing, I have assembled a couple of viewer reactions for you to peruse below.
Just saw IT COMES AT NIGHT in a creepy old hotel @TheOverlookFest. Sleeping ain't gonna be easy tonight. https://t.co/b0LxBsviiW
— erickohn (@erickohn) April 30, 2017
10/1. It comes at night
— ??️Helphas is going spooky mode ?️? (@HelphasTheEboy) October 3, 2024
An unknown contagion ravaging the world forces two families of survivors into an uneasy partnership.
For a movie that came out in 2017 it’s very 2020’s coded.
7.5/10 pic.twitter.com/0gSrf1MG8I
HORROR MOVIE A DAY 2024
— dami (@dami__exe) October 13, 2024
13/31
It Comes At Night. Holy shit. A window into a bleak, mysterious world in a way I've never seen before. This movie is absolutely dripping in dread in almost every scene and keeps tension without relying on jump scares. Also, sick poster. pic.twitter.com/GR6PilGAcg
The setup for It Comes at Night is this:
After a mysterious apocalypse leaves the world with few survivors, two families are forced to share a home in an uneasy alliance to keep the outside evil at bay — only to learn that the true horror may come from within.
That’s all we have for you at present, dear reader. Stay tuned to the site in the near future for more updates on which films within your interest set are trending and where you can stream them. If you’re keen to chat more about genre cinema, hit me up on Threads @FunWithHorror.
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