The Best Slasher Since Scream Has Been On Netflix

By Chris Snellgrove
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As a child of the 80s and a horror fiend, I have a particular fondness for slasher films, the genre popularized by gory icons such as Jason Voorhees and Freddy Krueger. This genre reached its peak with the release of Wes Craven’s Screaming in 1996, and fans like me have been chasing the dragon ever since in hopes that another director could deliver a similar mix of humor, horror, and hemoglobin. Now, that’s exactly what the most unexpected director did, and fans hoping to experience the best slasher since Screaming can stream now Thanksgiving on Netflix.

Thanksgiving On Netflix

When you watch Thanksgiving forward Netflixyou’ll discover the truly bonkers story of a turkey-loving town still reeling from a Black Friday shopping stampede that left three people dead. When the same big brand store prepares to hold a similar sale the following year, karma comes in the form of a killer wearing a truly creepy mask modeled after John Carver’s, the first governor of Plymouth Colony. As the killing turns even uglier than your drunk uncle talking politics, a group of teenagers who survived the original stampede try to stay one step ahead of a killer whose revenge is one meal that has never been cold.

If you have turned past Thanksgiving scrolling through Netflix, you might not realize how incredibly eclectic this movie’s cast is. The biggest name by far is Patrick Dempsey (best known for his performance on Grey’s Anatomy), who plays a sheriff trying to save the town from the most vicious threat it has ever faced. Rounding out the cast are screen veterans such as Gina Gershon (best known for her performance in bind) and Rick Hoffman (best known for his performance in Samantha Who?) as well as relative newcomers like Addison Rae (best known as a popular influencer on social media platforms like TikTok).

Apart from Dempsey, the other big name involved in this production is director Eli Roth, a horror veteran known for gorefests like Hostel. Compared to that franchise, the kill is in Thanksgiving usually tame, which makes this movie a little more accessible to the average Netflix viewer. But Roth still knows how to beat the film’s fear to its ultimate setting, as demonstrated by a scene involving an oven that is guaranteed to leave you cringing into your sofa cushion as you watch. .

Hearty Horror Meal

Fortunately, audiences weren’t clamoring for Roth’s efforts: well before that Thanksgiving ended up on Netflix, earning $46.6 million against a budget of $15 million. This was enough holiday box office to warrant a sequel, and Roth claims that Thanksgiving 2 will be released later this year. Not bad for a bonkers franchise that started with Roth’s cut joke trailer for the Robert Rodriguez/Quentin Tarantino horror classic Grindhouse.

Amazingly enough, Thanksgiving managed to impress the judges, which is relatively rare when it comes to breaking down. Ar Rotten tomatoesThis dense piece of turkey-inspired horror has a critical score of 84 percent. Generally speaking, the critics praised the film for its unique combination of humor and horror and the way it combined creative kills with scenes and dialogue that are sure to leave you laughing.

When I finally watched Thanksgiving on Netflix, I was surprised to find that the critics weren’t exaggerating… this might be the best slasher since Screamingwhich is good because scene after scene is spent biting Wes Craven style. Fortunately, Eli Roth manages to blend in Screaming– as a sensibility with its own trademark brand of humor and gory violence. On top of its quality as a horror film, Thanksgiving arguably Roth at his best: the film softens the excesses of his Hostel films while also sharpening the broad humor seen in his first film Cabin Fevermaking it an infinitely more accessible mass pleaser than, say, The Green Inferno.

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Will you find Thanksgiving the kind of movie that makes you go back for seconds, or will you think this Netflix slasher needs more time in the oven? You won’t know until you check it out for yourself on Netflix. Remember: when Eli Roth cooks up a new movie, he uses a lot of cranberry sauce.