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Blumhouse has become the standard bearing studio for modern horror flicks and with Halloween not far away, we appreciate its latest horror movie being added toAmazon Prime Videowith plenty of time to get in the macabre mood. The studio behind the likes ofGet Out, Paranormal ActivityandThe Purgeis back withTotally Killer.
This isn’t a straight horror movie however, much like other Blumhouse hitsHappy Death DayandFreakyit’s a comedy horror mashup, perfect for a movie night with friends. With an 85% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes, I’m not the only one who thinks so either.
We follow Kiernan Shipka’s Jamie as she finds herself travelling back in time to 1987, desperate to stop the ‘Sweet 16 Killer’ who murdered a group of high-school girls and terrorized her mother. What follows is a cocktail of slasher,Back To The Futurestyle nostalgia and a knowing nod to the horror films of the time. Now in the 1980s (but still in the same awesome leather jacket) Jamie has to not only convince her mean girl mother (and her friends) to believe her but then also prevent the attack. I won’t spoil any more but It’s crude, gory and thoroughly entertaining, with a sprinkling of genuine sweetness thrown in too.
(Image credit: Prime Video)
(Image credit: Prime Video)
Joining Shipka is a wealth of on and off-screen talent with Julie Bowen (AKA Claire fromModern Family) and formerDisneyStar Olivia Holt. Behind the camera is Nahnatchka Khan who has undoubted comedy chops having created the (criminally shortlived)Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23andFresh Off the Boat.
It’s a big month for Prime Video, with October also set to seemy favourite show(not spooky) on the platform set to return, but if you are looking for a more sophisticated scary offering, tryNetflix’s new horror series.
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