From a killer chimp to body horror classics, check out these five horror movies on Prime Video
As October inches closer and closer and the days get shorter and cooler, it's just about time to make some popcorn and watch some horror movies. While several streamers will be adding plenty of horror movies over the next few weeks, Prime Video has some great newer releases and classics that you can stream right now.
Here are five of our recommendations.
Primate
Johannes Roberts is a director who's been a staple in the horror genre for a while. He previously directed 47 Meters Down and The Strangers: Prey at Night. He's great at building suspense and tension, and that's very true of his latest feature, Primate. The movie, which clocks in at under 90 minutes, follows a family attacked by a killer chimp. The animal contracts rabies from a mongoose bite and then goes on a rampage at the family's Hawaiian house.
Meanwhile, the chimp is owned by Adam (Troy Kotsur), a best-selling horror author who lives with his daughters, Erin (Gia Hunter) and Lucy (Johnny Sequoyah). When Lucy decides to invite some friends over for spring break, most of them end up bloody fodder for the murderous chimp. This movie is bonkers and an absolute blast, with some great practical effects and gore, too.
Videodrome
Videodrome is a wildly weird David Cronenberg body horror classic. Released in 1983, the movie focuses on a strange pirate broadcast that evolves into a hallucinatory nightmare. James Woods plays a cable programmer named Max Renn who discovers a torture signal, yes, a torture signal, and he's led to that point by none other than Blondie's Debbie Harry. This movie has insanely great practical effects, a living, breathing videotape, a slot that resembles a vagina, and plenty of social commentary. Videodrome is a heck of a lot to unpack, but it's a movie that you can't take your eyes off of. Long live the new flesh!
They Live
They Live is a great social/political parody by John Carpenter. The movie stars professional wrestler Roddy Piper as drifter John Nada, who wanders into Los Angeles, seeking work. He eventually lands temporary employment at a construction site, where he meets the much more socially-conscious Frank (Keith David), who delivers some of the best lines in the film about the nature and status of the American worker. Soon, under absurd circumstances, John discovers sunglasses that allow him to see things clearly, meaning an alien invasion that keeps regular people consuming, consuming, and consuming. With the glasses on, billboards read "Obey." Money reads, "This is your God," and so much more. In a lot of ways, They Live is even more relevant today, unfortunately.
Carrie
Because Mike Flannigan's series based on on Stephen King's novel Carrie is debuting on October 7, it's a great time to watch the initial film, released in 1976 and directed by Brian De Palma. Sissy Spacek is great as the awkward teen bullied by her classmates, until she unleashes brutal revenge upon them at her prom. It's one of the best and bloodiest endings in any modern horror movie. Additionally, Piper Laurie is equally as good as Carrie's overprotective, abusive mother Margaret. Oh, and the film has one hell of a jump scare in its closing minutes.
Totally Killer
Totally Killer is an underrated Blumhouse slasher-comedy starring Kiernan Shipka, best known for Netflix's Sabrina the Teenage Witch. Her character, Collette, goes back in time to 1987 to stop the masked Sweet Sixteen killer before he embarks upon his rampage and the body count ticks up. If she's successful, she can save her mother in the present. The catch is, however, that it could erase her own birth. This movie is steeped in 1980s nostalgia, and as a slasher, it's a heck of a lot of fun.
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