The best slasher since Scream is on Netflix

According to Chris Snellgrove
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As an 80s kid and horror fiend, I have a particular fondness for slashers, a genre popularized by gory icons like Jason Voorhees and Freddy Krueger. The genre reached its peak with the release of Wes Craven Scream in 1996, and fans like me have been chasing the dragon ever since, hoping that another director would be able to deliver a similar blend of humor, horror, and hemoglobin. Now the most unexpected director has done it and the fans were hoping to experience the best slasher since then Scream can now stream Thanksgiving on Netflix.

Thanksgiving on Netflix

When you look Thanksgiving on Netflixyou’ll discover a truly crazy story about a turkey-loving town still recovering from a Black Friday shopping spree that left three dead. As the same big name store prepares for a similar sale the following year, karma arrives in the form of a killer wearing a truly creepy mask modeled after John Carver, the first governor of Plymouth Colony. While the killing is even uglier than your drunken uncle talking politics, a group of teenage survivors of the original crush struggle to stay one step ahead of a killer whose revenge is one dish that’s never served cold.

If you just flew over Thanksgiving while scrolling through Netflix, you might not realize how impressively eclectic this film’s cast is. By far the biggest name is Patrick Dempsey (best known for his appearances 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 several film veterans such as Gina Gershon (best known for her performance in Bound) 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).

In addition to Dempsey, another big name involved in this production is director Eli Roth, a horror veteran known for gorefests like Hostel. Compared to this franchise, it kills Thanksgiving are usually tamers, which makes this movie a little more accessible to the average Netflix viewer. But Roth still knows how to get the scares out of a movie to the max, as evidenced by the oven scene, which is sure to leave you curled up on the couch cushions as you watch it.

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Thankfully, audiences didn’t get tamed by Roth’s efforts: well before that Thanksgiving ended up on Netflix, grossing $46.6 million against a $15 million budget. That was enough of a holiday box office hit to warrant a sequel, and Roth says so Thanksgiving 2 will be released later this year. Not bad for a franchise that started with a funny trailer Roth cut for the Robert Rodriguez/Quentin Tarantino horror classic. Grindhouse.

surprisingly enough Thanksgiving managed to impress critics, which is quite rare for slashers. On Rotten tomatoesthis thick slice of turkey-inspired terror has an 84 percent critical rating. In general, critics have praised the film for its unique blend of humor and horror and how it combines creative kills with scenes and dialogue that will make you laugh.

When I finally looked Thanksgiving on Netflix, I was surprised to find that the critics weren’t exaggerating… this might be the best slasher since Screamwhich is good, because scene after scene it bites into Wes Craven’s style. Fortunately, Eli Roth manages to blend in Scream– as a sensibility with his own brand of humor and bloody violence. Aside from its horror movie quality, Thanksgiving is probably Roth at his best: the film tones down the excess of his Hostel films while sharpening the broad humor evident in his debut film Cabin Feverwhich makes it infinitely more accessible to the crowd than e.g. Green hell.

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