- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
- Scream
- Halloween
- Bloody Valentine’s Day
- Nobody sleeps in the forest tonight
With almost half a century of life, the slasher has become one of the most influential subgenres of horror and has seen the birth of some of the most iconic and enduring villains in cinema, such as Michael Myers of Halloween y Jason Voorhees of Friday the 13th.
Using final girls, explicit violence and tense scenarios, these types of films gained fans of all ages and have become a dark reflection of certain social concerns. Netflix offers a selection of titles that capture the essence of this subgenre, with modern proposals and others that revive classics for new generations.
From Scream of Wes Craven to the polish tape Nobody sleeps in the forest tonighttoday in Damn Nerds We review some proposals with masked killers, screams and a lot of hemoglobin.
One of the most popular proposals that we can find in the catalog of Netflix es Screama classic that revived the subgenre in the ’90s by introducing a satirical and self-aware approach. In the small town of Woodsboro, a masked killer who we will later meet as Ghostface He begins stalking a group of teenagers, following and playing by conventional horror movie rules.
Directed by Wes Craven from an ingenious script by Kevin Williamson, Scream became a fundamental work thanks to its combination of humor, irony and creative murders, making the slasher and will gain new momentum, resonating with subsequent generations.
The original version of Bloody Valentine’s Day It premiered in 1981, as part of the first wave of the subgenre. slasher. This film gained cult status and was cataloged by the director Quentin Tarantino “as one of the best” of its kind. His story was based on a tragedy that occurred on Valentine’s Day that left a notable number of deaths in its wake. Several years later, on the anniversary of the catastrophe, a masked killer takes revenge again.
Netflix has a remake of the title released in 2009 that takes up the same premise, but with 3D technology and better special effects. Directed by Patrick Lussierthis new installment of Bloody Valentine’s Day counted on Jensen Ackles (The Boys) y Jamie King (Sin City) in the leading roles. Among its high points, the film stood out for a script that plays with unexpected twists, ambiguous characters and much more brutal murders than its predecessor.
Although Netflix does not have the classic John Carpenterfans of the genre can enjoy the version directed by David Gordon Greenwhich takes up the story with freshness and respect for the original material. This film works as a direct sequel to the original 1978 film, ignoring other sequels and exploring what happens 40 years after the first attack of Michael Myers.
Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) has lived marked by the trauma of that night, and now, as a grandmother, she is prepared to face again Myers when he escapes. The movie of Gordon Green It received a good reception from the public and critics, starting a new trilogy with slightly more uneven results.
In the catalog of Netflix we can also find the polish film Nobody sleeps in the forest tonight. This production follows a group of teenagers who attend a rehabilitation camp for technology addicts. But, in search of some fun, they separate themselves from the rest by entering a dark forest and becoming the target of a mysterious and brutal threat.
Directed by Bartosz M. Kowalski, Nobody sleeps in the forest it’s a slasher effective that, although it does not innovate too much, stands out for presenting a new and interesting villain and creates a very distinctive atmosphere thanks to its natural landscapes. The film also managed to transcend because it was the first commitment of genre cinema in its country to reach an international audience thanks to its arrival in the service of streaming.
This new version of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre released exclusively by Netflix takes up the story of the brutal Leatherfaceone of the icons of terror slasherfifty years after the original film produced, written and directed by Tobe Hooper. In this installment, which functions as a sequel (in part remake and partly a sequel), a group of young people visit a town in Texas and become the new target of the famous murderer, who remained hidden for decades.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre had the direction of David Blue Garcia from a story written by Fede Álvarez y Rodo Sayaguesresponsible for the remake of Evil Dead and, more recently, Alien: Romulus. Although the film received divided opinions and, in some cases, was compared unfavorably to the version of Halloween of David Gordon Greena segment of the audience appreciated its practical effects, intense sequences, and graphic horror.
