The Bloody Disgusting-powered SCREAMBOX is home to a variety of unique horror content, from originals and exclusives to cult classics and documentaries. With such a rapidly-growing library, there are many hidden gems waiting to be discovered.

Here are five recommendations you can stream on SCREAMBOX right now.

Ghost Killers vs. Bloody Mary

If bustin’ makes you feel good, Ghost Killers vs. Bloody Mary should be at the top of your queue. Imagine Sam Raimi remaking Ghostbusters from a Kevin Williamson script, and you have a pretty good idea of what this Brazilian horror-comedy is like: gory, self-aware, irreverent, and wildly entertaining.

When a local high school summons Bloody Mary, the Ghoulbusters — a team of local YouTubers with a cheesy ghost hunting show — are called in to take out the vengeful spirit. In addition to possessing people to the point of cranial combustion, the ghost exploits the high school setting by haunting inanimate objects, from a fetus in the science lab to a bowel movement in the bathroom.

Jackals

In Jackals, a Satanic cultist is subjected to an intervention by his estranged family — including parents played by Deborah Kara Unger (Silent Hill) and Johnathon Schaech (Quarantine) — and a cult deprogrammer (Stephen Dorff, Blade). Soon they find their secluded cabin surrounded by masked cult members who are willing to take back their “brother” with deadly force.

Purported to be based on true events circa 1983, the 2017 film strikes a good balance between home invasion, siege, and cult horror. Although the second half is hindered by questionable character choices following a strong set-up, director Kevin Greutert (Saw VI, Saw 3D, Saw X) deftly juggles tension, creepiness, and violence throughout.

They See You

Modern gateway horror is rare, and rarer still on an indie level. They See You fills that void without shying away from children in peril or bloodshed. Its approach is similar to the recent revivals of Goosebumps, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, and Are You Afraid of the Dark along with a little bit of low-budget cheese befitting of their ’90s counterparts.

As if dealing with typical coming-of-age tribulations — raging hormones, mischievous adventures, over-the-top bullies, family drama — wasn’t enough, three teenage brothers unwittingly summon a horde of ghouls from another dimension using a spirit board on Halloween. Along the way, they receive help from a pair of wise-cracking monster hunters (“off-brand Winchesters”) who serve as comic relief.

Between the autumnal atmosphere, the demons’ masks/wardrobe, the candy-colored lighting, and the regional charm, it feels like director Tory Jones raided the unlicensed section of a Spirit Halloween and made a movie in his neighborhood. That may turn some viewers off, but to me it’s a high compliment.

Alison’s Birthday

Recently restored in 2K for Severin Films’ All the Haunts Be Ours: A Compendium of Folk Horror box set, Alison’s Birthday is an Ozploitation gem. At the age of 16, Alison (Joanne Samuel, Mad Max) received a warning from beyond the grave to get away before her 19th birthday. Despite her circumspection from the traumatizing incident, she’s guilted into returning home by her aunt and uncle just days before she turns 19.

Alison’s Birthday‘s paranoia-driven slow-burn shares more in common with Rosemary’s Baby than The Wicker Man, but some traditional folk-horror elements are incorporated as well. Writer-director Ian Coughlan offers a couple of surprising twists on familiar tropes — including an effective lead character switcheroo — that make it more impactful than many others of its ilk.

Gamera the Brave

If Godzilla x Kong has you eager for more kaiju action, all 12 Gamera films are at your fingertips on SCREAMBOX. While the ’90s trilogy that kicked off with Gamera: Guardian of the Universe is considered a landmark of kaiju cinema, 2006’s Gamera the Brave — the franchise’s most recent installment — finds a happy medium between the flying turtle’s “friend of all children” roots and a more modern attitude.

Some 30 years after Gamera sacrifices himself to save humanity, a young boy discovers an unusual egg from which a cute tortoise (think Gizmo or Baby Yoda) hatches. But Toto, as he’s nicknamed, grows at a rapid rate and develops unusual abilities. Thus begins an E.T.-esque coming-of-age tale that leans into the fantastical yet takes a realistic approach to its monster terror. The film invests in its human characters as they help their beloved friend defeat Zedus, an amphibious lizard that bears a resemblance to Godzilla.

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The feature debut of Dublin-based writer/director Paul Duane, All You Need is Death, unfurls a haunting Irish folktale through ancient song.

All You Need is Death opens on VOD and in select theaters on April 11, 2024.

Watch the trailer below to get a peek at some of the folklore based horrors ahead.

The film follows “a young couple who are part of a mysterious, secret organization that travels at night with the desire to discover forbidden knowledge. They believe that living, modern alchemy is contained in old, forgotten songs. When they find a mysterious elderly woman who sings songs that have never been heard before, they open the door to ancient evil and madness.”

Olwen Fouéré, Charlie Maher (Blue Lights), Simone Collins (The Last Duel), and Gary Whelan (The Contract) star in All You Need is Death. Olwen Fouéré is no stranger in the genre space, having previously starred in Mandy, Sea Fever, She Will, 2022’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre as Sally Hardesty, and The Northman. Fouéré also also slated to appear in upcoming horror movies The Watchers and Tarot.

The film had its World Premiere at Beyond Fest in Los Angeles, followed by an Irish Premiere at Cork International Film Festival.

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A couple of new genre movies are headed to Netflix in April, including M. Night Shyamalan’s Split and sequel Glass, but this coming month is sadly more about what’s *leaving* Netflix.

The horror films leaving Netflix in April 2024 include Day of the Dead: Bloodline, which will be leaving the streaming service on April 4. This one’s no huge loss for most fans, as the 2018 horror movie was another lackluster attempt to reanimate George Romero’s horror classic.

Deliver Us from Evil (2014) is leaving Netflix on April 11, director Scott Derrickson’s supernatural horror movie starring Eric Bana. The film was inspired by the real life experiences of retired NYPD sergeant Ralph Sarchie, particularly based on his book Beware the Night.

Both The Meg (2018) and Train to Busan (2016) are leaving Netflix on April 22, one a killer shark blockbuster and the other a critically acclaimed South Korean zombie masterpiece.

James Wan’s Malignant (2021) is unfortunately also leaving Netflix next month. The fan favorite cult classic and its modern horror icon Gabriel are departing Netflix on April 26.

And finally, several big genre movies are leaving Netflix on April 30, including 30 Days of Night, The First Purge, and The Purge: Election Year, as well as DC’s hit Joker.

Jurassic Park, Jurassic Park II and Jurassic Park III will also leave on April 30.

‘Train to Busan’

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Spring is in swing and Easter is just around the corner. What better time than now for Gravitas Ventures to release their Easter-themed flick from WallyBird Productions? First-time director Diane Foster (Iowa, The Orphan Killer) pulls double duty as lead actress in the horror-comedy Easter Bloody Easter, arriving just in time for Easter.

The peeps in Warburg, TX love them some Easter. And even though they seem to be devout Christian folk, their celebration around the holiday is more focused on the mythical bunny stuff versus the religious Jesus Resurrection theology. Easter to Warburg is kind of like Valentine’s Day for Valentine Bluffs in My Bloody Valentine, Fourth of July weekend for Amity Island in Jaws, Christmas in every town in a Hallmark Christmas movie. It’s their jam.

The Warburgonians’ (yes, that’s what they call themselves) passion for Easter knows no limit, as evidenced by their annual Easterpalooza weekend event with a wild agenda for all to partake in. Friday is the pescatarian-friendly Fish Fry, Saturday is the Bunny Hop Dance and then Sunday is the coup de grace—the big Easter Egg Hunt.

Now what could possibly stop the great folks of Warburg from getting down with their bad selves during a weekend lineup like that? A large evil rabbit creature called the Jackalope and its army of evil bunnies. Yes, really. After Jeanie’s (Foster) husband Lance (D’Andre Noire, Jesus Revolution) goes missing, she and her bestie Carol (Kelly Grant, SARS-29) go on a quest to find him. Thanks to literal tinfoil hat-wearing conspiracy theorist Sam (Zach Kanner, Stay), they fear he might have been jacked by the Jackalope.

Their fears only intensify when they run into former beauty queen tuned Jackalope terminator, Megan (Zuri Starks, Chicago Fire), who provides some exposition as to what or who the creature is. The big egg she drops is that the creature is really a human in disguise. A person who transforms into the Jackalope like one would to become a werewolf. Lycanthrope…Jackalope…do you get it now? And it is seemingly indestructible with regenerating limbs!

The second act shifts gears into total whodunit mode. Could the Jackalope be the missing Lance? Could it be the despised “holier than thou” Easterpalooza organizer Mary Lou (Allison Lobel, Paralysis)? What about her goofy, yet lovable, country-bumpkin hubby Eugene (Miles Cooper, My Home Unknown)? Maybe it’s the town’s main authority figure Mayor Lou (Adam Slemon, The Dungeon Run)? Heck it could even be Jeanie! In the midst of all this, we are treated to a decent amount of low budget gore. It is mainly CGI gore, but gore nonetheless.

Horror comedies are a special breed that are either on point or miss the mark. Unfortunately, Easter Bloody Easter falls into the latter category. And that is mainly due to its padded running time with some unnecessary extended scenes and sequences. Those issues could be due to having a first-time director at the helm or the script, written by Lobell doing double-duty here as well, or both. Even when the film gets some juice with performances from the in-movie band Karrot Kake, a long melodramatic sequence totally derails the momentum to begin the film’s third act. The filmmakers just keep beating the viewer over the head with the Jeanie-Lance substory. They don’t know when to quit either. Without spoiling things, the last 6 or so minutes would have been better served in the form of a quick wrap-up versus what they produced. The running time is too long and the sappy drama aspect too repetitious and heavy for this type of film.

One positive is the inclusion of the whodunit aspect, with the mystery keeping the film from being a one-trick pony. For a low budget feature, most of the acting is not bad either. Foster, Lobell and Grant are all excellent leads and very believable. Meanwhile, Noire is terrific in his limited screen time, but the film definitely needs more of him.

The concept around the Jackalope is purposely ridiculous, where the idea of a shape-shifting killer Easter bunny aligning with werewolf lore is quite creative. The creature design is equally as outrageous as the concept, due to it looking like a Five Nights at Freddy’s reject. But the 6’2” Jamie B. Cline (Bethrothed) earns a shoutout for being an unsung hero as the man who donned the Jackalope suit during its many scenes.

You can tell the film is a passion project with a limited budget, and everyone is having a blast making it. While that is always commendable, it shouldn’t be used to excuse its inflated running time, pacing issues and abrupt tone-shifting. These flaws ultimately drag the film down from achieving cult classic status, which absolutely seemed to be the goal.

Easter Bloody Easter is available on VOD beginning March 26.

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One of the most iconic action heroes of all time, Jean Claude Van Damme is back in the upcoming Darkness of Man, and IGN has debuted the action-thriller’s official trailer today.

The official trailer for Darkness of Man, for starters, reveals that the film is rated “R” for: “Strong violence, language throughout, drug content and some sexual references.”

Watch the trailer below to preview Van Damme’s violent return.

In the film, “Russell Hatch (Jean Claude Van Damme) is a washed-up, former Interpol operative who vowed to protect the son of an informant killed years earlier in a raid gone wrong. When merciless street gangs start an all-out turf war and the kid is caught in the middle, Hatch will stop at nothing to keep him safe and fight anyone who gets in his way.”

The cast includes Kristanna Loken, Emerson Min, and Spencer Breslin with Kirk “Sticky Fingaz” Jones and Shannen Doherty. The film arrives on Digital on May 21.

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