Horror fans recommend Netflix’s “sick” new number one movie

❘ Published: 2024-02-21T10:18:42

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Halloween might not be coming up but there’s never a wrong time for horror – now, fans are recommending a movie that’s currently in first place on the Netflix Top 10 chart.

2024 is shaping up to be a solid year for the horror genre, kicking off with Blumhouse’s Night Swim, followed by Zelda Williams’ nostalgic horror-comedy Lisa Frankenstein.

Next up is another Blumhouse title with Imaginary – about a scary stuffed bear, of all things – followed by Abigail, The First Omen, Immaculate, and Tarot. But arguably the most exciting is the return of Art the Clown in Terrifier 3, as well as Oz Perkins’ occult-themed serial killer movie Longlegs.

In short, there’s a lot to be excited about. And if that weren’t enough, a 2023 horror movie recently made its Netflix debut, and it’s already raced to the top spot.

Thanksgiving, directed by splatter king Eli Roth, has raced to first place on the Netflix Top 10 movies chart in the US after dropping on the platform on February 17, with horror fans recommending giving the “sick” film a watch.

You can find the full list as it currently stands below:

Thanksgiving
Lover Stalker Killer
The Abyss
Players
The Super Mario Bros Movie
Einstein and the Bomb
Crossroads
Orion and the Dark
Minions
Tom & Jerry

Thanksgiving started out as one of numerous fictitious exploitation movie trailers for the theatrical presentation of Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino’s 2007 Grindhouse double feature.

Due to fan demand, a number of these trailers were made into full-length films, including Hobo With a Shotgun and Machete, with Thanksgiving becoming the third. Roth, who’s behind such horror hits as Hostel and Cabin, returned to direct the project, while Jeff Rendell penned the script.

The story takes place in a small Massachusetts town a year after a horrific Black Friday sale event, as residents are terrorized by a serial killer in a John Carver mask over the Thanksgiving holiday.

Unsurprisingly, it dropped in cinemas over the holiday season last year – November 17, to be precise – earning $46.5 million against an estimated $15 million budget. Its Rotten Tomatoes rating is decent too, earning a respective 84% and 79% from critics and audiences.

Now that Thanksgiving is on Netflix, fans are taking to social media to give it a thumbs up. “#EliRoth is one sick sob,” wrote one. “I definitely enjoyed #Thanksgiving on Netflix. Some of those take-outs have some originality sprinkled in.”

“10 mins into the movie Thanksgiving on Netflix and it’s f*cking dramatic asf,” said another, while a third added, “Thanksgiving was a better hack and slash horror than I anticipated.” And a fourth chimed in, “Yo! Thanksgiving movie on @netflix now and it is a ton of fun! Best horror movie in a long time! Eli Roth is the goat.”

Thanksgiving is available to stream on Netflix now, and you can read more about whether there’ll be a sequel here.