Antlers (2021) and The Night House (2020) both reign in the scope of HBO Max’s higher-budget ventures but present incomparable performances and taut scripts that supersede the need for visual grandeur. Smaller, more intimate features also have a place on the platform. Almost every offering seems to exist with a specific intention. On the contrary, HBO Max’s curation is pointed. They’re okay in an hour of gore-hungry desperation, but they don’t exactly move the needle forward concerning genre experimentation. The likes of Netflix and Hulu offer a seemingly never ending onslaught of horror movie options, but the majority never made it to the silver screen they often feature old-hat horror contrivances, low-budget special effects, and unfamiliar faces. From contemporary frights that interweave sociopolitical issues with startling jump scares to the classics that have sculpted the genre across decades, the collection is quite unique among the streaming platform’s contemporaries. HBO Max is a one-stop-shop for horror enthusiasts’ every wish.
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