Rage Virus Reigns: Top Streaming Horror Films During the Pandemic
As the world continues to grapple with the ongoing pandemic, audiences are turning to streaming services for their entertainment fix. And while there are countless films to choose from, some horror titles have stood out as the most popular on platforms like Hulu, Netflix, and more. Here are a few of the scariest and most talked-about horror films currently streaming.
According to Hulu's public ranking system, "28 Weeks Later" is currently the most popular movie on the platform. The 2007 post-apocalyptic horror film serves as a standalone sequel to the acclaimed 2002 movie "28 Days Later," which helped revive the zombie genre (although the movies don't technically feature zombies). The film focuses on the rage virus epidemic that plagued the population of Great Britain in the first film and its dangerous reintroduction. It stars Jeremy Renner, Idris Elba, Harold Perrineau, Rose Byrne, Robert Carlyle, Catherine McCormack, Mackintosh Muggleton, and Imogen Poots.
But "28 Weeks Later" is not the only horror film making waves on streaming services. Netflix's latest animated original, "KPop Demon Hunters," follows K-pop superstars Rumi (Arden Cho), Mira (May Hong), and Zoey (Ji-young Yoo), who balance their lives in the spotlight with their secret identities as demon hunters, protecting their fans from supernatural danger. Meanwhile, "A Minecraft Movie," based on the 2011 video game, has become one of the biggest movies of the year after raking in over half a billion dollars following its April 4 release. Now, it's the top film streaming on Max, starring Jack Black and Jason Momoa.
Twenty years after its television debut, the latest installment in the "Noah's Arc" franchise is finally streaming on Paramount+. Picking up where the groundbreaking queer series left off years ago, the new movie follows the titular Noah and friends as they navigate middle-aged challenges like monogamy, parenthood, and more.
Fifty years after Steven Spielberg's underwater classic "Jaws" swam into theaters, the 1975 horror blockbuster about a massive killer shark is back on streaming and currently trending No. 1 on Peacock. The film sparked audiences' collective fascination with ocean predators and left behind a complicated legacy.
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