This 2024 Horror Movie Had Me by the Throat for 95 Minutes — and I Loved Every Second of It

While most horror films rely on loud scares and frantic pacing, sometimes the ones that have the strongest grip on their audiences are the ones with a slower, creeping terror that causes introspective reflection with subliminal thematic messaging woven into the script. A 2024 release in particular is a perfect example of this fact – it eases its audience in with familiar aesthetics and capitalizes on cultural comfort food, wrapping itself in nostalgia while building dread in the flicker of static and crackle of old tape. Rather than sprinting toward terror and shock, this film allows the tension to simmer, utilizing its atmosphere and control to create a grasp on its audience – resulting in an absorbing kind of horror that holds its audience’s attention without unrelenting gore and sadism.