‘Chilling’ horror movie voted ‘one of the best of the 21st Century’ is now streaming for free
An iconic 21st Century horror movie boasting an incredible soundtrack and spine-tingling atmosphere is now available to stream for free
by Lucas Hill-Paul · The MirrorNetflix subscribers don’t need to look any further to get their horror movie fix this Halloween.
With the spookiest day of the year finally upon us, movie buffs will be picking out their frightening favourites to give them a scare this weekend.
Although there are plenty of classics on offer to provide some nostalgic chills, this 2014 cult favourite could be the perfect choice to cap off a monster movie marathon.
Despite being 10 years old it’s still as fresh and frightening as ever - and its longevity was recently proven with the announcement of a long-awaited sequel.
The film is It Follows, starring scream queen and Longlegs star Maika Monroe, and it’s now available to stream on Netflix.
Director David Robert Mitchell’s unconventional supernatural thriller stars Monroe as university student Jay Height who begins to be slowly pursued by a mysterious presence after having sex with her boyfriend Hugh (played by Jake Weary) for the first time.
As well as plenty of ominous moments and hair-raising scares, It Follows was praised for its uniquely terrifying take on sex and gender and is still widely regarded as one of the best horror films of the 21st Century.
IGN included it near the top of their list of the 31 Best Modern Horror Movies earlier this year, writing: “Attach any subtext you want—the film can be read very flexibly and plays with familiar slasher tropes—but It Follows is also deeply frightening.
“If you’ve ever noticed someone just out of the corner of your eye and thought ‘are they following me?’ then this is the film for you. Or not.”
Adam Fleet said for The Guardian: “The best horror films of the 21st century? You can’t go past It Follows.
“It Follows is one of the best and most original horror movies of the 21st century so far,” he adds. “Sharing common ground with the genre greats while still contributing plenty of its own.
“It’s tense, suspenseful and unsettling, so it makes for the perfect spooky season viewing.”
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BBC Radio 1’s Ali Plumb put it second on his five best horror films of the century so far, saying, “Think about this idea too much and it can really unsettle you.
“I confess when I first watched the film, I was expecting more scares, more jumps, more shocks, but this isn't that sort of movie, for the most part. It's a thinker, a chiller, a messed-up film that wants to mess you up.”
And a die-hard fan of the film on Reddit even posed the question: “Is It Follows one of the greatest horror films of all time?
“Came out in 2014, the ‘monster’ is easily one of the scariest and most original in the last decade. The premise is equally terrifying. No matter where you go, the monster can follow you.
“There’s no planning an escape cause it could just walk into a plane and follow you to anywhere you think you’re a few hours ahead of it.”
Make sure you watch this one with friends because It Follows will have you watching your back and checking around every corner for days afterward.
It Follows is available to stream on Netflix.