Prime Video: Horror Movies

The Exorcist meets The Notebook . What if Alzheimer’s was actually demonic possession? A medical documentary crew follows an elderly woman losing her mind. Then she starts swallowing children whole. The final image will be burned into your retina.

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A haunted house attraction goes very, very wrong. Low budget, high payoff. A documentary crew investigates a failed Halloween haunted house where 15 people died. The first 45 minutes are standard set-up. The last 45 minutes are some of the most effective scares in found footage history. Do not watch alone in the dark. The Exorcist meets The Notebook

The one that made everyone afraid of VHS tapes. Yes, it’s Americanized. No, that doesn’t make it bad. Gore Verbinski’s remake is soaked in teal-tinted dread, and the scene where Samara crawls out of the TV still works. Prime has the original Japanese Ringu as well—watch both and compare the well scenes. Then she starts swallowing children whole

As I watched, I found myself completely absorbed in the story, cringing at every creak of the floorboards or rustle of leaves. The tension was palpable, and I was relieved when the credits finally rolled.