'Modern masterpiece' horror film with whopping 95% Rotten Tomatoes score leaves terrified Netflix viewers gasping 'it's the stuff of nightmares!'
A 'modern masterpiece' horror film with a whopping 93 per cent Rotten Tomatoes score has left terrified Netflix viewers gasping 'it's the stuff of nightmares!'.
It Follows, first released in 2015 and added to the streamer last October, follows a young woman relentlessly pursued by a mysterious supernatural being.
In a terrifying twist, only she can see it, it can take on the form of any person - and if she does not pass on the curse to someone else (via sexual intercourse) and it catches her, it will kill her.
It stars iconic scream queen Maika Monroe as the lead, most recently seen in 2024 serial killer horror film Longlegs, starring Nicolas Cage.
Writer and director David Robert Mitchell shot to fame after the now cult classic received widespread critical acclaim.
And fans keep rediscovering the movie among Netflix's catalogue, taking to discussion site Reddit to express renewed praise for the truly horrifying work.
In a terrifying twist, only she can see it, it can take on the form of any person - and if she does not pass on the curse to someone else (via sexual intercourse) and it catches her, it will kill her
One - referencing a similar comic book series, released from 1995 to 2005, about an STI that causes grotesque mutations in teens - commented: 'I loved it.
'Kind of reminds me of Black Hole by Charles Burns, easily one of the great graphic novels.'
Commenting on the common slasher trope of characters who have sex being the ones to die, they said: 'Mixing sex with horror in a highly original and ingenious way.
'A modern classic in my opinion.'
Another fan weighed in: 'There was such a creepy tone throughout the movie. It messes with your head.'
Someone else said: 'I personally loved it, mainly because it was very much like the nightmares I had as a child.
'A creepy, shape-shifting entity that could look like someone you know and there's no stopping it. It just follows you everywhere and you'll never outrun it.'
The critics were just as blown away - streaming review site Decider said: 'Its meticulous directorial vision and thematic ambition are what make it a modern masterwork.
Fans keep rediscovering the movie among Netflix's catalogue, taking to discussion site Reddit to express renewed praise for the truly horrifying work
The critics were just as blown away
'Once you see It Follows, it will follow you forever.'
Another critic similarly wrote: 'Capturing anxiety in a way that no other film has, It Follows is a modern horror masterpiece.'
Someone else said, bringing up the technique of presenting a movie as if it was made up of home videos recorded by characters in the story: 'A tonic to the spate of "found footage" and shaky-cam horror films.
Mentioning an iconic seventies and eighties horror director, they continued: 'This is a carefully designed film that recalls the visual control of John Carpenter's early horror films, especially the way it tracks movement within carefully composed shots.'
The legendary film was made on a very low budget, of less than $2million - but it made an enormous profit at the box office, raking in more than $20million.
Ten years after It Follows was released, it has now been tipped for a sequel, called They Follow.
Indie film production company Neon made the announcement in October 2023, saying both star Maika and writer-director David would return for the sequel.
Details on the exact production schedule are currently scarce.
It marks one of David's only major projects since It Follows came out.
The other is Flowervale Street, an American sci-fi film starring Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor, set for release in August next year.
Another horror movie rated just as highly by the critics, also with an incredible 95 per cent score on Rotten Tomatoes, has recently become free to stream too.
Housebound, which also premiered back in 2014, follows a young woman named Kylie (Morgan O'Reilley), under house arrest in her childhood home.
But she suspects an evil presence may be hiding in the house.
Directed by Gerard Johnstone, who was also behind the 2023 hit horror film M3gan, the thriller became available to stream for free on BBC iPlayer last month.
After being around for over a decade, the spine-tingling movie has collected a lot of praise during its time on screens, winning its impressive Rotten Tomatoes score.
Fans have raved over the film and even dubbed it 'pure cinematic gold', with many taking to the review site to leave their thoughts.
One penned: 'Such an underrated masterpiece! Housebound is easily in my top three favourite movies of all time simply for its originality, humour and unpredictability.'
It Follows is available to stream on Netflix.
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