There are just far too many good choices for a Halloween horror movie. And with so many people having different tastes in horror it becomes difficult to give any one "go to" film for Halloween.
Of course there will always be the obvious staples of the season like Halloween from 1978 (which is my personal favorite), Trick r' Treat from 2009, and Hocus Pocus from 1993--a family favorite.
But what if you are looking for something new? Something original? Something you haven't seen before? Well, I may just have the answer for you!
Sign up for ScreamBox!
Just over a month ago I did a promotional post for this new internet video streaming service. ScreamBox is a service that is dedicated 100% to giving viewers new, original, and classic scary movies! I promised that once I was done with the free trail that I would do a review of the service.
Well horror ghouls and ghosts, here it is!
This is A Slice of Horror's review of ScreamBox!
Movie Selection
However, I quickly found out that their selection felt slimmer as time went on. They never had any of the truly classic horror movies. And if they did have them, they were only available for a short period of time. They also have a habit of putting out just the third or fifth, or eighth movie in a franchise.
I don't want to watch Friday the 13th Part 6 on it's own! I want to watch it in conjunction with all the other films in the series!
Well, needless to say Netflix got old rather quickly. Netflix isn't terrible, it has a lot of other great TV shows and movies on it, but as a horror buff I was simply looking for something more.
I found what I wanted in Screambox.
There is simply something for every horror fan on ScreamBox. It will cut your mission to find a movie for Halloween down and simplify it all into one place.
And ScreamBox is always updating their collection, adding new movies, so the plethora of great horror fun never gets old!
Usability and Interface
Upon clicking on one of these you will find sub-categories in the genre--such as Slashers, Ghosts and Spirits, Zombies, Body Horror, or Splatter--and examples of movies in each sub-category. This makes it ease to pick what type of movie you are in the mood for and then narrow it down to exactly the right pick for you that day.
As with any online streaming service you can add movies that look interesting to your queue to watch later. The queue is easy to navigate and to add movies to.
Just by hovering over a movie you will get a quick summary of the movie and an option to add it to you're queue. This makes it fast and easy to add movies without having to jump back and forth between pages.
But the best part of this little information box is "Trailer" button. Most of the movies on ScreamBox have a trailer, and by clicking on the "Trailer" button you can get a quick preview of the movie and see if it is something that you want to watch.
This is by far my favorite feature of the website. I can do a quick preview to see if the movie is in fact what I'm looking for. I don't have to sit and watch the first five or ten minutes to see if I really want to watch it like on Netflix.
Customer Service
Just like every other internet streaming service ScreamBox has a five star rating system (or five skulls). Any movie on the website can be rated by you on a scale of one to five. All it takes is one click.
Then ScreamBox will tailor movies and ads to fit your personal preferences in horror movies. Additionally, you can see what all the other users have rated the movie. Users can also leave comments and recomendations in the comment section below each video. This can help the horror community interact and discuss their favorite horror movies and horror tropes.
Even if you're not a horror fan, it is still a good deal to get a free trial so you have instant access to a collection of horror movies to fill your Halloween season.
Then, if you decide that keeping the account isn't worth it, you can cancel at anytime. Canelation is simple and easy. All you do is go to your account page and his "Cancel."
Summing it Up
If you don't watch horror movies on a consistent basis then go ahead and get the free trail during the Halloween season. Or even if you end up having to pay for a single month you are getting a great deal on whole lot of horror movies this Halloween! It could be a horror movie party every night leading up to Halloween this year!
Read more about Screambox and sign up today if you're interested!