A man fights a demon possessing his girlfriend, leading to raunchy, absurdist comedy in their new home.
Campy and darkly comic, with raunchy humor. A party watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Netflix, Prime Video, Paramount+, Peacock, Kanopy (free), The Roku Channel (free) and 1 more.
Nothing past what an R promises: a few tense moments and several jump scares.
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Malcolm and Kisha move into their dream home, but soon learn a demon also resides there. When Kisha becomes possessed, Malcolm - determined to keep his sex life on track - turns to a priest, a psychic, and a team of ghost-busters for help in this spoof of all the "found-footage/documentary style" films released in recent years.
Yes. It lands on a happy note.
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Fright Night (1985)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · briskA teenager's new neighbor is a vampire, leading to a brisk, darkly comic, and suspenseful suburban nightmare.A Haunted House is on our Ghosts and hauntings, Found footage, Horror on Netflix, Horror on Prime Video and Horror on Paramount+ lists.
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