This underrated James Wan horror movie is on Hulu in October…

The season of scares and horror entertainment has arrived. And there’s no better time than the month of October to watch a steady stream of horror movies and shows. Barring the looming threat of Halloween, any reason is a good reason to incorporate some quality scares into your schedule. Although there are plenty of horror films from director James Wan to choose from Fatal This should absolutely be on your radar as the film hits Hulu’s library in October.

Fatal Joins a long line of horror movies that pique our curiosity and stick like glue to our memory banks, thanks to bold and thought-provoking single-word titles like. insidious, sinister, smile, terrible, it, Etcetera. With a master of horror at his helm and awesome cover art to boot, the film should look promising for the average horror fan. Rest assured, Fatal Certainly worthy of your attention.

James Wan is the modern master of horror

When you think of horror cinema, what comes to mind are the likes of John Carpenter, Wes Craven, Sam Raimi, Alfred Hitchcock, Tobe Hooper and others who have shaped the genre of horror cinema. Has been the behind-the-scenes mastermind behind some of the most iconic. Horror movies. James Wan is undoubtedly the modern master of horror with films like Saw, insidious, dead silence, And Magical Below his belt. He never overcomplicates the scares unfolding on screen. In fact, Wan has taken a “less is more” approach that plays on the potential fears the audience might generate.

Fatal This is an original story straight from the mind of Wan, just like that saw before this. If you consider yourself a fan of Wan’s work, consider that reason enough to check this out Fatal While it is streaming on Hulu.

Annabelle Wallis is an amazing scream queen

“Scream Queen” has become a term of endearment usually reserved for the final girl of the most famous horror films. Sigourney Weaver Ripley, Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) in the Alien film series the Screamand Michael Mayer’s object of obsession Halloween, Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis), are all notable Scream Queens in the genre. But Annabelle Wallis’s Madison may be the opposite of a final girl. In fact, he’s something even better.

Of course, revealing any part of her narrative would spoil the film, but Wallis delivers a compelling and authentic performance in her role as the tortured lead. He is also no stranger to horror films. She’s easily the best part of 2014 Annabelle – A spinoff film of Wan Magical, In other media, fans may also recognize her as Grace Shelby, Tommy Shelby’s girlfriend. peaky blinders series. As a performer, Wallis is top notch. So, do yourself a favor and watch the movie, even if it’s for nothing more than to watch the spectacle of a talented actress.

The final act presents a strange and unexpected twist.

In the beginning of the film, Fatal This sounds somewhat like a story of haunting or possession by some evil force. In such a situation, the fear behind the film’s leading lady Madison (Wallis) is clear. Obviously, something is wrong and Fatal Manages to command a remarkable sense of disorienting dread. A sinister force is murdering people and Madison joins it as a quasi-prisoner, given a front row seat to each murder she commits, as if she were a literal voyeur hiding in the shadows.

What ends up happening is the stuff of serious divisions among audiences. Whether the explosion of the third act thrills or disappoints, it cannot be denied that it is completely unexpected and completely original. Regardless of your ultimate love or disdain for the unexpected turn of events, watching it unfold is worth the price of confession in itself.

Fatal Now streaming on Hulu.