A tepid horror for the Terminally Online logs into the streaming top 10

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There aren’t many horror franchises in history that are more enduring, iconic, and overall excellent than those of Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell The bad death, so taking a page out of the Deadite playbook isn’t a bad thing. Whether coincidence or intention, but director Elle Callahan headcount seems like an updated rip-off of an all-time classic.

That’s not to say it’s a hideous affront to cinema, although that feeling will depend entirely on who you ask. Rotten Tomatoes has seen fit to give online terror a strong score of 70 percent, while viewer approval is significantly lower at 44 percent.

However, the fact is that headcount is currently one of the top 10 most watched films among Starz customers in both the United States and the United Kingdom according to FlixPatrol, to at least ensure on-demand viewers are willing to log in and witness the supernatural nightmares in large numbers for themselves take over.

A group of teenagers head to a secluded hideaway – not a cabin in the woods – where they spend the evening swapping ghost stories around the campfire. However, one of them goes too far when he reads an ominous chant from a shady website – not the Necronomicon – and awakens an entity that can hide among them in plain sight to complete a deadly ritual of its own design.

Not a bad setup at all, but since opinion is divided the first time around, the jury is out on whether or not headcount will see his reputation improve over time.