EVIL AND SERIAL shows that microbudget horror is alive and well on YouTube – Moviejawn

Serial milk
Written and directed by Curry Barker
Starring Curry Barker, Cooper Tomlinson, Adlih Torres
Unmeasured
Runtime: 62 min
Available in YouTube

by Avery Coffey, Staff Writer

I remember the internet going up by storm one Youtuber’s game is very difficult to turn left. Two celebrities, Sam and Colby, were in the middle of it after one of them agreed to help with a game against his partner. After being kidnapped and taken to the roof of a building, Sam Golbach is convinced that his friend has been killed in front of him. Even though Sam continued to talk about the prank, fans couldn’t forget the look of utter fear and worry on Sam’s face. As the credits roll with the found footage Serial milkI immediately went back to 2015.

It’s kind of niche, but there’s fun in the prank. Or maybe it’s better to call it… YouTube thrillers? They have an electric energy about them – both in style and tone – and are often the focus of male antagonists. The last one I watched was Spree (dir. Eugene Kotlyareno, 2020) starring Joe Keery, about a rideshare driver who is hungry to track down a virus and is willing to spill blood for it. Last question: what are you willing to put on the line for our desires?

It’s as versatile as it really is Serial milk. However, it tells the story of a YouTube prank duo caught in a routine of raising each other. It’s at the surprise birthday party that the curve ball hits us. Classmates who turned into two films that’s a bad ideacreated by Curry Barker and Cooper Tomlinson, they created a horror film that challenged Hollywood’s efforts with a budget of 800 dollars.

The best movie moments come naturally! The art of photography is all about camera angles and who is holding it. They completely fooled us into thinking that we were just watching one person’s point of view the whole time. Tomlinson and Barker nailed the YouTube vlog vibe while tagging the camera work. Every actor, including our powerhouse team Tomlinson and Barker, bring their A-game, bringing the story to life in ways you wouldn’t believe. It’s like watching your friends on the screen, but in a fun, amazing way!

This style of gameplay and character development, combined with a found footage style, makes for an immersive viewing experience that blurs the lines between fiction and reality. The result is a horror film that doesn’t rely on jumps or scares, but instead builds tension through its realistic presentation and the audience’s growing emotional connection to the characters. . It’s a testament to the ability of filmmakers that they can create such a powerful response through seemingly simple means, proving that sometimes the most horrific are the ones that feel the most real.

Is this a safe place to admit that I sometimes get bored with new horrors? Lately, it feels like I’m ditching all my streaming services just to find a movie that makes me happy. I’ll turn to YouTube short films in dire moments of need: when I’m really looking for something new. Sometimes, it’s nice to watch the first five shorts compared to rehashing two hours of tropes and cliches. However, the horror community shows great support for independent filmmakers. Now, with the disappointment of remakes and reboots, horror fans are longing for a movie they can’t predict or compare to. Curry Barker and Cooper Tomlinson testified and Hollywood took notice. There are indie filmmakers, of all kinds, who dedicate their work to themselves. When the industry rushes to invest in a project that has already been proven successful, what about those who have not had the same path? Solid ones like Serial milk without virality: can Hollywood afford to take that risk?