May 27
Doom was an early role for Dwayne Johnson, back when he was better known as WWE star The Rock. It’s not great even by video game movie standards, but its oddly satisfying first-person sequence makes it worth a watch for fans of hokey action.
May 31
The Evil Dead series is an absolute oddity: low budget but with deft direction, genre-breaking in new ways with each entry. Army of Darkness leans hard into comedy with its unexpected time-travel story.
May 31
In the 2001 horror movie Pulse, technology becomes a conduit for one of the scariest ghost stories ever. Bleak and lonely, it’s a mix of psychological and supernatural horror that feels all too relevant today.
May 31
If Pulse is the best techno-horror movie ever, The Lawnmower Man may be the worst. A Stephen King adaptation in name only, it’s most notable for its unbelievable silliness and CGI so baffling you can’t look away.
May 31
Found-footage horror movie Troll Hunter isn’t terribly scary, but its faux-documentary style works surprisingly well to highlight its hulking CGI monsters.