2023 was another stand out year forhorror. The genre calendar was filled with bloody fun sequels and great original nightmares, but it also finally made grindhouse fans’ wish come true asEli Roth’sThanksgivingwas finally taken out of the oven. The gruesome holiday slasher, based on Roth’s fake trailer in the 2007 filmGrindhouse, was released to rave success in November. Now, even though the holiday season is almost over,Thanksgivingis extending the horrifying festivities as the deliciously demented treat is coming to Blu-ray in January.
Thanksgivingwill be carving up store shelves on August 01, 2025, on both DVD and Blu-ray. The special features haven’t been announced at this time, but each version of the film will come with a digital code. Thisannouncement also comes the same week this newslasherclassic hit all major VOD platforms.
‘Thanksgiving’ Cooks Up a Masterful Slasher
Even before we actually get to the quality of the film itself, Thanksgiving was another critical and financial win for horror. Thisfamily gathering gone horribly wrongmade over $45 million at the worldwide box office on a small $15 million budget. That was more than enough gravy to makeThanksgivinghorror’snext big slasher franchise.Thanksgiving 2was announced earlier this monthto the delight of manygoreenthusiasts after the film became a bona fide golden Turkey. Rightfully so too, as the film stands toe-to-toe with some of the best horror ventures of the year, likeScream VIandEvil Dead Rise. Holding acertified fresh critic rating of 84% onRotten Tomatoes, it’s one of the best reviewed horror films of the year.
That’s because what Roth delivers is an endlessly fun revenge tale. The director is no stranger to horror, having done theHostelfilms,Knock Knock, andCabin Fever, but withThanksgivingRoth has refined his ghastly craft to a whole new level of terror. With hints ofHalloween,I Know What You Did Last Summer, andProm Night, Roth examines Thanksgiving and Black Friday’s effects on the family-driven holiday like a brain surgeon dissecting a meaty Turkey. His flawless execution is so deliberate, with his kills being some of the most creative death traps the genre has seen in quite some time. When you add in thefun cast of charactersthat play off horror stereotypes and clichés with gleeful enthusiasm,Thanksgivingis a hefty meal that makes youwant to go back for secondsimmediately when the credits roll. This is a murder mystery slasher that hearkens back toScreamand other earlier 2000s holiday romps likeValentine, which gives the film its own kind of unique retro vibe while also staying true to Roth’s blood-red roots.
John Carver Will Return
While we wait forThanksgiving 2to be released in 2025, you may rentThanksgivingonAmazon Prime Videoin the U.S. You can also currently pre-order the Blu-ray onAmazonfor $24.99 USD. The trailer forThanksgivingcan be seen below.
Thanksgiving
After a Black Friday riot ends in tragedy, a mysterious Thanksgiving-inspired killer terrorizes Plymouth, Massachusetts - the birthplace of the infamous holiday.
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