Charles Band’s ‘DEATH STREAMER’ (2024) – Movie Review – PopHorror

I have loved Full Moon pictures for a long time, and Charles band turned an expectation upside down with his originality here. Death Streamer is an excellent movie for the original story.  I was utterly impressed and involved in Death Streamer. If you love vampires, blood, and guts, Death Streamer is the movie for you.

Sypnosis

A modern day vampire decides to fufill his hunger by killing others in a live stream. He has glasses that detect victims and will stop at nothing to feed his thirst. One by one partygoers are being killed off. Who will survive the livestream from hell? 3 trepid paranormal investigaors may be the only hope.

This is such a remarkable reversal of movies like They Live. What if magic sunglasses get into the wrong hands? Death Streamer covers that topic. The idea of the glasses made it weird until you adjusted to it. I had a lot of questions, but after watching it twice, I adjusted to it. I started to understand where the movie came from and the storyline. It started dull and confusing, and the further you go, the more you know and appreciate it.

You may have to watch it more than once, as I did. It changed my whole view of the film. I started to understand the plot more and realized it became very simple.

It’s All About Taste

The gore is great but minimal; however, watching the kills does make it gory. Lots of blood was shed subtly. It wasn’t overused, but it made Death Streamer much better. You wait for the moment, and getting to the first kill doesn’t take long.

Death Streamer breaks some barriers by focusing on the bad guy. The party idea is a little weird, but of course, a vampire would show up to a party like this. He hypnotizes women to give them their all; once they start getting intimate with him, the trap goes off. While they are under his spell, they become more erotic. Charles Band never stops short of sexual situations. That isn’t a bad thing. Most horror movies lean this way. Especially slasher movies. It has been this way for a long time. Sex made slasher movies what they were.

Death Streamer is a classic throwback, but it’s also very modern. It’s a perfect mixture of both sides of the genre. Whether you want to watch Death Streamer out of curiosity is up to you. Don’t be scared; give it a watch, and you may be pleasantly surprised.

In the End

Death Streamer is an excellent movie that fed my desire for horror. It both made sense (after a while) and entertained my lust for blood and guts. The practical FX also won me over; I’m a sucker for original kills that took blood, sweat, and tears, literally. There is no middle ground here; you either like it or don’t. Either way, you at least gave it a shot, and that’s what matters.

Charles Band has been a hero of mine for a long time. I have seen some great and hilarious movies directed by him. There are movies about killer bongs and more. Charles does not waste time; he keeps pushing out great films.

Death Streamer is set for release on October 11th. The movie will be released to streaming all platforms, including Tubi and Amazon Prime, and available on Blu-Ray DVD and VHS.