Occasionally, an indie film slips through the mainstream and becomes a hit. It’s easiest to do in the horror genre, where a low budget doesn’t keep fans away (the recent Terrifier franchise is a great example of this, but it goes back to Night of the Living Dead, Carnival of Souls, and many earlier films). In 2023, Older Gods became one of the crossover hits, a microbudget horror movie with a trailer that garnered over 500 thousand views on YouTube (watch the trailer below). Using thick layers of atmosphere and drawing on the terrifying lore from H.P. Lovecraft’s body of work, Older Gods managed to create a spellbinding horror mystery with very little money. Now it’s streaming for free (through the link below).
The microbudget indie Older Gods made waves in 2023 for its cosmic horror, and it’s now available to watch for free. Read More