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Every week, we spotlight a kill that we just can’t get enough of. This is Kill of the Week.

Out of all the big slasher franchises, Final Destination is arguably the most inventive, centered not on a masked maniac but rather the unseen force of Death itself. After a group of characters survive a horrifying freak disaster, Death hunts them down one-by-one to restore the natural order of things, offing them in increasingly complex (and brutal) ways.

The franchise allowed us to see every character in the movies get brutally killed not just once but twice, each in two different ways – now that’s how you give us what we want!

My personal favorite installment in the franchise? Surprisingly, that’d be Final Destination 5, which served as both a celebration of the entire franchise and the perfect end-cap to it all, while also being a covert prequel to the original film. From the INSANE opening disaster sequence right to the final twist, FD5 was a *perfect* Final Destination film.

Final Destination 5 also has some of the franchise’s best death scenes, as well as what is easily the very best one out of all five films. In fact, the death of an unlucky gymnast is one of the cruelest and hardest-to-watch kills you’ll likely ever find in a horror movie.

Not only does the scene seriously deliver in the gore department, with the gymnast slamming down onto her neck, her body literally folding in half and shattering bones through flesh, but it’s also wonderfully suspenseful. Several minutes are spent building up the kill and making you wonder how she’s going to die, subverting expectations along the way.

Now THIS is how you do a Final Destination death scene.

Writer in the horror community since 2008. Editor in Chief of Bloody Disgusting. Owns Eli Roth's prop corpse from Piranha 3D. Has four awesome cats. Still plays with toys.

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SCREAMBOX Investigates UFOs and Extraterrestrials: Several Documentaries Streaming Right Now!

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As someone who is obsessed with UFOS (or more recently known as UAPs) and the concept of extraterrestrials, I love a good documentary. Sightings have been on the rise since the 1940s, with the atomic bomb seemingly acting as a catalyst for new visitors. But what are these UFOs/UAPs? Is there an explanation or are they simply beyond our explanation? Why are they here? Who are they? How much do our governments know? The questions are endless and so are the documentaries that attempt to uncover the secrets behind decades of sightings and alleged confrontations.

Whether you’re a seasoned viewer or new to the rabbit hole, there’s always a handful of interesting documentaries to get your neurons firing and leave you with sleepless nights. SCREAMBOX is investigating with the addition of several docs, all streaming now on the Bloody Disgusting-powered service. Here’s the breakdown:

Aliens (2021): Beam into this unidentified streaming documentary for a glimpse into Extraterrestrial life. Aliens are hypothetical life forms that may occur outside Earth or that did not originate on Earth.

Aliens Uncovered: Origins (2021): Before Area 51, hidden deep in the desert, the military discovered a hidden gem that helped them create Project Bluebook.

Aliens Uncovered: ET or Man-Made (2022): The crash of Roswell wasn’t meant for New Mexico. In 1947, a neighboring state had 3 major sightings that were swept under the rug.

Aliens Uncovered: The Golden Record (2023): In the late 70s, the US government launched a message to our distant neighbors.

Roswell (2021): This high-flying documentary examines the July 1947 crash of a United States Army Air Forces balloon at a ranch near Roswell, New Mexico. Theories claim the crash was actually that of a flying saucer, but what is the truth?

Also check out:

The British UFO Files (2004): Since the 1940’s the British Government has been investigating the Flying Saucer phenomenon. High-ranking military and government personnel, speak out for the first time, offering unique eyewitness accounts and inside information.

Alien Abductions and Paranormal Sightings (2016): Amazing Footage and stories from real people as they reveal their personal encounters of being abducted by Aliens.

And do not miss Hellier (2019): A crew of paranormal researchers find themselves in a dying coal town, where a series of strange coincidences lead them to a decades-old mystery.

These documentaries join SCREAMBOX’s growing library of unique horror content, including Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls, Here for Blood, Terrifier 2, RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop, Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story, The Outwaters, Living with Chucky, Project Wolf Hunting, and Pennywise: The Story of IT.

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