Screamboat
Screamboat
A seemingly routine late-night ferry ride in New York City descends into chaos when an ordinary mouse undergoes a terrifying transformation. This mutated creature unleashes a reign of terror upon the unsuspecting passengers, forcing them to fight for their survival. As the body count rises, the remaining survivors must band together to find a way to escape the deadly vessel and confront the monstrous threat.
markmental666 reviewedMay 15, 2025
What makes "Screamboat" work is that it knows exactly what it is and embraces it fully. It's not trying to be high art or reinvent horror - it's having a blast playing in a very specific sandbox while thumbing its nose at Disney's corporate control of cultural icons, our own self-absorbed modern society, and even horror movie conventions themselves.
If you go in expecting "Hereditary" or even "Friday the 13th," you'll be disappointed. But if you approach it as a spiritual successor to films like "Leprechaun," with a healthy dose of Disney parody and social commentary, you'll have a great time.
The practical effects, the inspired casting of Thornton, and the genuinely funny premise make "Screamboat" a worthy addition to the pantheon of campy horror-comedies that don't take themselves too seriously while still delivering the goods for genre fans.
Is it going to win any awards? Hell no. But for those of us who appreciate the specific pleasures of watching tiny killers dispatch victims in creatively gruesome ways - especially when that tiny killer is a twisted version of Disney's most recognizable character slaughtering caricatures of modern society's worst elements - "Screamboat" delivers exactly what we're looking for.