Deadstream

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Deadstream

2022

1h 27m

Horror

Comedy

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After a public controversy left him disgraced and demonetized, a washed up internet personality tries to win back his followers by livestreaming himself spending one night alone in a haunted house. When he accidentally pisses off a vengeful spirit, his comeback event becomes a real-time fight for his life (and social relevance) as he faces off with the sinister spirit of the house and her own powerful following.

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Proof that there's still life in the found-footage gimmick, Deadstream is a scarily good bit of B-movie fun.

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Isaac Feldberg

RogerEbert.com

It's hard not to begrudgingly admire a film as committed to its deliriously silly bit as Deadstream.

Rated: 2.5/4

Oct 6, 2022

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Leslie Felperin

Guardian

This comic horror romp has no pretensions and seeks only to goof around and dole out a few jump scares, but in its own sly way it offers a Gen Z version of The Blair Witch Project.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 5, 2022

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Steven Nguyen Scaife

Slant Magazine

The film doesn’t quite live up to its promising premise and handful of clever camera gimmicks.

Rated: 2/4

Oct 3, 2022

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Brittany Patrice Witherspoon

Pop Culture Reviews

With an ending as unsatisfying as the one they went with in this feature, I’d say Deadstream is an overall disappointment.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 22, 2024

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Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana

Ghouls Magazine

Deadstream is a fun and light-hearted horror that utilises found footage expertly, bringing the medium into the social media era in an extremely believable way.

Rated: 5/5

Jul 9, 2024

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Bee Delores

B-Sides & Badlands

Very few found footage films delicately balance between humor and horror with such precision like Deadstream. It is this year’s Host — a bonafide blockbuster that’s able to send chills down your spine one moment and make you bust out laughing the next.

Rated: 5/5

Jul 3, 2024

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Crockett H.

Fun premise that almost wore out it’s welcome. Five more minutes would have been too long but I think 10 minutes fewer would have been perfect.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/14/25

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Ulysse M

The acting is atrocious. The concept is alright, some comedic elements hit but overall it's a big ol' mess.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/10/25

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Darren D

Vanessa & Joseph Winter's "Deadstream" is an effective found footage horror comedy & satirical critique of IRL content creators. It gets the brain dead mentality of streamers who play up to their audience for engagement & attention, even the badly produced apology videos as they're more worried about demonetisation. The horror is a throwback to old school practical effects with slapstick humour like an Evil Dead II (1987) & House (1985). The filmmakers stick with their set up leading to fun pay offs & they keeps the scares confined within its own lore.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/05/25

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Thomas R

Disgraced and dejected YouTube influencer Shawn Ruddy (Joseph Winter) is funny-as-hell in this horror comedy that's reminiscent of "Evil Dead 2."

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

08/30/25

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no o

such amazing found photage movie the one and only one I liked of this

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/04/25

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Brian W

I was waiting for the horror to start but it never really does. The main character never dropped the influencer voice it was insufferable. The only funny thing about it was how bad it was.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/21/25

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Synopsis

After a public controversy left him disgraced and demonetized, a washed up internet personality tries to win back his followers by livestreaming himself spending one night alone in a haunted house. When he accidentally pisses off a vengeful spirit, his comeback event becomes a real-time fight for his life (and social relevance) as he faces off with the sinister spirit of the house and her own powerful following.

Director: Joseph Winter, Vanessa Winter
Producer: Jared Cook, Melanie Stone, Joseph Winter, Vanessa Winter
Screenwriter: Joseph Winter, Vanessa Winter
Production Co: Stonehaven Media, Winterspectre Entertainment, Stonehaven Productions, Inc.
Genre: Horror, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 6, 2022
Runtime: 1h 27m

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