Because the barrier to entry on Amazon is so low, Prime has become the launching pad for micro-budget auteurs. For every 90 minutes of unwatchable garbage, there is a forgotten gem like The Vast of Night (a low-fi UFO horror masterpiece) or Coherence (a paranoid thriller shot in a single house).
This creates a unique paradox:
Turn on a movie. Any movie. Just be prepared to dig. And for god’s sake, read the user reviews before you press play. horror on amazon prime
Unlike Netflix, which tries to guess what you want to keep you happy, Amazon’s algorithm prioritizes what it owns or what costs it the least. It will push you toward low-quality, low-rent productions because the licensing fee for The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is expensive, while the fee for Sharknado 7 is pennies. Because the barrier to entry on Amazon is