In the world of speculative fiction, the more realistic something is, the scarier. These aren’t horror movies with big jump scares and screeching scores. They’re not meant to scare you; they’re meant to haunt you, like an artifact from the future was released into theaters.
Over 40 years ago, a truly chilling TV movie put the fear of a nuclear apocalypse into British audiences. Unflinching, pragmatic, and unrelentingly graphic, Threads is an iconic part of U.K. culture — and you can now own it in stunning 4K, making the already realistic story even more lifelike.