Horror films were more than just merely alive in 2018; they were thriving. Given that every day is a nightmarish horror show that none of us can escape from regardless of how long and loud we scream for help, it may come as a surprise that the genre is flourishing. Then again, if you take even one side-eyed glance at the history of horror, you’ll find that it has been historically one of the most reliable film genres in times of crises.

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We’ve seen horror films from the perspective of webcam chats before, famously in “Unfriended” and most recently, the amazing “Searching.” However, with the latest Netflix movie “Cam,” the perspective isn’t just webcam chats, but instead the business of women using their webcams to earn money.

As seen in the new trailer, “Cam” tells the story of a young camgirl that is rising in the ranks of her website’s channels.

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Daniel Goldhaber‘s “Cam” feels like a great, un-aired episode of Netflix’s acclaimed anthology series “Black Mirror.” Goldhaber’s film is a mysterious dive into the unknown, a dreamy and surreal take on social networking that will make you think twice about not just webcamming, but what someone’s self-worth, and their own identity, might really mean online.

Set against the backdrop of online sex work, “Cam” grips you and doesn’t let go from its very opening scene, as you are thrust into the world of young women who host sexually-explicit shows online.

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