Cold Storage (2026)

Cold Storage is the kind of body horror that makes me physically uncomfortable, and I mean that in a good way. Fungal infections, bubbling skin and all the nasty things that can happen when a microorganism starts taking over somebody are much more effective on me than a straightforward knife attack. This movie leans into that kind of horror and finds a way to mix it with a surprisingly fun sense of humor.

I liked the setup. A couple of employees are working in a storage facility when something dangerous gets loose from a sealed military area underneath the building. It's a simple enough premise to get the story moving, and the filmmakers understand that the infection itself is the main attraction. Once it starts spreading, there are plenty of opportunities for disgusting transformations and frantic attempts to contain it.

The practical-looking effects are a highlight. There's so much green ooze, swelling and other unpleasant material that I spent a lot of time wincing. It reminded me of movies like Evolution, although Cold Storage pushes the fungal body horror much further. There are also some clever details showing how an organism like this might spread through a facility full of people and animals.

The humor surprised me, too. There are little lines and moments that feel natural instead of making the characters stop everything to tell a joke. That balance matters in a movie this gross. It lets you laugh for a second and then hits you with another revolting image before you've completely relaxed.

Not every scare is complicated. There are some repeated loud noises and straightforward jump scares, but the movie is energetic enough that those moments don't drag it down. The cast is entertaining, and I appreciated that the story doesn't spend forever trying to explain the science before giving us the chaos.

Cold Storage is not a subtle horror film, and I don't think it's trying to be. It's gross, funny, and packed with the kind of practical-feeling effects that make a creature feature fun to watch. If fungal body horror gets under your skin, this one will probably make you squirm. It certainly worked on me.

Cold Storage had me jumping at things I knew were coming. There is an alarm that keeps going off in the building, and every single time it sounded, my whole body jumped. I would tell myself it was going to happen again and that I was not going to react. Then it would go off and I'd jump anyway. It got embarrassing after a while, especially because I knew I was falling for the same thing repeatedly.

The movie is also incredibly gross. It isn't the usual red blood everywhere. There is so much green goo, swelling and bubbling that I kept turning my head away. Some of it looked like the worst kind of infection you can imagine, which somehow bothered me even more than ordinary horror gore. I don't like anything with eyes, either, and this movie absolutely gave me things I didn't want to see.

What made the experience better was the humor. The movie doesn't take itself too seriously, and the characters have some funny lines that don't feel forced. I liked that I could laugh between all the disgusting moments. When a movie is this gross, I need something to break up the tension or I start feeling miserable.

The story was easy enough to follow. People working at a storage facility find themselves dealing with something extremely dangerous that shouldn't have been there in the first place. It spreads quickly, and every new development gives the characters another terrible problem. That kept the movie moving even when I was hiding my face.

The cast was entertaining, and I liked that the film was trying to be a horror comedy instead of a serious outbreak drama. There were some really nasty scenes, and I wouldn't say I enjoyed looking at them. But I enjoyed having something funny to hold onto while everything else was turning into green mush.

I could definitely see someone who hates body horror deciding to avoid this completely. I had plenty of moments when I didn't want to look. Still, I had fun with the characters, the ridiculous situation and the humor. I survived the ooze, even if that alarm nearly finished me off.