Ever had a horror movie so underwhelming a country banned teens from watching it—turns out it’s a favor? Eli Roth’s new splatter comedy *Ice Cream Man* follows a sinister vendor turning suburban kids into homicidal zombies, flipping retro childhood vibes. But it’s cringey, not scary.

Like industrial ice cream with weird additives, modern horror swapped practical effects for CGI. Roth initially denied using AI for VFX, then admitted being “not precise” about it. With repetitive, cheap gore, it feels synthetic, not spine-chilling. Israel barred teens—they should thank them.

Would you watch AI-reliant horror, or miss old-school visceral practical scares?