A tastelessly trashy horror that sensationalized a tragedy for cheap scares goes nuclear on streaming

To the surprise of absolutely nobody, 2012’s dismal Chernobyl Diaries came under sustained fire before it was even released, with the film getting torn apart from all corners by those furious that the worst nuclear disaster in human history was being mined, exploited and sensationalized for the purpose of making money.

That’s exactly what it did, too, with Paranormal Activity director Oren Peli’s widely-panned frightener recouping its thrifty $1 million production costs no less than 37 times over at the box office. Critics weren’t exactly impressed, even if an 18 percent Rotten Tomatoes score wasn’t quite as bad as the 28 percent user rating.

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