Y2K takes inspiration from a real life fear about technology at the turn of the 21st century. Here's how the real Y2K scare compares to A24's film.

It may have flopped in theaters, but Kyle Mooney's A24 horror comedy starring Rachel Zegler is a streaming hit.

While worries over disruptions and human responses to them were at the heart of Y2K jitters, there also was a creepy realization that technology had fully infiltrated modern life, Taylor says.