“One curse, one cure, one week to find it” is Ringu’s tag-line and a succinct plot synopsis if there ever was one. Personally I’d say something like; “Teens find weird video in a cabin. It’s a heart-stopping experience.” The title might look somewhat familiar to American readers. The Ring, starting Naomi Watts, was an American…
Category: Japanese Horror
Explore the haunted and gory in Japanese Horror films. From psychological thrillers to creepy ghost stories, Japanese horror is quite unsettling and entertaining.
Ju-on
It’s amazing what one can do using a shoestring budget, if you are skillful at any rate. Takashi Shimizu shows he is just that in Ju-on, better known to my American colleagues as The Grudge. The Grudge is actually a remake of Ju-on, done with a much bigger budget and, of course, Sarah Michelle Gellar….
Carved: The Slit Mouthed Woman
When I first came across Carved: The Slit Mouthed Woman I genuinely thought it would be scary. Just before watching it I felt that it’s either going to be really scary or really stupid. It turned out I was wrong on all counts. But let me back up a moment. Carved is about a mysterious…
Grotesque
Grotesque. Well, I can say at least two good things about this movie. Three things actually. The title is not misleading at all. You are told you will see something grotesque and it certainly delivers. On more than one level actually but more on that later. The second thing I can say is that it…