asian horror
The Queen of Black Magic is Not for the Fainthearted [Review]
“Remake” is a dirty word in horror, to the extent the recent re-imagining of Eli Roth’s execrable Cabin Fever led to much pearl clutching throughout the community (as though the original was any good ...
The Housemaid Is A Nifty, Gorgeously Conceived Little Ghost Story
The Housemaid is a ghost story told against the backdrop of a war-torn country filled with horrors very much of the real world. The setting is French-occupied Vietnam in 1953. As the film opens, a you...
Frightfest 2016 Review: Train To Busan
Just when it seems we’ve seen zombies in every possible, horrible situation imaginable (lest we forget, 2013’s brilliant Stalled put them in a toilet) Train To Busan trundles into the stat...
Frightfest 2016 Spotlight: Sadako Vs Kayako
With less than a month to go until Frightfest takes over the Vue in Shepherds Bush, Joey Keogh takes a look at some of the most anticipated movies on this year’s jam-packed schedule. This week, itR...
Over Your Dead Body [Frightfest 2015 Review]
Acclaimed Japanese film-maker Takashi Miike sticks to his tried and tested formula of making at least one movie per year with chilly revenge shocker Over Your Dead Body, a flick that boldly attempts t...
Drafthouse Acquires North American Rights to World of Kanako
The blood-soaked Japanese thriller World of Kanako has been acquired for North American distribution by Drafthouse Films. The picture is directed by Tetsuya Nakashima (Kamikaze Girls, Confessions). It...
Cult Corner: Robo Vampire
Welcome to Cult Corner where we dive through the bargain bins to determine if a movie is trash or treasure. Today’s pick…Joe Livingston’s Robo Vampire. What a terrible movie. What a strang...
Ju-On ‘The Grudge’ – New Film Shooting
Its been 15 years since the Ju-on virus plagued our minds and haunted people in their sleep. Ochiai Masayuki returns and is writing and directing Ju-on: Owari no Hajimari, or The Grudge: Beginning of ...
