Category: horror
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Horror Cinema: Urban Myths
Urban Myths is a series of short horror stories based on urban myths that are loosely woven together to make up the movie. While not every story was my taste, like one about a dentist and a mouth parasite that was gross and good but not my jam, there were enough great ones to make the movie as a whole enjoyable. I particularly liked the paranormal stories. They were gory and fantastic in ways that I could not expect. Highly recommended!
Image credit: CNN Indonesia Won-ki, Hong. Urban Myths, Megabox JoongAng PlusM, 2022.
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Horrorscopes
The solar eclipse today has me in a mood for astrology 😋
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Horror Cinema Trivia: Hatchet
I can’t get enough of the Hatchet franchise. I rewatched Hatchet III this past week, and it stood up as one of my favorites. But, any time I rewatch one of the Hatchet movies, I remember how much I love them! Great combination of lore, urban legend and slasher counts!
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Horror Cinema: The Maid
A ghost, a psycho and a blood bath: The Maid was awesome! Highly recommended!
Thongkham, Lee. The Maid, Netflix, 2020.
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Horror Cinema: Exte – Hair Extensions
Exte: Hair Extensions is a campy Japanese horror movie. It did a great job of never taking itself too seriously while offering gross-out body horror. The most unforgettable image was when a character’s tongue would grow thick with hair. Something about the idea of hair coming out of your tongue was too disgusting for me 🫣.
Sono, Sion. Exte: Hair Extensions, Toei Company, 2007.
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Horror Cinema: Don’t Knock Twice
What impressed me most about Don’t Knock Twice was its storytelling. I found the story’s premise to be a tad weak, but how it was told was thoughtful, and the characters were interesting. I wouldn’t recommend you stop everything to watch it, but I would recommend the film if you were looking for a spooky horror movie to watch on a free evening.
James, Caradog W. Don’t Knock Twice, Seymour Films and Red & Black Films, 2016 (UK release) / 2017 (US release)
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Horror Cinema: Ox-Head Village
Japanese horror movie Ox-Head Village is a good, spooky ghost story. The narrative begins seemingly impersonal, as if the supernatural events could be happening to anyone investigating a certain abandoned building, but it unravels into a personal story about one character’s journey of discovery into her past and identity.
Image from ghoulsmagazine.com I really enjoyed some of the scare-effects. My favorite was when a character would see an omen in a reflection. When it happened, there was no doubt the person was going to die.
Ox-Head Village was a good contribution to J-horror and ghost stories!
Shimizu, Takashi. Ox-Head Village, 2022.
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