Horror movies from East Asian countries have recently had a massive surge in popularity. Predominantly Hong Kong, J-Horror from Japan and K-Horror from Korea although many quality horror movies are starting to emerge from Thailand, The Phillipines, Singapore and Malaysia.
Asian Horror Movies are heavily influenced by the folk-lore and traditions of the society from which they emerge. J-Horror tends to focus on psychological terror and the supernatural often with some deeper meaning. K-Horror follows the same patterns but tends to be darker and more atmospheric than it's Japanese counterpart.
Of course there are exceptions to the rule, the East has also given us the extreme and bizarre movies of Takashi Mike and Sci-Fi Horror's such as Meatball Machine and Tetsuo: The Iron Man.
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I desperately want to do something. Anything will do. I want to suppress this urge.
Posted on 01/09/2012 by Hellbound Heart
Say what you like about Japanese director Shion Sono, but let's all agree on one thing: he doesn't care for drab opening scenes. This much is true of the staggering Guilty of Romance (2011), the first film I have seen of this year and undoubtedly one which will wind up on my top films list at the en...
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Posted on 12/19/2011 by Pazuzu Iscariot
It is a common occurrence for movies to be confused about their target audience. Having said that, it is not often that a movie's “target audience confusion” covers an entertainment spectrum spanning pre-teens, gore lovers and creepy perverts. Erotibot falls foul to this level of confusion but is ab...
Read More "Erotibot"You will soon forget your god and cling to me like a bitch!
Posted on 12/15/2011 by Hellbound Heart
Fashion Hell
Posted on 11/20/2011 by Pazuzu Iscariot
Just when the market for crazy Japanese splatter was about to become saturated beyond the help of even the most absorbent kitchen towels, Jun Tsugita added some unique originality to the sub-genre with the highly peculiar Horny House of Horror AKA Fashion Hell (Fasshon heru). Usually Tsugita stays a...
Read More "Horny House Of Horror"Some rentals are too good to be true
Posted on 07/11/2011 by Pazuzu Iscariot
When the made-up term "hair horror" is thrown at movie fanatics, brain scientists maybe estimate that 85% will immediately visualise the stereotypical Asian ghost, the wicked 10% visualise the ungroomed bush popular in 70s exploitation while 5% insist that horror is all around us and we should comba...
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The Guinea Pig Series - Extreme Japanese Horror
The Guinea Pig movies have created their fair share of controversy for a series of short movies including allegedly inspiring serial killer Tsutomu Miyazaki to re-enact a scene, allegedly convincing Charlie Sheen that he was viewing a genuine snuff film and numerous genuine federal investigations ag...
Read More "Guinea Pig (Za Ginipiggu)"Another Ten Asian Horror Movies
Since our last Asian Extreme Horror Feature the writers at Horror Extreme have seen so many outstanding Asian Horror Movies that we just had to write another Asian Horror feature. So, for all you fans of Asian Horror, here are the latest ten spectacular movies from Asia that have hit our DVD players...
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