Horror Movie Reviews from May 2008
Reviews
They didn't see something that terrified them. They saw something because they were terrified.
Posted on 05/25/2008 by Pazuzu Iscariot
Takashi Shimizu (director of Ju-On: The Grudge and Reincarnation) brings us an original J-Horror movie by the name of Marebito AKA (The Stranger from Afar). The movie takes the humble vampire movie in a new direction, in a Japanese kind of way, but is much less focused on the supernatural ghosts and...
Read More "Marebito"She always gets her part
Posted on 05/25/2008 by Pazuzu Iscariot
Takashi Miike's Audition has to be one of my all time favorite Asian horror movies, there are probably a number of reasons for this. On my first viewing I was shocked more than I had ever been before by a movie, Audition gave me my first taste of the extremities to which a Japanese horror movie coul...
Read More "Audition"Death Is Only The Beginning
Posted on 05/22/2008 by Pazuzu Iscariot
Reincarnation (Rinne) is a chilling J-Horror from Takashi Shimizu (director of Ju-On: The Grudge, Ju-On 2 and Marebito) and once again he does not let us down. Reincarnation is a typical supernatural J-Horror but that is far from a criticism, this movie is directed in a way that creeps you out rathe...
Read More "Reincarnation"Disgusting and Disturbing Asian Horror
Posted on 05/18/2008 by Pazuzu Iscariot
Fruit Chan brings us a disgusting slice of twisted Asian horror with Dumplings (Gaau ji). A lot of attention has gone into this movie to make it gag-worthy and it definitely is, but we also have a highly original and well executed storyline depicting a scenario bordering on potential reality far fro...
Read More "Dumplings"If you can't find a friend... make one.
Posted on 05/18/2008 by Pazuzu Iscariot
Occasionally a truly unique horror movie emerges and reminds you of the hidden horror talent that exists in relative obscurity in the USA. May is a prefect example of such a movie and has totally reinvigorated my lust for American horror. Far from your traditional slasher movie, May probably doesn't...
Read More "May"Psycho Cyborgs from Japan
Posted on 05/17/2008 by Pazuzu Iscariot
From the opening scene Meatball Machine bombards the viewer with over the top violence, gore and brutality. The cover art is enough to inspire any Asian horror movie fan to want to see more. The story, although typically Manga craziness, is quite ingenious and typically horror movie style pointlessn...
Read More "Meatball Machine"Some Nightmares Haunt You. Some... Can Kill You.
Posted on 05/17/2008 by Pazuzu Iscariot
Once again it is Dario Argento representing the Italian horror genre with Trauma. Many Argento fans consider this movie as the point in the horror masters career where his work started going down hill, whilst I understand that after such classics as Suspiria and Deep Red there were high expectations...
Read More "Trauma"Italian Zombie Madness
Posted on 05/17/2008 by Pazuzu Iscariot
Zombi 3 is another instalment of the confusingly titled Zombi movies. Zombi 2, directed by Lucio Fulci, was released under that name due to some cunning marketing to try and cash in on the success of George A. Romero’s Dawn of the Dead, which was released in Italy as Zombi although Zombi 2 was not o...
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