Horror

  • Erik Blomberg – Valkoinen peura AKA The White Reindeer (1952)

    1951-1960Erik BlombergFantasyFinlandHorror

    Blending the vampire and werewolf mythology into a fascinatingly unique and inspired synthesis which also adds elements from pre-Christian folklore, filmmaker Erik Blomberg’s simple, lyrical parable about how all actions have consequences has the immediacy, intimacy and potency of an eloquently spun scary campfire yarn. Skillfully directed, produced, edited, co-written and shot in gorgeous monochromatic black and white by Blomberg, who began photographing movies back in the 30’s and made only four other films before spending the rest of his career doing documentaries for television, this plainly done and elegantly understated debut feature benefits greatly from not only its powerfully direct and unpretentious story, but also from its highly unusual and intriguing period setting.Read More »

  • Bruno Mattei & Claudio Fragasso – Rats – Notte di terrore AKA Rats: Night of Terror (1984)

    1981-1990Bruno MatteiClaudio FragassoHorrorItalySci-Fi

    One hundred years after a nuclear war has devastated the planet, society has been reborn into two factions; the underground society and the scavangers above in the wastelands. A group of scavangers on bikes come across a town infested with flesh eating rats, and soon the gore is spilling everywhere.Read More »

  • Mario Bava – Reazione a catena AKA A Bay of Blood [+commentary] (1971)

    1971-1980GialloHorrorItalyMario Bava

    Synopsis:
    A wealthy heiress and landowner dies under mysterious circumstances (her husband did it, but don’t worry, he was done in too), and anyone with a minute claim to her property shows up to collect. The would-be heirs and heiresses start offing each other in increasingly creative and graphic ways, along with some dimwitted teenagers that stop by the bay looking for a party. Basically, it’s Ten Little Indians on the bay.Read More »

  • Hideo Nakata – Kaidan (2007)

    2001-2010AsianHideo NakataHorrorJapan

    KAIDAN-Ghost Story (2007) is a breath of fresh air in the genre of J-horror; the film is a homage to classic romantic ghost stories. The film is directed by Hideo Nakata, the same director responsible for Ringu and Dark Water. Forget cursed objects, haunted technology and long-haired ghosts, the film like Kobayashi’s 1960`s classic “Kwaidan” is a welcome change for those viewers very familiar with modern J-horror such as Ju-On;Ringu and KairoRead More »

  • Kiyoshi Kurosawa – Jigoku no keibîn AKA The Guard from Underground [+commentary] (1992)

    1991-2000HorrorJapanKiyoshi KurosawaThriller

    Synopsis:
    A woman begins working at the same company as a security guard that she believes might be a former sumo wrestling serial killer.Read More »

  • Pil-Sung Yim – Hansel & Gretel (2007)

    2001-2010AsianHorrorPil-Sung YimSouth Korea

    Henjel gwa Geuretel (2007)
    A reckless youngster Eun-soo drives to his mother’s and has a car accident. When Eun-soo wakes up, he meets a mysterious girl and is led to her fairytale-like house in the middle of the forest. There, Eun-soo is trapped with the girl and her siblings who never age. Soon he learns all the adults who visited or stayed in the house have met mysterious yet terrible ends. More shockingly, their cruel deaths are drawn in details and made into a fairytale book by the children. Scared Eun-soo tries to find the way out, but the house is secluded in the forest with no way out. Then, Eun-soo discovers a book which tells a brutal end of none other than…himself!Read More »

  • Takashi Shimizu – Tomie: Re-birth (2001)

    2001-2010AsianHorrorJapanTakashi Shimizu

    “An art student disappears after murdering his model. Now his friends and family are being haunted by the resurrected woman, Tomie.”Read More »

  • Nazim Tulyahodzhayev – Veld AKA The Veldt (1987)

    1981-1990HorrorNazim TulyakhodzayevSci-FiUSSR

    Two children get a present from their parents, an electronic game. Via gigantic television screens, Peter and Wendy lose themselves for days in the African “veldt” and watch with excitement as lions devour antelopes.

    Meanwhile, strange things take place outside the house: An atmosphere of hostility forms in the city, and the citizens are unsettled by the materialization of ghosts and the memories of their loved ones…Read More »

  • Christopher Smith – Triangle (2009)

    2001-2010Christopher SmithHorrorUnited Kingdom

    Box Synopsis:
    “When Jess (Melissa George) sets sail on a yacht with a group of friends, she cannot shake the feeling that there is something wrong. Her suspicions are realized when the yacht hits a storm and the group is forced to board a passing ocean liner to get to safety, a ship Jess is convinced she’s been on before. The ship appears deserted, the clock on board has stopped, but they are not alone… Someone is intent on hunting them down, one by one. And Jess unknowingly holds the key to end the terror.”Read More »

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