Folklore Asian horror has a special place in the genre. Faced with an uninspired formula and palette, titles like The Ring (Japan), The Eye (Hong Kong), Shutter (Thailand) and Tale of Two Sisters (South Korea) created a film-verse that rejuvenated Read More
The 3rd Eye Reopens [Mata Batin 2] This Indonesian title continues the story from the first chapter of the same name, and director Rocky Soraya brings back the sisters to solve the mystery of the persistent ghost in their house. It Read More
Sometimes read is better Pet Sematary (2019) When it comes to film adaptations of the venerable Stephen King, we’ve had as many hits, as misses. Pet Sematary 2019 disguises itself well as the former, with polished production values and reasonable acting, Read More
Not anytime soon Viral Thailand’s Viral is a concerted effort by director Manussanan Pongsuwan to create a piece highlighting the mobile-obsessed generation, and merging it with an actual haunting that happened in one of her earlier films. What we Read More
A valiant tribute buried by a distracting decision SUZZANNA: BERNAPAS DALAM KUBUR For something called Buried Alive, the focus is really not about that. Instead, the film is both a tribute and remake of Indonesian horror classic Sundel Bolong (1981), and Read More
An indian tale of monsters and men Tumbbad When I heard “period Hindi horror”, I was in. Tumbbad surprises with its theme and story – an inventive tale that adheres to the dramatic mythology of Hinduism. And as epic as the Read More
A digital nightmare goes out of the binary and delivers a refreshing twist Cam What Cam serves so well, is not only a timely modern-day fable, but a straightforward horror tale that chills to the core. You now what they Read More
This Tag-Along prequel… flounders. The Devil Fish 人面鱼 There’s nothing wrong in milking a franchise. The key is in knowing where the formula works, what to bank on, and when to refresh parts when it gets a little tired. In Read More
Taiwanese traditions continue to give us the creeps The Rope Curse 粽邪 Spiritual traditions often have a hold on us. And when these rituals are formed around a tragic suicide hanging, the overall effect is all the more grim. Those in Read More
This wicked version of our teenage witch has enough to cast a spell. Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Sabrina Spellman was a teenage witch from the good ‘ol Archie Comics that gave the cartoons some extra bite and imagination. Media incarnations Read More