Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: An intrepid reporter and her ex-husband investigate reports of a bizarre video which caused its viewer to die within one week.
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Film Review: Ringu 0 (Ring 0: Birthday) (2000)
SYNOPSIS: In this prequel to Ring, a young Sadako becomes an actress in hopes of escaping her troubled past. But strange visions and terrifying powers begin to manifest… REVIEW: It’s safe to say that most Americans’ training wheels in Asian horror came with the release of the English remake of Ringu, one of the most popular and long-standing Japanese franchises …
Read More »Scariest Asian Ghost Movies of All Time
I am a sucker for a good ghost story. In fact, I would go as far as saying that when it comes to horror films, it is quite possibly my favourite type of horror. There’s just something about dark, unseen forces that create a sense of dread that I simply do not get from stories about more tactile dangers. While …
Read More »Film Review: Ringu 2 (1999)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: In a direct continuation of the original Ringu film, a young woman investigates the disappearance of her mentor after a mysterious video appears that seems to cause the deaths of those who view it. REVIEW: Ringu 2 is not a film that wastes a lot of time with early exposition when it comes to describing the …
Read More »Horror Happens Radio – New Guest Conversations and Episodes (Darren Bousman, Gore Verbinski, Todd Sheets)
CLICK ON THIS LINK TO GO TO SOUNDCLOUD “The Horror Happens Radio Show” hosted by Jay Kay & The Ghost each week has uploaded a ton of new content, guest conversations and full episodes for fans & fiends to listen on-demand via Soundcloud.com. The latest sets of guest conversations from the current season 6 lineup of smart, uncensored & fearless …
Read More »The Top 10 Female Villains in Horror Films
Without a doubt there is a ton of male villains in the horror film world (such as Jason Voorhees, Michael Myers, Freddy Krueger, and Leatherface just to name a handful), but what about the female antagonists? There aren’t as many unfortunately there are several that stand out among the relatively small crowd. If you ask me though, a lot of …
Read More »Top 10 J-Horror Movies (Japanese Horror Movies)
Asian horror films on the most part fall somewhere between “deep to my heart” to recycled nonsense. Though I do enjoy the thrill of weeding thru all the stinkers to find the gems. For anyone new to these, they present a special brand of fear and dread that is far removed from many Western releases. In fact, I’m quite confident …
Read More »The Asian Horror Remake Formula
A large chunk of the American film industry is devoted to remakes, adaptations, and sequels. This is no news to you. But there’s a problem: we’re running out of stuff of our own to remake. That’s why we’re dipping into whatever is popular in the international horror bay for a quick coin, and thus we get films like Shutter and …
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