Istanbul, Turkey, is not a typical place one would think of when it comes to horror films. But back in 2015, Director Can Evrenol presented a groundbreaking work that shook the festival scene. He presented an uncompromised look into Hell that most mainstream films were not willing to display at the time. ‘Baskin’ is the […]
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The lore of Japan’s Aokigahara (AKA ‘the suicide forest’) has grown to reach everywhere in the world, including modern Western culture. The idea of a forest that has an energy that calls for hurting people to enter and take their own lives is not only a scary idea, but also a pseudoreality. While there isn’t
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Zombie movies are a hard sell nowadays; the fatigue of the walking dead is unavoidable. In order to convince an audience to watch a new zombie film, you need to present something original to make it worthwhile. “Train to Busan” & “One Cut of the Dead” are two great examples that show how much more
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Time destroys everything. This is the underlying theme in Gaspar Noe’s shocking feature ‘Irreversible’. Events unfold in reverse-chronological order that tell the distressing story of a woman being brutally attacked, and the immediate moments that precede & follow it. This film has a reputation for its shocking, no-holds-barred intensity and for its main attack sequence
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Gasper Noe is a French extreme filmmaker whose direction has a reputation for pushing boundaries and making people uncomfortable. His biggest releases “Irreversible” & “Enter the Void” both showcase some of the hardest material to transcend into visionary art, as well as force the audience to pay witness to extreme acts that are difficult to
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The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari’ is considered one of the most important horror films of the silent film era. It’s ability to invoke an authentically haunting mood and maintaining a genuine mystery is a marvel even over 100 years later. In a small German town, a local fair is beginning to set up. It is
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Titane” is a film I cannot stop thinking about. It is intense and attacks a subconscious level of its viewer. What may sound as spoilers ahead only cover the first 20 or so minutes of the film, and I promise the descriptions do no justice to what you are forced to watch. Director Julia Ducourneau
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On Christmas Eve in Finland, Santa Claus is unearthed in an archaeological dig. Soon after, children start disappearing, leading a boy and his father to capture Santa and, with the help of fellow hunters, they look to sell him back to the corporation that sponsored the dig. And then there’s Santa’s elves, who are determined
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Thailand doesn’t have a lot of popular horror entries that have found success in the US, but the ones that do are usually very creepy and creative. ‘The Medium’ is one of the most recent releases to receive some acclaim. Shot in a found footage mockumentary style, ‘The Medium’ is the story of a family
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