Oct 27, 20257 min read‘Incomplete Chairs’ Is Brutal, Blood-Soaked Body Horror Satire That Hits Bone Deep [BHFF Review]Japanese filmmaker Kenichi Ugana’s extremist satire on the pursuit of perfection will make the audience wince, but left wanting more. “Because you like chairs.” There can be an incredible comfort in watching an expert simply work their magic in their trade. “Competency porn” is a real thing, and there’s something to be said about someone […] The post ‘Incomplete Chairs’ Is Brutal, Blood-Soaked Body Horror Satire That Hits Bone Deep [BHFF Review] appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.
Oct 21, 20257 min read‘New Group’ Feels Like A Lost J-Horror Classic That Turns The Human Body Into Abrasive Architecture [BHFF Review]Yûta Shimotsu’s sophomore feature is an enlightening social satire about the dangers of conformity and assimilation, brought to life through a chilling body horror experiment. “Japan is the best! Japan is the best!” There is no shortage of uncomfortable imagery and surreal nightmare fuel in American horror movies. However, the chilling visuals that are born […] The post ‘New Group’ Feels Like A Lost J-Horror Classic That Turns The Human Body Into Abrasive Architecture [BHFF Review] appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.
May 16, 20247 min read‘Ju-On: The Curse’ – The Original Movies That Spawned ‘The Grudge’ FranchiseIn a world where over-polished corporate products dominate the media landscape while the ever-growing threat of AI-generated “art” haunts the horizon, I can’t help but remember a story about how Wes Anderson insisted on using real fur on the stop-motion puppets of his animated opus, Fantastic Mr. Fox. When the animators complained that using fur […] The post ‘Ju-On: The Curse’ – The Original Movies That Spawned ‘The Grudge’ Franchise appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.
Sep 19, 20237 min read‘Fatal Frame III: The Tormented’ – The J-Horror Nightmares of an Overlooked SequelFrom “Real Ghost Footage” compilations on YouTube to staged ectoplasmic photographs, our species has been fascinated with attempting to record the supernatural ever since it first became possible to do so. I mean, spirit photography was popularized almost immediately after the first camera was invented, so it makes sense that we’re still chasing spirits from […] The post ‘Fatal Frame III: The Tormented’ – The J-Horror Nightmares of an Overlooked Sequel appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.
May 12, 20235 min read‘Sadako DX’ Review – The Latest ‘Ring’ Installment Attempts a Horror-Comedy ReinventionThe Ringu franchise has a much more convoluted history than most people realize, with Koji Suzuki’s original novel actually being part of a genre-bending trilogy that differs greatly from the established mythology of the films. In fact, before Sadako ever made the leap to the big screen (and consequently overseas), her first live-action appearance was […] The post ‘Sadako DX’ Review – The Latest ‘Ring’ Installment Attempts a Horror-Comedy Reinvention appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.
Aug 4, 20226 min readSix of the Best Foreign-Language Found Footage MoviesThere was a time when it was more likely for a successful foreign film to be remade in English than see a proper release in America. From the decade-long ban on Kinji Fukasaku’s Battle Royale to the Lovecraftian Valdemar Legacy films never getting an official Region 1 release, being a fan of overseas genre thrills […] The post Six of the Best Foreign-Language Found Footage Movies appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.