Sep 25, 20246 min readJunji Ito Double Feature: Revisiting J-Horror Movies ‘Uzumaki’ and ‘Kakashi’The majority of Junji Itō adaptations are underseen or simply unknown. The sheer amount may also come as a surprise. The peak of movies based on the horror mangaka’s works was during the “J-Horror” wave; The Ring (1998) signaled a sea change in Japanese horror, and studios were looking everywhere for inspiration. Unfortunately, Itō is […] The post Junji Ito Double Feature: Revisiting J-Horror Movies ‘Uzumaki’ and ‘Kakashi’ appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.
Oct 30, 20236 min readHarbingers of Autumn: Six of the Scariest Scarecrows in Horror FilmsOut of all the classic monsters that pop up in costume shops around the Halloween season, there’s one that I believe has always been criminally underused in scary movies. Unlike witches, vampires and undead ghouls, the lowly Scarecrow is usually relegated to the background of mainstream horror media despite serving as an instantly recognizable (and […] The post Harbingers of Autumn: Six of the Scariest Scarecrows in Horror Films appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.