Archive for the ‘Horror’ Category

Halloween

Friday, September 26th, 2008

The early 2000s have seen a string of big-budget remakes of classic horror films. (more…)

Rampo Noir

Thursday, September 25th, 2008

This is an eclectic compilation of four stylistically different films, based on the masterpieces of great Japanese mystery writer, Rampo Edogawa (a pseudonym based on Edgar Allan Poe). (more…)

A Tale of Two Sisters

Thursday, September 25th, 2008

Eun-joo, the stepmother, welcomes two sisters who come back home after recovering their health, but Su-mi, the elder sister, intentionally avoids her and Su-yeon, the younger sister, shows a smack of fear for her stepmother. On their first night, Su-yeon sneaks in Su-mi’s room confessing there is someone in her room and Su-mi sees a ghost of her late mother who hung herself in Su-yeon’s closet. Strange things begin to happen since then; a ghost haunts the house and stepmother’s birds are poisoned to death. Assuming Su-yeon is behind the inauspicious incidents, the stepmother locks her in the closet, and when Su-mi learns about the cruel punishment, conflict between the stepmother and two sisters gets bitter than ever. (more…)