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Invitation Only (2009) Film Review – An Invitation You Cant Refuse

Jim CoxFeb 27, 2023
Invitation Only (2009) Film Review – An Invitation You Cant Refuse

Invitation Only (Jue ming pai dui) is a 2009 Taiwanese extreme horror, written by Sung In and Carolyn Lin and directed by Kevin Ko as his first feature-length film. Kevin is best known as the director behind the recent…

The Helios Syndrome (2023) Book Review – Modern-Day Necromancy

Jim CoxFeb 25, 2023
The Helios Syndrome (2023) Book Review – Modern-Day Necromancy

The Helios Syndrome is a 2023 supernatural thriller novella penned from the mind of Vivian Shaw. Born in Kenya, Vivian moved to the US, where she earned a BA in art history, an MFA in creative writing and publishing…

Alien from the Darkness (1996) NSFW Anime Review

Jim CoxFeb 24, 2023
Alien from the Darkness (1996) NSFW Anime Review

Alien from the Darkness (Inju alien) is a 1996 adult sci-fi horror anime OVA, written by Shino Taira and directed by Norio Takanami, and distributed by Pink Pineapple. This title is the only title worked on by director Takanami,…

Carnal Curses, Disfigured Dreams: Japanese Horror & Bizarre Cinema 1898-1949 (2019) Book Review – A Trove of Lost and Forgotten Japanese Horror

Cesar AlejandroFeb 21, 2023
Carnal Curses, Disfigured Dreams: Japanese Horror & Bizarre Cinema 1898-1949 (2019) Book Review – A Trove of Lost and Forgotten Japanese Horror

Zombies, vampires, mechanical men, mad scientists, monsters, killer apes, living statues, ghosts, demons – all the iconic figures of bizarre cinema can be found in Japan’s early film output, filtered through that country’s unique lens of culture and myth.…

Cursed films (2020) Series Review- Debunking Rumors, One Film at a Time

Javiera VegaFeb 21, 2023
Cursed films (2020) Series Review- Debunking Rumors, One Film at a Time

In the horror genre, there is a tendency to regard certain films as cursed. This title does not refer to the quality of the movie, but more about serious bad luck sustained during production. We are not talking here…

Wonder House of Horrors (2023) Manga Review – So Cute Yet So Horrific

Adam SymchukFeb 20, 2023
Wonder House of Horrors (2023) Manga Review – So Cute Yet So Horrific

Collecting 10 stories of the macabre from Miyako Cojima, Wonder House of Horrors marks an impressive introduction of the mangaka to the West. Across the varied stories, Cojima distorts the obsessions of her victims where desires for beauty, popularity, and…