Author: Dominic Duquiatan
There’s an inherent restlessness in the face of the unknown, perpetually stoking curiosity. Intentionally or otherwise, this very restlessness is what renders Dreadful Chapters a compelling viewing experience. Hailing from the Malayalam film landscape, this indie production brims with potential, laying the groundwork for the burgeoning career of Indian-born director Nirmal Baby Varghese. As his
The Coffee Table, from the mind of emerging international director Caye Casas, stands out as a genuinely unnerving and intellectually stimulating horror film in recent memory. Serving as a cautionary tale, it sheds light on the perilous consequences of misguided parenthood, urging us to reconsider the gravity of this profound life decision and the horrors
The Glenarma Tapes is a 2023 Northern Irish found footage horror film, written and directed by Tony Devlin with additional writing from Paul Kennedy. Although the film presents itself as a found footage film, it arguably could have benefitted from a different approach. Nevertheless, it’s a commendable debut from an emerging director whose prowess in
Here for Blood (2022) truly lives up to its name, catering to those with an insatiable appetite for wicked and outrageous carnage. Yet, beneath this tongue-in-cheek horror, resides a familiar trope that functions so effectively, that it will compel you to reconsider your love-and-hate affinity for campy horror productions. Director Daniel Turres undoubtedly possesses the
We’re back with another Koji Shiraishi review, and we will be continuing our deep dive into his underrated film series, the Senritsu Kaika Files! And if you think you have seen it all from the past three installments of this series, think again. Because what lies ahead is a cinematic experience that will blindside you
Director Koji Shiraishi takes a dip into cryptozoology in Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi! File 03: Legend of a Human-Eating Kappa (shortened to File 03). In this third installment in the Senritsu Kaiki File series, the eccentric documentary crew composed of the crazed director Kudo Hitoshi, assistant Miho Ichikawa, and the cameraman (played by Koji, himself)
When the seventh chapter, titled Disinformation rolled in, the narrator and confessor, Dr. Laura Gale started to talk about things “that are not.” She began debunking famous alien encounter stories that had surely contributed well to the expanded extraterrestrial myth we have right now. Most documentaries delving into the certainty of the extraterrestrial presence on our planet
After File 01 went off with a bang, Koji Shiraishi’s Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi! File 02: Shivering Ghost (2012) tries something different and turns out unexpectedly good. The first episode of the mockumentary series didn’t disappoint in serving Koji’s found footage brands and Japanese myth goodness, showing how his knack for storytelling and genre
Koji Shiraishi proves his sincerity and devotion to the found footage subgenre in his 2012 low-budget mockumentary Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi! File 01 – Operation Capture the Slit-Mouthed Woman. While it’s beyond question that Shiraishi has made an indelible impression on the horror subgenre with his immortal Noroi: The Curse (2005), his undermined respect for
The Phoenix Lights might be one of the most intriguing pieces of UFO conspiracies on the internet. On March 13, 1997, thousands of people spotted the formation of unidentified lights in the night sky of Phoenix, Arizona, and across Nevada and Mexico. The bizarre phenomenon, which the army explained to be a military exercise consisting