Coming to Shudder on November 9th, New Group is a 2025 Japanese body horror film written and directed by Yûta Shimotsu. Known as an upcoming Japanese filmmaker, Yûta Shimotsu was born in Fukuoka Prefecture in 1990 and studied mechanical engineering at Saga University. During this time, he began directing commercials and short films, for which

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Born in Blue Springs, Missouri, USA, Doug Roos began filmmaking by writing and directing a slew of shorts, including In the Shadows (2006), Betrayed (2007), and Aspiring Artists (2008), before making his feature-length debut, The Sky Has Fallen (2009), at 22. After moving to China, Doug made his second feature-length title, Rearranged, in Shanghai; however,

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Signal Veil Is a 90s Anime-Inspired Survival Horror Where a Haunted Phone Is Your Only Guide Inherit a cursed cellphone, confront spirits born from trauma and fight to keep your sanity inside Nishikawa High School. Tokyo-based horror publisher Serafini Productions and Chilean independent studio Time Hunters announced Signal Veil, a third-person survival horror game with

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Hi fellow weirdos! Javi here again to lead the way to a new Japanese media rabbit hole. It is hard to imagine someone who does not know Doraemon at this point. The blue robot cat with a four-dimensional pocket is a beloved character not only in Japan, but worldwide. Created by the duo Fujiko Fujio

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A song that instantly comes to mind, given the title and questions posed in Dog God (1997), is Pink Military’s “Do Animals Believe in God,” which asks, “Do you, do I believe in God?” Of course, the title evokes the image of a dog deity portrayed in the film. Still, it also raises a fundamental

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Bakemono is a 2023 joint American-Japanese body-horror film written and directed by Doug Roos. While known for writing and directing a slew of shorts, such as In the Shadows (2006), Betrayed (2007), and We Set Them Free (2016), as well as the feature-length film The Sky Has Fallen (2009), Doug is also a well-versed producer,

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You Took the Train to Busan… Dare You Enter the Colony Enter at your own risk as STUDIOCANAL invites you to a biotech conference gone horribly wrong, in Yeon Sang-ho’s tense, timely and terrifying zombie horror thriller COLONY, available to buy & keep on digital platforms and on DVD, Blu-ray & 4K UHD from 28th September.

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The visionary sci-fi anime masterpiece, Ghost in the Shell, returns to 800+ theatres in North America for its 30th anniversary in the US, shown in stunning 4K in select theatres for the first time. 2029: A female cybernetic government agent, Major Motoko Kusanagi, and the Internal Bureau of Investigations are hot on the trail of

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Tetsuo: The Bullet Man is a 2009 Japanese cyberpunk body horror film written and directed by Shin’ya Tsukamoto, with additional writing from Hisakatsu Kuroki. Known for his writing, directing, and acting skills, Shin’ya Tsukamoto is notable for creating films such as Hiruko the Goblin (1991), Haze (2005), and Nightmare Detective (2006), along with this film’s

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Revered throughout ancient history, the humble kitty cat has long been considered a necessary addition to society. Associated with agriculture, pest control, and cleanliness, their presence was celebrated as an effective means of protecting crops and food from unwanted vermin—and was even considered sacred in certain cultures. However, in parts of Asia, there has always

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