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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A set of totally insane films from Japan’s Omega Pictures (Audition, Love Exposure), produced by Takashige Ichise (Juon, Dark Water), written by Hiroshi Takahashi (The Ring series) and directed by Hirohisa Sasaki (Tales of Terror from Tokyo). This 2-disc special edition release (limited to just 2,000 units) contains new director-approved restorations of both these J-horror

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Love Foolery Case for a Dismembered Body is a 2024 Japanese supernatural horror pinku film written and directed by Daisuke Yamanouchi. Known as an eclectic filmmaker, Yamanouchi has over 130 directorial credits to his name. These include horror films such as Dead A Go-Go (1998), Red Room (1999), and its sequel Red Room 2 (2000);

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Girl from Nowhere is a Thai thriller/horror anthology series created by studio SOUR. Easy to find on Netflix and with a series of promo images highlighting the mainly school-based contexts and characters, it seems we have another campy series that the platform tends to milk for cash. However, Girl from Nowhere has an undeniable charm

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Psycho= is a 2009 Japanese horror thriller written and directed by Ami Matsunosuke. Being the first title worked on by the filmmaker, they would go on to write and direct Shinreion: The Movie (2010), direct Sanzu: Sun of the Dead (2011), and work as a producer on Koi no Eiga wo Tsukuro (2014) and Jiku

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Female Harakiri: Glorious Death is a 1989 Japanese ero guro/fetish gore film directed by Akio Fuji. Sitting alone in a darkened room, a kimono-clad former soldier commits seppuku. Setting a precedent for the series, Female Harakiri: Glorious Death is a bleak and disturbing depiction of ritualistic suicide. The ambiguous lack of narrative or dialogue (recurring

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