Illusions of Blood: Classic Japanese Horror Films, Part 2
The first part of this feature can be found here. Despite its historical setting, the kinds of traditional Japanese horror films we’ve covered so far...
One Moment of Asia: Lafcadio Hearn’s Final Resting Place
Grave of Koizumi Yakumo aka Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904), author of Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things and In Ghostly Japan...
Ghastly (South Korea, 2011)
The summer of 2011 produced three major K-horrors. I’ve already had a chance to see and review the interesting but butchered White: The Curse of...
Illusions of Blood: Classic Japanese Horror Films, Part 1
A woman clad in white kimono rises from the bottom of the screen, her long black hair obscuring part of her face. Her skin is...
Zombadings I: Kill Remington with Fear (Philippines, 2011)
Remington is a regular small-town guy wasting his days either playing basketball or downing shots of rum with friends. His life is typical for any...
The VCinema Show Episode 36: Corpse Mania
Are we feelin’ it? Yes, indeed, we are necrophilin’ it! Join our final episode in celebrating the month of horror as we check out one...
White: The Melody of the Curse (Korea, 2011)
I don’t frequently get excited about horror films, but White: The Melody of the Curse was somewhat of an exception. I had consistently heard good things about...
One Moment of Asia: Late Night Shinjuku
Bar Street, Omoide Yokocho(A.K.A. Shonben Yokocho) Shinjuku, Tokyo...
Asia Song Festival 2011: K-Pop Inferno
It was inches from hitting my head. I turned to my right to get a better look. It was so close that I couldn’t keep...
Audition (Japan, 1999)
It could be argued that Audition is a film that does not require any introduction, although such a statement refers to the undeniably intense climax...