Horror
Noah’s Barks pages relating to the horror genre.
-
Mimi’s Tales of Terror
A departure from his usual modus operandi, Junji Ito’s ‘Mimi’s Tales of Terror’ sees him adapt an anthology series covering Japanese urban legends. (read more)
-
Ghost Heights Management Association
‘Ghost Heights Management Association’ is an uncommon Junji Ito black comedy story. A one-shot about a character managing a hotel of ghouls. (read more)
-
Seeds of Anxiety+
Unsurprisingly, ‘Seeds of Anxiety+’ is the sequel to the series of the same name minus a plus sign. Will this horror manga withstand its diminishing returns? (read more)
-
Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills
‘Paradise Lost’ documents three teenagers persecuted by conservatives’ last bastion against ’90s counterculture in the noose of the Bible Belt. (read more)
-
A Quiet Place
A Quiet Place Review I’d imagine the success of A Quiet Place for the viewer would depend on if they can accept it as a series of varying-quality scenes looking at an interesting premise in different perspectives with uneven results. If questioning the logic of one event has the rest of the film crumble like… (read more)
-
Bio Hunter
‘Bio Hunter’ is another Yoshiaki Kawajiri OVA that’s sure to be an instant classic for any fans of occult, violent, Japanese kitsch from the ’90s. (read more)
-
Trouble Every Day
Some of the bloody imagery here is gorgeous, but most of Trouble Every Day is forgettable. The analogy of sex to cannibalism or murder is hardly anything fresh, and in its minimal approach the film fails to say anything more. Even in regards to what themes are there, sex is actually extremely distant from the… (read more)
-
Vampyr
Unlike 1922’s Nosferatu, this “classic” is an absolute bore. Carl Theodor Dreyer‘s effects to create shadows in Vampyr are novel marvels, but aren’t worth even this 73 minute runtime. Dreyer’s lack of commitment to sound films results in a dry narrative with inexplicably pointless spoken dialogue and still a lack of it. Obnoxious intertitle cards… (read more)
-
House
AKA: Hausu House is so fun and unique that I’m almost surprised it hasn’t found major mainstream popularity. I never would’ve heard of it if not for the internet. For how zany and psychedelic the entire experience is, I found parts of it exhausting. It gets better about that as it goes, but the parodying… (read more)
-
Antichrist
Antichrist is a good counterexample of what kind of horror works best on me. The atmosphere is there, the imagery and implications are all shocking, but I’m unmoved because I never establish a connection and empathize with the characters. It’s all fictional regardless, but identifying with fear is the only way I can feel it… (read more)