Horror
Noah’s Barks pages relating to the horror genre.
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Wicked City
Neo-noir meets neo-gore as Yoshiaki Kawajiri takes audiences to Wicked City, an atmospheric, criminal underground where demons stalk the streets for their next meal. Spend a night lost in its streets. (read more)
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Twilight of the Dark Master
Desperately seeking something as compelling as Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust, I watched Twilight of the Dark Master, an OVA so forgettable that I had to pad out this blurb with anything else. (read more)
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Hells
‘Hells’ is a Madhouse comedy movie with horror aesthetics going for a larger-than-afterlife feel that’s not unlike the works of Studio Trigger. (read more)
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Vampire Hunter D
While lacking the heavy stylization of Yoshiaki Kawajiri’s later adaptation, this 1985 attempt is still carried by the property’s uniquely creative world. (read more)
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Parasyte: The Maxim
A chimerical monstrosity of horror, drama, mystery, sci-fi, and thrills, ‘Parasyte: The Maxim’ somehow manages to excel at all of them. (read more)
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Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Horror auteur Yoshiaki Kawajiri directs his biggest budget film yet with Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust, a mere glimpse into a Gothic-styled dark fantasy world bleeding with mystery and untold history. (read more)
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Puella Magi Madoka★Magica
While its production values are phenomenal, ‘Puella Magi Madoka★Magica’ can’t help itself from overindulging on its premise, making some would-be emotional moments overly-dramatic and silly. (read more)
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The Flowers of Evil
Albeit not a substitute for Shuzo Oshimi’s incredible manga, The Flowers of Evil stylistically captures the anxiety and internalized disgust that emerge during pubescence’s discovery of sexuality. (read more)
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The Shallows
2016’s ‘The Shallows’ attempts to convert the classic horror-thriller shark attack formula into a slow-burn survival story. Will it succeed? (read more)
