Tag: thegrudge
BiFan 2024 Review: IDIOT GIRLS AND SCHOOL GHOST: SCHOOL ANNIVERSARY, Lo-Fi Horror Comedy Lovingly Lampoons Far East Asian Horror Tropes
Combining The Ring and the Whispering Corridors series, the giants of J- and K-horror, and stirring the pot with tongue firmly planted in cheek, the low-budget horror spoof Idiot Girls and School Ghost: School Anniversary lovingly pokes fun at the...
BiFan 2023 Review: SANA, Takashi Shimizu Returns with J-Pop-Infused J-Horror
Takashi Shimizu, the mastermind behind the Ju-On series (he also directed the first two American remakes) is back in familiar J-horror surroundings with his second film of 2023. Sana, serving as the closing film of this year's Bucheon International Fantastic...
THE GRUDGE Trailer: Begrudge a Reboot At Your Peril
Before assuming that the new, new version of The Grudge is yet another rehash of the same old tropes, borrowed from the Japanese horror original and then smoothed over and mainstreamed for American audiences some years ago, allow me to...
So They're Rebooting The Grudge....
via AICN via Deadline You'd think with the lack of success (I think) from the recent "Rings" film that bringing back J-horror isn't the best timing. Juon 2 will always be one of my favorite mind f*ck horror movies and...
Shimizu Takashi Unleashes His LITTLE NIGHTMARES
It has been a while since Ju-On, Marebito and The Grudge director Shimizu Takashi has managed to make much of an impact with international audiences but for those of us who remember the raw power and impact of his early...
Sadako And Kayako Invite You To Enjoy A Tasty Snack While Turning Off Your Phone
Full marks to the marketing team handling upcoming J-horror ghost versus ghost team up film Sadako vs Kayako - in which the villainous apparitions from the Ring and Grudge franchises go head to head. They've got an inherently goofy premise...
SADAKO VS KAYAKO: New Trailer Promises Ghost On Ghost Showdown
Here's the surprising thing about upcoming Japanese horror film Sadako vs Kayako: It looks like they made an actual movie, one that not only stands on its own terms but also appears to have significantly better production value than the...
It's A J-Horror Stare Down In First Proper Trailer For SADAKO VS KAYAKO!
What would happen if someone were to watch the cursed video tape from The Ring inside the house from The Grudge? That's the core premise of Sadako vs Kayako, the upcoming Japanese horror film that pits the iconic cursed villains...
It's THE RING Against THE GRUDGE In Crossover Movie SADAKO VS KAYAKO
What's on TV over at the Ju-On (The Grudge) house? Oh, look, just in case the joint wasn't cursed enough already it's the notorious video from The Ring. Yup, the two most iconic villains from the J-Horror wave are going...
Beware Little Boys In Underpants! It's The JUON: THE FINAL Trailer!
One of the most successful horror franchises in the world comes to an end June 20th when the Ochiai Masayuki directed Juon: The Final hits Japanese screens with one final dose of horrific thrills featuring ghostly child Toshio and his...
Watch Shimizu's Complete NIGHTCRY Short And Support The Video Game!
It was about three weeks ago that we first wrote about NightCry, a new video game project from Clock Tower creator Kono Hifumi with The Grudge director Shimizu Takashi on board as a creative producer while also directing a short...
THE GRUDGE Helmer Enters The Video Game World With NIGHT CRY
Well, now, here's an intriguing and compelling collision of talents. Ju-On and The Grudge helmer Shimizu Takashi has joined forces with video game designer Kono Hifumi as a creative producer on Kono's 'spiritual successor' to his cult hit title Clock...
JUON - BEGINNING OF THE END: Check These Exclusive Images!
About to have its international premiere as part of the sprawling Fantasia Festival in Montreal we've got an extensive gallery of images from Ochiai Masayuki's Ju-on: Beginning Of The End. As the festival puts it the great strength of Ochiai's...
First JU-ON: THE BEGINNING OF THE END Trailer Says You Can Go Back Again
Here's the most shocking part of the trailer for upcoming Japanese horror film Ju-on: The Beginning of the End - the continuation of a franchise tht exists purely for the purpose of shocking its audience: It looks good. Very good....
