Kairo or the Pulse as it is known in America follows a group of college students who investigate a mysterious webcam feed that invites people to talk to ghosts. American moviegoers may remember a movie called the Pulse that came out in 2006, featuring a bunch of CGI antics and a lot of action and…
Tag: ghost story
Ringu
“One curse, one cure, one week to find it” is Ringu’s tag-line and a succinct plot synopsis if there ever was one. Personally I’d say something like; “Teens find weird video in a cabin. It’s a heart-stopping experience.” The title might look somewhat familiar to American readers. The Ring, starting Naomi Watts, was an American…
Ju-on
It’s amazing what one can do using a shoestring budget, if you are skillful at any rate. Takashi Shimizu shows he is just that in Ju-on, better known to my American colleagues as The Grudge. The Grudge is actually a remake of Ju-on, done with a much bigger budget and, of course, Sarah Michelle Gellar….
Carved: The Slit Mouthed Woman
When I first came across Carved: The Slit Mouthed Woman I genuinely thought it would be scary. Just before watching it I felt that it’s either going to be really scary or really stupid. It turned out I was wrong on all counts. But let me back up a moment. Carved is about a mysterious…