Foreign Articles

Black Magic Horror ‘The Thing Behind The Door’ Haunts Digital And VOD (Trailer)

A woman desperate to be reunited with her husband turns to black magic in the French indie horror The Thing Behind the Door (aka La Chose Derriere La Porte).   The film tells the story of a young woman haunted by the death of her husband, who...

The Tower: An Apartment Building Is Surrounded By A Strange Darkness In New Trailer

An apartment building is plunged into darkness, and people are forced to choose a side in the upcoming French horror-thriller The Tower.   "This bone-chilling thriller brings a whole new meaning to being scared of the dark. Inhabitants of a...

Spoiler-Free Review: CONVENIENCE STORY (Japan Cuts: Festival of New Japanese Film)  

Convenience Story (2022) is a surreal odyssey with film noir elements. If that sounds like a reference to David Lynch’s work or to the many Lynchian knock-offs, sure, there are shared concepts here, but writer/director Satoshi Miki’s Japanese...

Spoiler-Free Review: BEST WISHES TO ALL (Japan Cuts: Festival of New Japanese Film)  

Japanese feature Best Wishes to All (2023) tackles that country’s problem with its aging population in a fright-fare context that combines folk horror and supernatural elements. The result is an intriguing work that starts off in slow-burn style...