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BLOG POST: As a writer of ghost stories I've really enjoyed binge watching J-Horror over the past few months and thinking about what makes these films tick.

https://precastreinforced.co.uk/2026/03/17/how-j-horror-brought-ghost-stories-back-from-the-dead

#films #movies #JHorror

Aldi80s 🇯🇵 アルディ 1d ago

#NowWatching: Kazuo Umezz's Horror Theater 2: The Snake Girl [Japan, 2005]
With Arisa Nakamura and Riko Narumi.
Media: DVD SD 4:3

Such grotesque horror story to enjoy tonight

#Japan #JapaneseMovies #JapaneseHorror #JHorror #HorrorMovies #KazuoUmezz #ArisaNakamura #RikoNarumi

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Dr. Dani Sanchez Mar 7

Of course, the true star of “Hausu” (1977) is Blanche the Kitty
#CultShelf #Hausu #Caturday #horror #jhorror

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Dr. Dani Sanchez Mar 7

Kimiko Ikegami, Miki Jinbo, Ai Matsubara, Masayo Miyako, Kumiko Ôba, Mieko Satô, and Eriko Tanaka in “Hausu” (1977)
#CultShelf #Hausu #KimikoIkegami #MikiJinbo #AiMatsubara #MasayoMiyako #KumikoOba #MiekoSato #ErikoTanaka #horror #jhorror

Dr. Dani Sanchez Mar 7

Japanese posters for “Hausu” (1977)
#CultShelf #Hausu #horror #jhorror

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kopio Mar 2

In other news, #KisaragiStation #movies are good. The first one is better than the second, feels like the second is unnecessary, but OMG, the ending of the second is so perfect.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuA15hScolw

#jhorror #trailer

Kisaragi Station Official Trailer

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kopio Mar 2

TIL a new 2025 #movie directed by #KojiShiraishi .

Damn, I want to watch it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mp1n_alM6ew

#jhorror #trailer

About a Place in the Kinki Region - Japanese Trailer - 2025

YouTube

The Japan Times Feb 20

Though it’s shaggy, scattershot and stuffed with unfulfilled ideas, Yuriyan Retriever’s “Mag Mag” embraces chaos as it plays with the J-horror genre. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/02/20/film/mag-mag/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #japanesefilm #yuriyanretriever #saraminami #jhorror

‘Mag Mag’: A wild, messy riff on Japan’s vengeful ghost tradition

Yuriyan Retriever’s debut feature recalls the rambunctious spirit of 1990s indie cinema, mixing J-horror tropes with meta humor and shameless gross-out comedy.

The Japan Times