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Review: “Rift” Offers LGBT Horror Amongst the Icelandic Wilderness
BY Ben Treloar
Erlingur Thoroddsen’s impressive second feature "Rift" explores the tension of a relationship through Icelandic horror.
The 13 Best Korean Horror Movies, Streaming Links Included
BY The Editors
Cinema Escapist reveals the top Korean horror movies—with streaming links from Netflix, Amazon, and more.
Review: Ha Jung-woo’s “The Closet” Offers Surprisingly Heart-Warming Horror
BY Richard Yu
Starring Ha Jung-woo, Korean film “The Closet” blends horror with father-daughter bonding.
Review: In Taiwanese Horror Movie “Detention,” Authoritarianism Is The Real Monster
BY Anthony Kao
Based off a popular video game, horror film “Detention” is an important milestone in coming to terms with Taiwan’s authoritarian past.
Review: “Perempuan Tanah Jahanam” Features Joko Anwar’s Trademark Use of Indonesian Symbols to Tell a Chilling Tale
BY James Guild
Joko Anwar's latest movie is a ghost story—but it's less horror flick and more Javanese cultural exposition
Review: “The Divine Fury” Blends Christianity, Horror, and Action
BY Richard Yu
Park Seo-joon uses MMA skills to exorcise demons in his latest collaboration with Jason Kim Joo-hwan.
Review: Save the Green Planet! (South Korea, 2003)
BY Anthony Kao
When I mentioned to a friend that I would be watching Save the Green Planet!, he commented (the actual words he used were somewhat more...