The Marché du Film’s 2026 Country of Honour, Japan, was making fright films long before J-horror happened. Sean Plummer explores how Hollywood, folklore, and domestic strife have shaped the Land of the Rising Sun’s last century of scary cinema.
In this episode, Andrea and Alex explore two different yet eerily similar films that came out of Japan in 2001. The conversation covers where history, humanity and community end, exploring what is left in its wake and the new limitations of imagining the future.
Rue Morgue kicks off 2021 with a spotlight on New Visions of Horror from the Middle East in RUE MORGUE Jan/Feb 2020 issue #198, on stands January 1 and now available in the Rue Morgue Shoppe!
The overlooked J-Horror series shines in HD!
