J-horror

Horrific Inquiry: THE RING (2002)

It may not stand against the test of time in all that it has to deliver, but The Ring still proves to audiences why it never sleeps. 

Horrific Inquiry: JU-ON: THE GRUDGE (2002)
Horrific Inquiry: JU-ON: THE GRUDGE (2002)

And unforgiving and relentless curse, Ju-on delivers on its promise to terrify – even long after the movie has ended.

Horrific Inquiry: KAIRO (2001)
Horrific Inquiry: KAIRO (2001)

The latest edition of Film Inquiry’s horror movie-centered column, Horrific Inquiry, takes a look at the 2001 Japanese film Kairo, or Pulse.

How KAIRO Defined J-Horror And Made Japan's Demons Real
How KAIRO Defined J-Horror & Made Japan’s Demons Real

Kairo’s ghosts aren’t unearthly terrors, but rather memories of people lost, without names or faces, silently preparing themselves for an eternity of death.