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Decades ago, a man killed his girlfriend in his house after she has
gone mad. The man has long since died, and his son Naoto finds out rather
by chance the house is in his possession even - but thinks little of it -
until his ex Mika, who works on an article about haunted houses in Japan,
asks him if he can give her access to the place. So the two of them and
psychic Mizuguchi go and investivate the place. But Mizuguchi is soon
possessed by the spirit of the killed woman, and using the psychic's
powers, she seals the place off from the outer world and then chases Naoto
and Mika round the place with the express intention of killing them.
Somehow the two manage to lure possessed Mizuguchi into the bathroom and
lock him in - and then Naoto's deceased father gets in touch with them via
an old TV set telling them they have to hack Mizuguchi's body into pieces
to stop him - and they try their best once he has gotten out of the
bathroom and goes on another offensive. What Naoto's dad didn't tell them
was they have to hack him into really small pieces, as his severed
limbs can take on a(n evil) life of their own ... Even if this
film was clearly inspired by the Evil
Dead movies - to the point where the main character quotes Ash's
"groovy" upon inspecting his shotgun -, it's pretty much a
typical piece of Japanese gore, typical not so much for its narrative but
its excessive flow of gore, its explicit depiction of dismemberments and
almost relentless violence, but all done in a still entertaining way. And
while the film was clearly done on a budget and is at times a bit crude in
its effects work, it's also fast-paced, full of grosteque ideas, and made
with the same tongue-in-cheek attitude as the afore-mentioned Evil
Dead movies. That said, sure, due to its rather violent
content, the film isn't for everyone - but horror fans from the more gory
side of things should get a definite kick out of this one.
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review © by Mike Haberfelner
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Robots and rats,
demons and potholes, cuddly toys and shopping mall Santas,
love and death and everything in between,
Tales to Chill Your Bones to is all of that.
Tales to Chill Your Bones to -
a collection of short stories and mini-plays ranging from the horrific to the darkly humourous,
from the post-apocalyptic to the weirdly romantic,
tales that will give you a chill and maybe a chuckle,
all thought up by the twisted mind of screenwriter and film reviewer Michael Haberfelner.
Tales to Chill Your Bones to
the new anthology by Michael Haberfelner
Out now from Amazon!!! |
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