Thought lost for nearly forty-five years, this silent horror film was the product of avant-garde Japanese artists known as Shinkankakuha. Eschewing more naturalistic representation, the film uses ...

After some up and down years, the horror genre is better than ever right now, thanks to inventive filmmaking that has led to both critical and audience acclaim. This year alone, two of the most ...

A rich goldmine of cinematic terror, Japanese horror has long been celebrated for contributing some of the most effective and traumatizing films that the world has ever seen. There is no doubt that ...

Sometimes called the Stephen King of Japan, he helped create a genre known as J-horror and spawned one of the highest-grossing horror films ever made. By Jeré Longman Koji Suzuki, the novelist and ...