I’m not going to pretend to be shocked if you end up disliking the horror films from India. I get it. I really do. Triple digit run times, musical numbers, failed comedy and long stretches of tedium can take out even the strongest of constitutions. So, I understand but I also disagree. I think we’ve … More The Merits of Sin: Hatyarin aka The Perilous Witch (1991) (India)
Shochiku’s brief foray into the horror genre only produced four films. Luckily for us lovers a weirdo world cinema, these four features are vastly different. In The X From Outer Space they gave us one of Japan’s goofiest Kaiju Eiga, in Goke, Body Snatcher From Hell we’re treated to an icky alien menace and a … More The Merits of Sin: The Living Skeleton (1968) (Japan)
It speaks to the level of wild a film is when it runs nearly two and a half hours and I barely notice. Add the fact that it’s without subtitles and it’s a bonafide trash film miracle I did not lose interest once. That’s the magic of bizarro world cinema, it somehow feels right to … More The Merits of Sin: Sarkata Insaan aka Beheaded Man (1994) (Pakistan)
When her parents attempt to escape the evil Red Devil after witnessing just how evil he is during some weirdo brightly colored black mass, a baby girl is left buried in the snow. Her parents sacrifice themselves in the hopes their blood will keep her warm until some form of luck shows up. They also … More The Merits of Sin: Wolf Devil Woman aka Wolfen Queen (1982) (Taiwan)
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