XYZ Films has acquired worldwide sales rights outside of Japan for “Never After Dark,” a supernatural horror feature that recently wrapped production under Tokyo-based production company Signal181.

Anja Djuricic was born in Belgrade, Serbia, in 1992. Her first interest in film started very early, as she learned to speak English by watching Disney animated movies (and many, many reruns). Anja ...

Differing from Western horror movies in both style and tone, Japanese horror films have grown immensely in popularity over the years, but a few films remain unfairly underrated. J-horror films tend to ...

Luc Haasbroek is a writer and videographer from Durban, South Africa. He has been writing professionally about pop culture for eight years. Luc's areas of interest are broad: he's just as passionate ...

Japanese horror movies focus on eerie atmospheres and existential chills, not cheap thrills or gore. Examples like "Dark Water," "Pulse," and "Ju-on: The Grudge" redefine fear with unexplained dread.

Featuring interviews with Kiyoshi Kurosawa (Pulse), Takashi Shimizu (The Grudge), and many more, the documentary is now streaming on Shudder. Reading time 3 minutes A pervasive feeling of dread. An ...

October is right around the corner, and you know what that means. That’s right: Halloween season is nearly upon us, and the Criterion Channel is once again getting in on the festivities! The streamer ...

Perhaps no world cinema industry in the last few decades has had an effect on Hollywood cinema quite like the imports of Japanese cinema. Since the industry’s golden age in the postwar 1950s, Japanese ...

Not to be confused with the American remake of the same name, Shall We Dance? is a rom-com about a middle-aged accountant who signs up for dance classes to escape his mundane life. Directed by ...