Genre : Horror Duration : 1Hr 30Min 17Sec Watched : AMC+ Director : Koji Shiraishi Writer : Koji Shiraishi/Naoyuki Yokota Starring : Miki Mizuno

Summary : The famous Japanese urban legend comes to life as abused kids start being kidnapped by a woman resembling the old ghost story . It’s up to two teachers (one of them estranged from their own daughter , the other estranged from their mother ) to get to the bottom of this mystery . A tale of abuse , twisted love , murder , and the importance of responsible parenting . Come watch this ghost story with a message .

Review : This is a classic ghost story shot in that great Japanese ghost movie fashion . The make up and special effects are subdued but work well , the acting is pretty good , and the story is a gut punch . I’d say watch it if you’re in the mood for a ghost story but with a warning that the abuse scenes are intense though they don’t last long .

Recommendations : Movies

1. Candyman (1992)
2. Urban Legend : Bloody Mary (2005)
3. St. John’s Wort (2001)
4. The Feast of Amrita (2023)
5. The Blair Witch Project (1999)
6. The Ring (2002)
7. The Grudge (2004)
8. The Boogeyman (2005)
9. The Exorcist 3 (1990)
10. The Wailer (2006)

Songs

1. Ghosts – Michael Jackson
2. Down with the Sickness – Disturbed
3. Mother – Danzig
4. Numb – Linkin Park
5. Face Down – The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
6. Burn in my Light – Mercy Drive
7. Steven – Alice Cooper
8. Hells Bells – AC/DC
9. Never Gonna Stop – Rob Zombie
10. No More Tears – Ozzy Osbourne

Books

1. Another by Yukito Ayatsuji
2. The Girl with the Barbed Wire Hair by Carlton Mellick III
3. Cursed by Leigh Kenny
4. Varney the Vampire or the Feast of Blood
5. Birthday by Koji Suzuki
6. Invader Summer by Hideyuki Kikuchi
7. Valentine by Tom Savage
8. Falling Angel by William Hjortsberg
9. Carnaki , the Ghost Finder , by William Hope Hodgson
10. Coldheart Canyon by Clive Barker

Lesson : Go for the neck !