A strange woman boards a bus in the middle of the night and near the local cemetery. Her strange passion for horror stories will drive her to tell of five terrifying episodes...
Spider Woman - a journalist investigates an urban legend...legend?
Cracks - a man travels to the home of an old friend who has mysteriously disappeared. He will taste on his own skin what has happened....
The Sacrifice - a girl is being stalked by her co-worker. In order to pull the plug she will visit her parents, but an old and disturbing childhood memory will resurface little by little...
Blonde Specter--Coming to Hollywood on business matters, a man obsessed with blonde girls will discover that he is not alone in the apartment entrusted to him...
Presentment--the elevator misadventure of a frustrated and hapless employee...
Episodic film for Japanese TV made by some of Japan's best directors: Masayuki Ochiai (Parasite Eve, Shutter), Takashi Shimizu (the creator of the series Ju-On/The Grudge), Norio Tsuruta (Ring 0: Birthday, Premonition and the episode Blood Cruise of the series Masters of Horror) e Kôji Shiraishi (Noroi The Curse, Grotesque).
Uneven quality, but enjoyable and varied stories capable of intriguing and entertaining the viewer until the end.
Each story has its own strengths and weaknesses:
Spider Woman: nice special effects, good story and some good moments, but below average acting;
Slots: unique setting, two actors doing well, good premise, but flat, linear story, particularly predictable;
The Sacrifice: interesting plot, many facts entangled not in a chaotic way that will only unravel in the final bars, but excessive narrative slowness and passivity in the performance of the protagonist;
Blond Specter: funny parody of J-horror, may or may not like it;
Intro: Good story, technically well done, good acting and interesting morals, but a bit predictable and lacking in originality.
Good boredom-busting.
Review by Screammaker
