✹ Ringu (リング, 1998) — Hideo Nakata
she crawled out of the screen and into my head. after this, i couldn't trust static anymore. i still can't.
✹ Ju-on: The Curse (呪怨, 2000) — Takashi Shimizu
the sound she makes lives under my bed now. fear isn't the worst part — it’s how it stains.
✹ Audition (オーディション, 1999) — Takashi Miike
the quiet builds like pressure in your brain. when it breaks, it's already too late. just like me.
✹ Dark Water (仄暗い水の底から, 2002) — Hideo Nakata
lonely and damp and full of ghosts. feels like being abandoned by god in a public restroom.
✹ Tetsuo: The Iron Man (鉄男, 1989) — Shinya Tsukamoto
not horror in the usual sense. more like watching your identity melt into wires and scream.
✹ Kwaidan (怪談, 1964) — Masaki Kobayashi
ancient ghosts painted in color. this is what nightmares looked like before we had electricity.
✹ Suicide Club (自殺サークル, 2001) — Sion Sono
not scary like monsters — scary like the hallway between classes. people say this movie makes no sense. those are the people who are still asleep.
「i collect these movies like curses i wish i wrote.」