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16 movies and shows

Ju-on: The Grudge

Ju-on: The Grudge

Fri, 18 Oct 2002

When a social worker is sent to check on a traumatized elderly woman whose family have moved in at the site of a notorious murder case, she unwittingly unleashes a cycle of terror that transmits via its victims.

Dark Water

Dark Water

Sat, 19 Jan 2002

A woman in the midst of an unpleasant divorce moves to an eerie apartment building with her young daughter. The ceiling of their apartment has a dark and active leak.

Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi! Preface: True Story of the Ghost of Yotsuya

Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi! Preface: True Story of the Ghost of Yotsuya

Wed, 02 Apr 2014

From the team's previous work, director Kudo is now convinced of the existence of parallel universes. But now, a new video posted convinces the group to learn the truth about a mysterious woman with a swollen face.

Ring

Ring

Sat, 31 Jan 1998

A mysterious video has been linked to a number of deaths, and when an inquisitive journalist finds the tape and views it herself, she sets in motion a chain of events that puts her own life in danger.

Spooks, Sighs and Videotape

Spooks, Sighs and Videotape

Mon, 18 Mar 2019

Video essay by Jasper Sharp about Japanese horror.

Namade Kowasugi! 2.5

Namade Kowasugi! 2.5

Tue, 08 Feb 2022

Spin-off film in Kōji Shiraishi's "Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi!" series. Broadcast on NicoNico.

Haiku 27

Haiku 27

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Yumeji Tanima's Scream Theater

Yumeji Tanima's Scream Theater

Sun, 21 Feb 1999

VHS OVA in a moving manga style based on the works of horror comedy artist Yumeji Tanima. Contains 2 stories. 1 "初恋のゾンビ" 2 "墓地の秘密" In the first segment, Yuki, a young student, suffers an accident at school but is soon ressurected, however she fell in love with a spirit during her quick visit to the world of the dead. In the second segment, 3 close friends plan a courage test in a haunted graveyard, Ryoko who is afraid of cemeteries, Toshiko who doesn't believe in paranormal phenomena, and Masako who lives in a house inside a cemetery.

EMIKO

EMIKO

Fri, 14 Dec 2018

An affable caregiver watches over a mysteriously ill young woman. As the two develop their relationship with one another, strange occurrences unravel a far more sinister hand underneath their façades.

Better Sleep Than Doing Things

Better Sleep Than Doing Things

Sat, 17 Feb 2024

A boy enjoys his day off by watching his favorite movie. But one event, causes him to realized that there would be no day off for him.

Chakra

Chakra

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An Impasse

An Impasse

Sun, 31 Oct 1999

A man wakes up in a strange place, it's familiar to him but he doesn't know why. He has no memory of who he is or what happened to him, all he knows is that needs to take back what he lost.

Birdcage of Horrors

Birdcage of Horrors

Wed, 01 Sep 1999

A murder mystery told in one-minute clips — one for each day of the year — filmed specifically for the SEGA Dreamcast console. It tells the story of Nao Tsunoda, a 16-year-old schoolgirl who moves to Tokyo’s Grauenheim apartment complex. One day, Nao’s life turns into a nightmare when she suddenly discovers the headless corpse of her neighbor on the roof of the house — and a chain of brutal murders continues, becoming clear that a psychopath is hunting the apartment building's inhabitants.

Scarer

Scarer

Tue, 29 Oct 2024

A girl fears that the repeated knocks on her door are the beginning of a terror that will soon follow her.

Haiku 27

Haiku 27

Wed, 01 Oct 2025

Hexed

Hexed

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A lonely man is visited by an ethereal and otherworldly entity from beyond the grave.