Pulse is one of the better known J-Horror films from the late 90s/early 00’s. It is a technology/chain letter hybrid horror occupying an odd space between The Ring and Suicide Club. Essentially a metaphor for the increasing distance between people as the Internet gains prominence in the world, Pulse involves a strange website that invites its viewers to see a ghost. If you agree, bad things happen.
Guns Akimbo is a killer game film. Skizm is an international online sensation. Contestants from all around the world are chosen to fight to the death. Win, you see another day. Lose, you lose your life. Fail to play, lose your life. Run away, lose your life. Miles decides to troll the livestream chat, turning him into the next contestant in the game.
JU-ON: Origins is a six episode horror TV series intended for the most hardened horror fans. The scares are hard. The subject matter is hard. The tone is bleak and the actions are incredibly brutal.
This week in our Masters of Horror review series at The Avocado, we take a look at Peter Medak’s The Washingtonians. This adventure/horror story adapted from a story by Bentley Little is a very different kind of episode. You can read the full review here.
Michael, a writer, is put on a 72 hour hold at a mental hospital after attempting death by suicide. He’s warned about the screams from the quiet room and the resident demon Haunted Hattie. Hattie’s pushes men to death by suicide so she can be with them forever.
