For the Intelectual Asian Horror Gawker

Why crave for gore? Why do we like disturbing horror flicks? Not everybody has the stomach to see Asian Horror films, yet the success of the American remakes of The Ring and The Grudge suggest we actually share a lot with our Asian counterparts.

Even though most of the films featured in this blog are tagged with controversy, they all share a huge level of success in Asia and surprisingly numerous fans in the Western World. Apparently, society is strangely bipolar concerning horror films. The Eastern movies tend to push the envelope a bit further than the typical, pre-digested American competitors.

Pam Grady perfectly described the difference between the two incarnations of the genre in the title of her article: “Asian Horror has more guts than its Western counterparts. What a shocker!” She sits with writer Patrick Galloway to discuss his book “Asia Shock” and allow him to vent a little about his frustration with American remakes.

Here’s are some other sources that can help you sort out your morbid obsession with gore and violence; or alternatively tantalize your intellect by analyzing the macabre fixation with sadism and carnage. (No matter how you put it you’ll need to close your mouth and call your therapist to get over that train scene from “Suicide Club” or the bus stop scene from “The Eye 2”)

Good Sources:
Asia Shock
Evil Dread
Fangoria
Interview with Kendall Phillips