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Blu-ray Review: A Record of Sweet Murder (2014)

You know how sex and violence oft times collide in our beloved horror biz? Well, wait until you feast your putrid peepers on A Record of Sweet Murder… Sang-joon (Yeon Je-wook) is a murder machine on the lam for the kill krazy antics he has pulled all over town. Enter journalist So-yeon (Kim Kko-bbi) who takes it upon herself to interview that rascal, in truth a childhood chum who got stabby to right a wrong that has plagued the pair for a damn sight, along with her cameraman (played by Writer/Director Koji Shiraishi) in the loon’s claustrophobic, grungy-ass apartment in the hopes of gleaning a bit of knowledge as to the deadly goings-on. What does our heroine discover? Why that if Sang-joon kills all 27 poor souls on his shit list (he’s on 25 for the record) then all his victims, and the one he is trying to avenge, will magically rejoin the land of the living. Seems reasonable. Soon

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DanXIII
May 17, 2019
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Sadako vs. Kayako Go Head To Head In New Shudder Exclusive Trailer

After a long wait Japan’s ‘Sadako vs. Kayako‘ is finally being released in the US, Canada, and the UK, exclusively on Shudder. Today, we have the brand new trailer. ‘Sadako vs. Kayako’ is a crossover of the huge horror franchises ‘The Grudge’ and ‘The Ring’, whose new sequel ‘Rings‘ is set for release on February 3rd. The film, directed by Koji Shiraishi, was inspired by an April Fool’s Joke gone viral. It follows two young women who are caught between Sadoko and Kayaka. Mizuki Yamamoto will star along side Aimi Satsukawa, Tina Tamashiro, Masanobou Ando, Masahiro Komota, and Misato Tanka. Synopsis: After viewing a legendary cursed videotape, Natsumi (Satsukawa) discovers that she has only two days before she will be killed by the demonic entity known as Sadako . The only way to break the curse is pitting the demon Sadako against Kayako, an accursed spirit possessing a haunted house where everyone who enters disappears. Witness ‘Sadako vs. Kayako’ exclusively

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 11, 2017
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First Trailer Arrives For Sadako VS Kayako

Last month we got our first look at Sadako VS Kayako, which pits the ghosts from The Ring and The Grudge against each other. Not sure what to make of the concept? Luckily, the first trailer has just arrived. Unfortunately, it’s not subtitled. But it does give us an idea of what we can expect. The film, inspired by an April Fool’s Joke gone viral, follows two young women who are caught between Sadoko and Kayaka. Mizuki Yamamoto will star along side Aimi Satsukawa, Tina Tamashiro, Masanobou Ando, Masahiro Komota, and Misato Tanka. . Koji Shiraishi directed the film, which will land in select theaters on June 18th.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 29, 2016

More from Koji Shiraishi

Horror Fuel

Blu-ray Review: A Record of Sweet Murder (2014)

You know how sex and violence oft times collide in our beloved horror biz? Well, wait until you feast your putrid peepers on A Record of Sweet Murder… Sang-joon (Yeon Je-wook) is a murder machine on the lam for the kill krazy antics he has pulled all over town. Enter journalist So-yeon (Kim Kko-bbi) who takes it upon herself to interview that rascal, in truth a childhood chum who got stabby to right a wrong that has plagued the pair for a damn sight, along with her cameraman (played by Writer/Director Koji Shiraishi) in the loon’s claustrophobic, grungy-ass apartment in the hopes of gleaning a bit of knowledge as to the deadly goings-on. What does our heroine discover? Why that if Sang-joon kills all 27 poor souls on his shit list (he’s on 25 for the record) then all his victims, and the one he is trying to avenge, will magically rejoin the land of the living. Seems reasonable. Soon

Continue reading →
DanXIII
May 17, 2019
Horror Fuel

Sadako vs. Kayako Go Head To Head In New Shudder Exclusive Trailer

After a long wait Japan’s ‘Sadako vs. Kayako‘ is finally being released in the US, Canada, and the UK, exclusively on Shudder. Today, we have the brand new trailer. ‘Sadako vs. Kayako’ is a crossover of the huge horror franchises ‘The Grudge’ and ‘The Ring’, whose new sequel ‘Rings‘ is set for release on February 3rd. The film, directed by Koji Shiraishi, was inspired by an April Fool’s Joke gone viral. It follows two young women who are caught between Sadoko and Kayaka. Mizuki Yamamoto will star along side Aimi Satsukawa, Tina Tamashiro, Masanobou Ando, Masahiro Komota, and Misato Tanka. Synopsis: After viewing a legendary cursed videotape, Natsumi (Satsukawa) discovers that she has only two days before she will be killed by the demonic entity known as Sadako . The only way to break the curse is pitting the demon Sadako against Kayako, an accursed spirit possessing a haunted house where everyone who enters disappears. Witness ‘Sadako vs. Kayako’ exclusively

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 11, 2017
Horror Fuel

First Trailer Arrives For Sadako VS Kayako

Last month we got our first look at Sadako VS Kayako, which pits the ghosts from The Ring and The Grudge against each other. Not sure what to make of the concept? Luckily, the first trailer has just arrived. Unfortunately, it’s not subtitled. But it does give us an idea of what we can expect. The film, inspired by an April Fool’s Joke gone viral, follows two young women who are caught between Sadoko and Kayaka. Mizuki Yamamoto will star along side Aimi Satsukawa, Tina Tamashiro, Masanobou Ando, Masahiro Komota, and Misato Tanka. . Koji Shiraishi directed the film, which will land in select theaters on June 18th.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 29, 2016