Friends who like to watch horror movies should be quite cool recently.
Because, the recent horror movies, there are so many!
For example, rebecca Hauer starred in the horror film "The Night Cabin", I don't know if anyone has seen it.
This film has a rating of more than 2,000 people, 6.5 points, as a horror film, in fact, it is still OK. Although the film has a relatively long preparation and will be slightly slower to enter the scene, the director still has two shots for the setting off and creation of a horror atmosphere.
The next new film of the director of this film, David Bruckner, is a new version of "Raising Ghosts and Eating People", and suddenly A little look forward to his new version of the horror film.
Of course, if you think "The Night Cabin" is still a bit stuffy and not so enjoyable. In fact, there is another more exciting horror film recently, and you can also pay attention to it, that is, "Fatal Videotape 94".
Compared to "The Night Cabin", this one is obviously more evil, crazier, and larger in scale.
If you've seen the previous "Fatal Tapes," you should be familiar with the routines of this series. Each in the series is a collection of horror short films, and all feature pseudo-documentaries. In particular, the gore and violence of each short film is very high, which is definitely a boon for fans of heavy-mouth horror films.
To what extent this film is bloody, I can't even share stills or screenshots, because each picture is actually very restrictive and not suitable for sharing. So, if you're interested, go to Douban to see the screenshot or look for it.
In addition to the blood, the pseudo-recording method further enhances the horror excitement of the film. Even if you know that it is a movie, you will still think for a moment that this is a real thing, a visual recording of real events, which is the charm of pseudo-documentaries.
Because of this sense of real substitution, pseudo-documentary horror films are also very popular, such as the "Smart: Ghost Shadow" series, the "Death Video" series, or the "Blair the Witch" of that year, the previousLy South Korean hit "Kun Chi Yan" and so on.
Speaking of pseudo-documentaries, there is actually another pseudo-documentary that is also very popular recently, that is, "Psychic Medium", which everyone has paid great attention to before.
Looking at it, Douban has been scored by nearly 100,000 people at the moment, as a horror film, this number of views is also quite impressive.
The reason why everyone pays attention is because of the team behind the film, the film is written and supervised by "Cry" director Luo Hongyun, and the Thai horror film "Ghost Shadow" director Ban Zhuang directed, such a combination is always expected.
But along the way, most friends will still feel a little disappointed. It's not that this film is bad, but with this level of team and production, in the end, it is only a film of this level, which is still a bit too addictive.
In particular, the fact that the film adopts a pseudo-documentary approach has also become a slot in the film.
Because, the pseudo-recording method at the beginning, it really adds a lot of realism to the film, making you feel that these supernatural events seem to be real. However, as the plot progresses, the film becomes more and more out of control, becoming overly bizarre and dramatic, and some groups of demons dance wildly.
And this, too, is the taboo of pseudo-documentaries, that is, it destroys the real sense of pseudo-documentaries, which is too acting.
At the end of the day, I still used the idea of a conventional horror film to make a pseudo-record, and finally there were all kinds of twisting feelings.
However, films like "Psychic Medium" are made into pseudo-documentaries, which obviously have their considerations. Because, the theme of this kind of horror film is actually a derivative of the current horror film, that is, folklore horror films.
In my understanding, folklore horror movies are a type of horror movie that is common in Asia. In fact, this kind of film is based on some real folk legends and customs, and some horror stories are derived from theatrical processing.
It can be a common exorcism ritual in the countryside, or a folk belief that has been handed down, and most of the demons and exorcism rituals in it have some folk foundations, which are handed down by the elders and can still be seen in some areas.
It is precisely because these contents will find traces in reality that this horror film will be more realistic.
Just like "Psychic Medium", it is also the choice of Thailand, which is full of various magical legends, and a variety of local psychic professions as the entry point. Many of the ideas, rituals and legends in the film are actually real in Thailand.
Half based on life, half drama play, such a half-truth and half-false folklore horror film, is also the attraction of the film.
And everyone will look forward to "Psychic Medium", a certain reason is that the screenwriter and producer of this film, Luo Hongyun, his original "Cry" also has elements of folk horror films.
I believe that every friend who has watched "Crying" will be deeply impressed by the scene of the dancing god fighting method in the back.
The setting of jumping the big god is also a traditional folk ritual with folk roots. The charm of folklore such as "jumping god" is that the exorcism ceremony presented in the film has a very strong sense of ceremony, there will be a lot of exorcism details, costumes, props, actions, the whole process, are very exquisite, there are also traditions, there are traces to follow.
On this basis, it is more interesting to derive a drama film, because this kind of treatment will make the film have the texture of life while being dramatic, and the audience will feel more real.
For folk rituals such as jumping gods, I believe that many friends in the north will also have some memories.
However, these are all feudal superstitions, so our film and television works actually do not involve these contents. On the contrary, Korean films such as "Crying" will be involved, which also shows that they are feudal and backward.
Speaking of folk horror films, in fact, from our Taiwan region, there are also some horror films, which have similar elements, such as the "Zong Evil" series.
Among them, the second part, "Descending: Zong Evil 2", Douban also got 6.0 points, but it is also barely able to watch.
This series actually focuses on a folklore-derived horror story.
Its core is actually "sending meat dumplings".
Let me quote the information of Baidu Encyclopedia directly.
To explain, people will think that the grievances of the deceased who hang themselves will be heavier, so they must do things to remove the anger, and this process is called "sending meat dumplings".
The above two horror films are derived from this folklore.
This ceremony, in fact, in the whole "meat dumplings" process, is also a lot of exquisite, how many generations of derived, while beating gongs and drums to set off firecrackers, while drawing symbols to jump the bell.
It also relies on the combination of traditional folklore and dramatic treatment to achieve a relatively lifelike horror effect.
It seems that the Taiwan region has always had a lot of experience in folklore horror films. I remember the previous "Mermaid: The Legend of the Little Girl in Red", in fact, there are also the introduction of folklore such as Tiger Master and Demon God Boy.
This kind of horror film needs the foundation of folklore, and the more common the various folklore and rituals involved in the film are in real life, the more exciting such films will be.
It seems that the Taiwan region is particularly willing to engage in these superstitious activities, and there are more such films. Including the yet-to-be-released horror film "Spell", it is also a horror film that many people are looking forward to.
This film is known as the adaptation of real events, and the introduction of cults, evil and other concepts, the original trailer also scared many people, but whether this film also belongs to the complete folklore horror film, I may have to see it to know.
Generally speaking, folklore horror films are part of history and culture, which draw nourishment from folklore and customs and culture, and evolve and grow into its unique appearance.
And the audience, because of his memory and familiarity with these folklore, seeks a sense of identity in such horror films.
Of course, what I am talking about is actually some folk horror films from South Korea, Southeast Asia or Taiwan, but in fact, there are no folk horror films in China. Because these are part of feudal superstitions.
And these feudal dross, we are completely unbelieving.
Naturally, there will be no fear and trouble in this regard.
Well.