Honto ni atta kowai hanashi (1991) (V)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

Norio Tsuruta

Writers:

Chiaki Konaka (screenplay)
Norio Tsuruta (screenplay)

Release Date:

5 July 1991 (Japan)

Genre:

Horror

Cast

Yumi Goto		(as Yumi Gotô)
Rie Kondoh		(as Rie Kondô)

Also Known As:

Scary True Stories: Ten Haunting Tales from the Japanese Underground (USA)

Runtime:

50 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Movie Connections:

Followed by Shin honto ni atta kowai hanashi: Yuugen-kai (1992) (V)

Tales from the Darkside...but true from Japan

First and foremost let me say, I do not scare or get creeped out easily, but this had me wide eyed and paranoid of what was lurking in the dark. I thought The Ring, Dark Water, an The Grudge were very BLAH movies, but this movie shows their roots and does it in a very creepy way. It contains multiple tales of paranormal experiences, which, at the very least, will give you chills. The special effects are cheesy in some places but they are very effective cheesy special effects. There are many different stories in this movie so I can't give you a true summary of the movie, but I will say it is worth a rental and most will find it worth it to buy. On the movie scale 8/10. On the horror movie scale 10/10.