New Asian Horror DVD's at Hillsborough
Much of what is considered to be the most innovative horror made is coming from the studios of Japan and South Korea. The library has recently purchased several of these new releases. If you would like to see them, place a hold on them through our catalog, or give us a call at the Adult Information Desk, 908-369-2200 ext 12.
Memento Mori. Korean, directed by Tae-Yong Kim and Kyu-Dong Min. Min-Ah discovers a shared diary and is soon fascinated to learn that two people she thought to be very close friends have in fact begun a forbidden romance at her school.When one of the diary's writers is found dead from an apparent suicide, rumors spread and Min-Ah begins to feel a strange presence. The once-tranquil school is transformed into a place of morbid terror, as if the words written in the journal, "memento mori" (remember the dead), have come to life.
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance. Korean, directed by Chan-Wook Park. This is the story of Ryu, a deaf man, and his sister, who requires a kidney transplant. Ryu's boss, Park, has just laid him off, and in order to afford the transplant, Ryu and his girlfriend develop a plan to kidnap Park's daughter. Things go horribly wrong, and the situation spirals rapidly into a cycle of violence and revenge.
A Snake of June. Japanese, directed by Shinya Tsukamoto. A man and woman fall into an erotic nightmare when they are stalked by a disturbed man.
Tetsuo: The Iron Man. Japanese, directed by Shinya Tsukamoto. A man awakens from a nightmare in which his body is helplessly fusing with the metal objects around him, only to find it happening to him in real life... or is it?
Memento Mori. Korean, directed by Tae-Yong Kim and Kyu-Dong Min. Min-Ah discovers a shared diary and is soon fascinated to learn that two people she thought to be very close friends have in fact begun a forbidden romance at her school.When one of the diary's writers is found dead from an apparent suicide, rumors spread and Min-Ah begins to feel a strange presence. The once-tranquil school is transformed into a place of morbid terror, as if the words written in the journal, "memento mori" (remember the dead), have come to life.
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance. Korean, directed by Chan-Wook Park. This is the story of Ryu, a deaf man, and his sister, who requires a kidney transplant. Ryu's boss, Park, has just laid him off, and in order to afford the transplant, Ryu and his girlfriend develop a plan to kidnap Park's daughter. Things go horribly wrong, and the situation spirals rapidly into a cycle of violence and revenge.
A Snake of June. Japanese, directed by Shinya Tsukamoto. A man and woman fall into an erotic nightmare when they are stalked by a disturbed man.
Tetsuo: The Iron Man. Japanese, directed by Shinya Tsukamoto. A man awakens from a nightmare in which his body is helplessly fusing with the metal objects around him, only to find it happening to him in real life... or is it?
posted by Hillsborough Library Adult Services at 2:41 PM
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