#HorrorNEWS Howling Village (2021) Official Trailer

Takashi Shimizu, the creator of Ju-On (The Grudge), is back with a brand new horror film!

It seems to explore familiar tropes of the Japanese horror genre. Which is nice to see him return to after a little exploration on the side with the live adaptation of Kiki's Delivery Service (and producing stuff  like the animated film Resident Evil: Vendetta).

 “After her brother goes missing, Kanade, a young psychologist, visits his last known location, an infamous haunted and cursed site known as ‘Howling Village,’ to investigate his disappearance. Her investigation reveals that the village’s mysteries are connected to her family and works to uncover her family’s dark history.”

Bonus french title/poster.

It's titled Howling Village and seems to explore the same type of yokais and curses:

Directed and co-written (with Daisuke Hosaka) by Shimizu, Howling Village arrives in theaters on August 13 and then heads to on demand on August 17 (and home video on September 14).

#MovieNEWS THE GRUDGE - Red Band Trailer

The 4th American Grudge film is upon us. This new trailer actually makes this new installement look a bit better than it did in the last trailer. Cautiously optimistic so far.

The Grudge, from director Nicolas Pesce, creeps into theaters on January 3.

#MovieNEWS THE GRUDGE - Official Trailer (HD)

I thought both franchises dead after the whole Sadako VS Kayako/Ring VS Grudge crossover film.

But no, the Japanese franchise still saw some new releases, and the American Ring and Grudge series are about to get rebooted.

Here is The Grudge "soft reboot", actually a story taking place around the same time as the first Sam Raimi-produced Sarah Michelle Gellar-starring film, but in the US instead of Japan. How does this work with the Ju-On universe? I don't know.. Check out the trailer right here:



At least Sam Raimi and Ghost House Pictures are still behind it. But I dunno, cutting down the Japanese elements behind it doesn't work for me...