Halcyon
Welcome to the depths of hell.
To seas of blood and fire, where tortured souls writhe.
Can you hear their screams?
Welcome to eternal darkness.
To slow, agonizing death by fire, by water.
They're waiting for you...
To seas of blood and fire, where tortured souls writhe.
Can you hear their screams?
Welcome to eternal darkness.
To slow, agonizing death by fire, by water.
They're waiting for you...
Hierzulande den meisten wohl durch seine Mitarbeit an der berüchtigten Guinea Pig-Serie bekannt, ist Hideshi Hino in erster Linie als Manga-Artist tätig und hat sich international mit bizarren Höllenvisionen wie Panorama of Hell oder Bug Boy einen Namen gemacht. Im Laufe des Jahres 2004 haben sich jedoch sechs japanische Regisseure daran gemacht, jeweils eine seiner faszinierenden Geschichten in Filmform umzusetzen. Produziert von Pony Canyon kam das Ergebnis letztes Jahr in Japan unter dem Titel Hideshi Hino's Theatre of Horror in die Kinos.
Nachdem die Reihe zunächst als Boxset in Japan veröffentlicht wurden, gibt es die Filme inzwischen auch einzeln als HK-DVDs zu kaufen.
Folgende Regisseure waren an dem Projekt beteiligt:
- Mari Asato
- Kôji Shiraishi
- Yoshihiro Nakamura
- Kazuyoshi Kumakiri
- Kiyoshi Yamamoto
- Kazuyuki Sakamoto
Nachstehend kurze Inhaltsbeschreibungen aller sechs Filme.
The Boy from Hell
Directed by Mari Asato

A mysterious old woman appears before Setsu, who has recently lost her only child in a tragic accident. She says she can bring Setsu's son, Daio back to life. To her horror, Daio returns to her, half-decomposed, inhuman.
To make him human again, he needs fresh human organs. Setsu does everything she can to reincarnate her son, but Daio just turns into a different kind of monster. No one can stop him as he continues to feed his hunger, producing victim after victim. Soon, a detective becomes suspicious and pays Setsu a visit...
Dead Girl Walking
Directed by Koji Shiraishi

The unimaginable happens. Sayuri is pronounced "dead" by her doctor, but her body continues to function. Her wounds begin to fester and her body begins to rot. Her once loving mother, father and sister are repulsed as their home starts reeking of decomposing flesh. Unable to bear it any longer, they corner Sayuri holding a can of gasoline...She flees for her life, but is snatched away by a strange man who runs a freak show, where Sayuri is forced to exhibit her putrified body and dance before an audience of men dressed in black. Isolated in the desolate hills, Sayuri thinks she has escaped them, but she's wrong...
Lizard Baby
Directed by Yoshihiro Nakamura

Horror screenwriter, Umeki, has writer's block. He goes with his pregnant wife, Akiko, to a check-up and is struck with an incredible idea - a horror story about a woman who gives birth to a reptile!
Despite his wife's disgust, Umeki goes ahead with the screenplay, which the critics love. But the horrible prophecy fulfills itself, as his wife gives birth to a freak of nature. His baby is born half human, half lizard!
The reptilian baby slithers on the floor, leaving a wet trail of slime behind hi. To his horror, his wife, Akiko, holds it lovingly in her arms. His movie has become a mirror image of his own life as Umeki slips slowly into madness...
The Ravaged House
Directed by Kazuyoshi Kumakiri

In a rural village, a kind young man named Zoroku leads an unassuming life. He is adored by his younger sister, Haruko, and all is well... until one day, without warning, Zoroku is ravaged by a bizarre disease that festers his skin and deforms his body. Fearful that the villagers will see Zoroku's grotesque transformation, his parents lock him up in the house. But the village chief's son sees him and soon, Zoroku is ostracized by his community and his sister, Haruko, is viciously assaulted. Unable to watch Haruko suffer any further, Zoroku's parents reluctantly determine to end his misery themselves. Haruko tries to save her brother and they escape from the confines of the house...but to what end?
Occult Detective Club-The Doll Cemetery
Directed by Kiyoshi Yamamoto

Out of curiosity, Nanami and Daisuke decide to join their high school's Occult Research Club. The odd group is comprised of a handful of weirdoes and the group's leader, Shiratori, who purportedly has supernatural powers.
They are currently investigating a "curse" surrounding a student who committed suicide last year. An old doll found in the back of her closet may hold a clue...
Daisuke is freaked out, whereas Nanami is intrigued... until she is possessed by the same spirit of the "Doll" that drove the student to suicide.
The group decides to investigate a cryptic spot called "the Doll Cemetery" - a wretched graveyard with piles upon piles of discarded mannequins and stuffed animals...
Sensing intruders, the "dead" dolls suddenly come to life. "You won't leave here alive!" Nanami and the group desperately fight off ghoulish toy clowns and zombie dolls. But what awaited them was far worse...
Death Train
Directed by Kazuyuki Sakamoto

All set to enjoy their day off, three high school friends, Yukino, Asako and Natsu, board a seemingly normal train...when suddenly, a deafening sound and a flash of light envelop them! But the three arrive at school the next day as if nothing happened. And yet, something is not right...
They see oddly familiar faces, their families are out of sync and they are chased by strange men in black. Plagued by these nightmarish sensations, Yukino flees, only to find herself in front of the amusement park they were heading to on that fateful train ride.
Slumped to the ground, Yukino comes to a strange realization...
They are stuck between nightmare and reality, between the walls of two worlds that are closing in on them. But which world is real...?!
Im Laufe der nächsten Monate werde ich mir alle Teile der Reihe zulegen und die jeweiligen Reviews auch hier in diesem Thread posten. Den Anfang macht in den kommenden Tagen The Ravaged House von Antena-Regisseur Kazuyoshi Kumakiri.








