Japanese horror movies have a way of creeping under the skin and sticking with the audience long after the credits roll.

K.R. "J-horror" became an international buzzword in the early-2000s, but Japanese directors have been making horror movies for as long as Japan's had a film industry. Case in point: A Page of ...

In a short story from 1973 called "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas," writer Ursula K. Le Guin considers the worth of happiness. Overflowing with joy and prosperity, Omelas is a gem of a city, a ...

Popular perception of Japanese horror, or J-horror, might be limited to "Ringu" and "Ju-on: The Grudge," but there's more to ...

Ahead of its premiere on the streaming service this coming Friday the 13th, Shudder has shared a trailer for Japanese writer-director Yûta Shimotsu’s horror film Best Wishes To All starring Kotone ...

As English-speaking fans of Japanese horror have known for decades, the genre exports itself particularly well. Scary movies are often built on shocking visuals, which means when done well ...