I find it fascinating to see how cultures around the world interpret fear. In the film genre of horror, you can see how different places use images, sounds, and stories to get our blood boiling with adrenaline. Japanese horror, also called J-Horror, dives into the supernatural and builds astronomical levels of suspense to build the existential dread of a gory, devastatingly painful death. The posters are also awesome to behold! So here’s a collection of old and new Japanese horror movie posters to inspire a jolt of fear.
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