“The Next Floor” is like a combination of Twilight Zone episodes if they decided to do straight horror. While not the scariest, I appreciate shoutouts to known tropes in horror. Curiosity killed the cat!Įpisode 4, “Hair,” comes straight from the likes of Ju-on and Ringu, with straggly pieces of long black hair haunting a teacher working late at night.
That’s exacty what happens in episode 3, and that’s exactly why I think you should explain these things to children, no matter how young they are. When your family has rituals that ward off specific spirits, you know something bad is going to happen to the curious kid. “The Family Rule” was quite frightening if I say so myself. The Wiki article states, “The title is a wordplay on ‘banzai’ (万歳, may you enjoy a long life) “zanbai” ( 惨拝) translates to ‘misery’.” And this is why I like to go searching the internet for extra info, especially on foreign media! Here, a man is in the hospital, but when he is discharged, the other patients perform a ritual that gets him killed.
I was familiar with the story and was very fascinated by the art style.Įpisode 2 is a play on words. Solid story and a great start to the series. After many attempts to get rid of the talisman and keep away from the woman, he finds out just what it was being used for. Caution, may be spoilers!Įpisode 1, “The Talisman Woman,” follows a man who finds a strange talisman stuck to the ceiling of his new apartment, and a strange woman the building over that creeps him out. Being only 4-5 minutes long, these episodes are extremely easy to get through, hence why I’m reviewing these seasons at a time. A man in a yellow mask beckons to children, enticing them with a ghost story these stories are often ones I recognize as Japanese folklore or legends. This show is done in the Kamishibai-style of paper puppetry found in Japan. As I scrolled through the shonen, mecha, and harem picks, I came across a show called Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai. I could go back to Mushi-shi, but it was a bit too light and fantastical for my horror preferences (I love Mushi-shi, but there’s a time and place). After finishing the Junji Ito Collection on Crunchyroll, I was looking for something similar to fill my need for J-horror.
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