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Dead List: Trapped in the Bathroom

Dead List: Trapped in the Bathroom

Bathrooms are the most private of places. These are places where we clean ourselves, relieve ourselves, medicate ourselves, and we usually like to do these things in private. With the exception of being with our young children and lovers/mates, we do our business in the bathroom ALONE. There are large percentages of our time in the bathroom naked or with our pants down. We are vulnerable in there. That’s why we have privacy locks on these doors.

Horror Movies turn the tables on our perceived privacy and security in bathrooms, and Trapped in a Bathroom is one of the most evergreen tropes in the genre. Here are 30 films that showcase the trope really well.

Eric’s BiFan Review: Life of Mariko in Kabukicho (2022)

Eric’s BiFan Review: Life of Mariko in Kabukicho (2022)

★★★★1/2 out of ★★★★★
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With a complex multi-story plot featuring an alien in a basket, a serial killer, sister assassins, a failed Yakuza strongman, and a discount ninja instructor, the BiFan showcased feature Life of Mariko in Kabukicho is a delightful slice of life in sleazy Tokyo that Quentin Tarantino could admire. The story complexity is grounded by the clever and stalwart young detective Mariko (Sairi Itô) who investigates all sorts of strange goings on in her neighborhood. This is only horror adjacent, and is more of a storytelling collage featuring several genre types. It is intoxicating, Go see it when you get a chance.

Joseph’s Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival Reviews: 2035, THE NEW TALE OF RAT WIFE, and HOME

Joseph’s Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival Reviews: 2035, THE NEW TALE OF RAT WIFE, and HOME

2035 (2023)
★★★ out of ★★★★★
Zero out of 🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸

The New Tale of Rat Wife (2023)
★★★1/2 out of ★★★★★
🩸 out of 🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸

Home (2023)
★★★1/2 out of ★★★★★
🩸 out of 🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸

Among South Korea’s Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival’s premiere and classic offerings from around the globe are new voices in Korean cinema. Following are reviews of three works from up-and-coming Korean directors.