All The Haunts Be Ours 2
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Blood Tea and Red String (2006)
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★ 7.7 27 ratings
克里斯蒂安·塞加夫斯克 actor: Christiane Cegavske
other title: 血茶与红线 / 血茶与红绳 …
The aristocratic White Mice and the rustic Creatures Who Dwell Under the Oak battle over the doll of their hearts' desire.
Watched
Oct. 26, 2026
I think the "folk" aspect of this is the dreamy fairytale-like setting that makes up what I believe is the "horror" part, a fable about the commodification of art or self or beauty or womanhood or all of the above.

Beyond the movie: If there's a theme or takeaway to the disc (which also houses Litan) this is on in the All the Haunted Be Ours Vol. 2 box set, for me it would be that with a strong will or an idea and someone who believes in you, you can do or create anything, and I think that's a lovely thought.

To tie that idea into this title: It took Christiane Cegavske 13 years to make this beautiful, touching, heartbreaking - yet often fun - movie. I'm glad it exists.
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Oct. 26, 2026 Review Initial Review - a review of Blood Tea and Red String
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Litan (1982)
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让-皮埃尔·莫基 actor: 玛丽-若斯·纳特 / 让-皮埃尔·莫基 …
other title: 莉坦 / 리탕 …
There is no movie like Litan This is probably the best movie from Mocky. There is his weird humor, a fantastic story. The images are also something you can't forget. I'm just waiting to find it on DVD, in a few hundred years.
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November (2017)
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★ 7.1 12 ratings
雷纳·萨尔奈特 actor: 蕾雅·莱斯特 / 乔根·里克 …
other title: 魔鬼时光 / 十一月 …
2017 film directed by Rainer Sarnet
Watched
Oct. 3, 2026
A stunning, folkloric fairytale of a film from Estonia that is equal parts heart-filling and heart-breaking. There's a fair amount of humor sprinkled throughout this sad tale of loves unrequited and lost, and who doesn't love a witch and a werewolf, plagues and the devil, ghosts and anthropomorphic farm tools?

I loved this movie and can't wait to watch it again, and soon.
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Oct. 3, 2026 Review Initial Review - a review of November
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Midwinter Sacrifice (1946)
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Gösta Werner actor: 甘纳尔·布耶恩施特兰德 / Henrik Schildt …
other title: Midvinterblot / Winternachtswende
A mythic depiction of a pagan sacrifice in prehistoric Sweden.
Watched
Oct. 1, 2026
Beautiful images (thanks to beautifully lit, stark black & white) make up this short about the pagan ritual of sacrificing a man to bring an end to wintertime in Sweden.

I say good luck to all involved.
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Oct. 1, 2026 Review Initial Review - a review of Midwinter Sacrifice
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Journey Through Setomaa (1913)
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Johannes Pääsuke
other title: Retk läbi Setumaa
Estonia's first ethnographic film. Made by Johannes Pääsuke in 1913 on his expedition to Setomaa, the South-Eastern region in Estonia.
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Dibbuk (2019)
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Dayan D. Oualid actor: Ben Aboulker / Marc Allal …
Dan, un homme pieux qui évolue en marge de sa communauté, la communauté juive du XIXe arrondissement de Paris, est convoqué par Sarah pour ausculter son mari Eli, visiblement pas dans son état normal. Dan réunit alors un minian, un office de dix personnes de confession israélite, afin de performer un exorcisme selon un rite précis et éreintant.
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Demon (2015)
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★ 6.5 6 ratings
马辛·弗罗纳 actor: 卡翠娜·赫尔曼 / 伊泰·提伦 …
other title: 邪魔 / 新郎着了魔(港) …
2015 film by Marcin Wrona
Watched
Sept. 3, 2026
Sometimes the real horror is the collective generational trauma of a group of people, but it's also probably mostly being possessed by the spirit of the dead bride you just found on your newly inherited property just before getting married on its grounds.

A really great movie I look forward to having many rewatches with.
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Sept. 3, 2026 Review Initial Review - a review of Demon
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The Ninth Heart (1979)
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尤拉伊·赫兹 actor: 奥德·帕夫尔卡 / Anna Malová …
other title: 第九心脏 / Deváté srdce …
Martin, a poor student, volunteers to go on a quest to find a cure for the princess Adriana, who is stricken with a strange illness. Unknown to Martin or anyone else, the princess is actually under the spell of the powerful magician Andlobrandini, who is preparing a rejuvenating elixir made from the blood of nine men's hearts.
Watched
Aug. 18, 2026
The beauty of this film is that it looks and feels like a child dreaming up a fairy tale and then explaining it to an adult. It's a very lush word and I mostly enjoyed it.

The biggest issue for me might be that, not unlike the first time I watched Born of Fire (1987), I was actually pretty tired and fairly comfy and the movie is a little slower and so I could feel myself dozing off to a dreamland of my own.

A rewatch in a more awakened state is in order.
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Aug. 19, 2026 Review Initial Review - a review of The Ninth Heart
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Suzzanna: The Queen of Black Magic (2024)
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David Gregory actor: Suzzanna / Joko Anwar …
other title: 苏珊娜：降头女王
A documentary about Suzzanna, "the Queen of Indonesian horror" - an actress who starred in many of the country's most iconic and beloved horror pictures.
Watched
July 20, 2026
A well done doc that's 70% about Suzzanna, famed actress of many an Indonesian film (including Sundel Bolong), 15% about Indonesia proper and 15% about its film industry.

I think the 30% not about Suzzanna was actually quite informative and I really appreciate its inclusion.

And it turns out that Suzzanna had quite a life, so that was great to learn about as well.
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July 20, 2026 Review Initial Review - a review of Suzzanna: The Queen of Black Magic
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White Song (2006)
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Katrina Irawati Graham
The most famous of Indonesian ghosts, the Kuntil Anak, tells the story of Raesita, the batik artist, whose heavy grief after the death of her husband draws the ghost to her. They seduce each other into a deadly dream world. Raesita's own desire for oblivion moulds perfectly to the Kuntil Anak's desire to save her from the pain of life. But it is Raesita's unborn child, and its desire to live, that the Kuntil Anak has not counted upon.
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Sundel Bolong (1981)
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Sisworo Gautama Putra actor: Suzzanna / Rudy Salam …
other title: 黑发幽灵
1981 film by Sisworo Gautama Putra
Watched
July 17, 2026
This movie is a bit of a mess. There's melodrama, there's a shape-shifting ghost (the titular Sundel Bolong) involved with the main rape-revenge plot, there's light police work being performed to bring the bad guys to justice while said bad guys attempt to exorcise a grave to prevent the remaining jerks from being killed off. There are a lot of cool moments, but everything is handled with all the seriousness required to create an episode of Scooby-Doo, and I never found myself sure of what I should be feeling.
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Nang Nak (2000)
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★ 5.9 9 ratings
朗斯·尼美毕达 actor: 因泰拉·贾龙珀拉 / Winai Kraibutr …
other title: 鬼妻 / นางนาก …
In a rural village in Thailand, Mak is sent to fight in a war and leaves his pregnant wife, Nak. Mak is injured and barely survives. He returns home to his doting wife and child, or so he thinks.
Watched
July 3, 2026
I wish I liked this one more. The premise is sound and there's some really great cinematography (and a few shots that aren't so hot), but I found myself bored throughout most of it.
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Man-eater Mountain (2008)
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新谷尚之 actor: にいやなおゆき
other title: 灰土警部の事件簿 人喰山 / Man-Eater Mountain
Naoyuki Niiya throws in every influence ranging from pre-war kamishibai to Edogawa Rampo and creates a hilariously horrible and exciting tale of an inspector, who gets lost on a mountain.
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The Cursed Pond (1968)
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石川义宽 actor: 内田良平 / 里见浩太朗 …
other title: 怪猫 呪いの沼 / Bakeneko: A Vengeful Spirit …
Nabeshima Naoshige murders his lord, Ryuzoji Takafusa, seeking to gain power and steal his Lord’s wife. To avoid her fate, Lady Takafusa drowns herself along with her cat in a nearby marsh. A decade later, Naoshige’s efforts to steal another woman trigger a curse on him when she also commits suicide at the same marsh — forcing him to suffer the consequences of his past actions.
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Kindil (2016)
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丹米阳 actor: Adila Bendimerad / Aziz Boukerouni …
other title: 无归的海滩 / Kindil el Bahr …
During a beach excursion, Nfissa, a young mother, is lynched to death by a group of young men, while swimming offshore. Nobody seems to witness her disappearing. Anxiety and fear grow among the family, especially as, on the same beach, bathers suddenly die.
Watched
April 25, 2026
This movie has a lot to say in its brief 40 minutes, and I think it mostly succeeds. That the story takes place in a world where it seems this has happened before and will happen again but is treated as both a myth and a reality is really smart.
The lead actress gives a terrific water-based performance.
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Scales (2019)
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沙哈德·阿米恩 actor: Basima Hajjar / Yagoub Alfarhan …
other title: 天平 / Sayidat Al Bahr …
Hayat, a 12-year-old strong-willed girl, lives in a poor fishing village governed by dark tradition, in which every family must give away a daughter to the sea creatures who inhabit the waters near by. In turn, the sea creatures are hunted by the men of the village. Saved from this ordeal by her father, Hayat is outcasted by her village and considered a curse. But Hayat never surrenders. When Hayat’s mother gives birth to her new-born brother, Hayat must accept the brutal custom by sacrificing herself to these creatures or find a way to escape.