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MY RECS

I didn't only put scary stuff in here I swear.

THINGS TO WATCH

THRILLER/CRIME Memories of Murder (2003) - Dir. by Bong Joon-Ho

A tale of South Korea's first recorded serial killer, national trauma, and whether justice truly exists.

THRILLER/DRAMA Parasite (2019) - Dir. by Bong Joon-Ho

Two families feed off one another to survive - but in the end, the stronger one will always win out.

HORROR/SCI-FI The Thing (1982) - Dir. by John Carpenter

A group of researchers in Antarctica encounter a being that masquerades as other organisms.

DRAMA Moonlight (2016) - Dir. by Barry Jenkins

A coming-of-age story about a young Black man grappling with issues of sexuality, race, and family in Miami, FL.

HORROR A Tale of Two Sisters (2003) - Dir. by Kim Jee-woo

A girl returns home from a mental institution, only to realize that home feels very different from usual.

THRILLER Oldboy (2003) - Dir. by Park Chan-wook

A man imprisoned in a room for 15 years for no known reason is suddenly released, and seeks revenge.

DRAMA/SURREAL Twin Peaks (Aired 1990) - Dir. by David Lynch

An FBI Agent investigates the death of a teenage girl, but realizes her story is woven deeply with the entire town.

ROMANCE/HORROR Let the Right One In (2008) - Dir. by Tomas Alfredson

A boy becomes friends with the neighbor girl, and chooses to protect her when she's connected to several murders.

PSYCH/HORROR Hannibal (Aired 2013) - Dev. by Bryan Fuller

An FBI profiler returns to investigating serial killers, but gets too close to his work when he meets his psychiatrist.

KIMCHI WESTERN The Good, The Bad, The Weird (2008) - Dir. by Kim Jee-woon

In 1930's Manchuria, the paths of three men converge as a map leads them to a treasure of untold value.

HORROR/SCI-FI Eraserhead (1977) - Dir. by David Lynch

A man finds that his fling-turned-wife's pregnancy only confirms his fear of parenthood in a Hellish world.

HORROR/PERIOD Kingdom (Aired 2019) - Written by Kim Eun-hee, Dir. by Kim Seong-hun

The Crown Prince investigates his household when the King of Joseon secretly falls ill with an unknown plague.

HORROR/DRAMA The Haunting of Hill House (Aired 2018) - Dir. by Mark Flanagan

A family finds that they cannot escape from the emotional and supernatural grip their former home has on them.

THINGS TO READ

HORROR Tomie by Junji Ito

HORROR Fuan no Tane (tr. Seeds of Anxiety) by Masaaki Nakayama

PHILOSOPHICAL Death with Interruptions by José Saramago

FANTASY Sabriel (Old Kingdom series) by Garth Nix

FANTASY The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials series) by Phillip Pullman

HORROR/ROMANCE/SATIRE House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski

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