So, you know how some people love getting spooked by horror movies, right? Well, I’m not exactly one of them. Horror movies often leave me more bored than scared, but Japanese horror films seem to hit differently. Japan is so good at horror because it plays on the fears that its audience already has. Usually, this is in the form of mixing ancient folklore, ghost stories, and a touch of modern horror at the same time. This leads to reality-based fear that is often more psychological than...

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