Indonesian director Joko Anwar on location while shooting the hit horror film “Siksa Kubur.” Credit: Courtesy Joko Anwar Subscribe for ads-free reading The tagline for Indonesian director Joko Anwar’s ...

Crunching popcorn and screaming, Indonesians are flocking to watch homegrown horror films in cinemas that draw on the country's penchant for ghost and monster stories. The genre now dominates ...

Kelsey Zukowski is a Horror Features Writer for Collider. She is a published film journalist, specializing in the horror genre for over 10 years. Zukowski has worked heavily in independent horror ...

Deep in the forests of southern Java, a chilling scene is playing out late into the night. A king possessed by a spirit, his face covered in bleeding sores comes charging out with a knife in hand, ...

Olga Artemyeva is a film critic, screenwriter and film curator based in NYC. She has a PhD in Art History and teaches Film Studies. Her dissertaion was dedicated to the evolution of horror, and it ...

Indonesian cinemas are experiencing a horror film renaissance, fueled by the country's rich folklore and urban legends. These homegrown productions, featuring iconic ghosts and monsters, now dominate ...