Hiruko the Goblin1991
“Slam the door shut!”
Directed by Shinya Tsukamoto
🏆 1 nomination
The premise
A school was built on one of the Gates of Hell, behind which hordes of demons await the moment they will be free to roam the Earth. Hiruko is a goblin sent to Earth on a reconnaissance mission. He beheads students in order to assemble their heads on the demons' spider-like bodies. Hieda, an archaeology professor, and Masao, a haunted student, investigate the gory deaths.
Horror Vault's take
When a Japanese school unwittingly sits atop a gateway to hell, a grotesque goblin scout begins preying on students in spectacularly gruesome fashion. An eccentric archaeology professor teams up with a troubled young student to unravel the supernatural carnage before the demonic hordes find their way through. Directed by Shinya Tsukamoto, this wildly inventive creature feature blends outrageous practical effects with a darkly comic sensibility. Fans of off-the-wall Japanese genre filmmaking will find plenty to savour in its manic energy and memorably monstrous imagery.
Content: Graphic Violence, Gore, Decapitation, Disturbing Creature Imagery
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