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In modern horror, the haunted house is inside your head
These movies make you wonder whether the world has gone mad, or you have.
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Horror movies have always tried to tackle society’s current anxieties, but sometimes the execution falls short of the premise.
ST ILLUSTRATION: CEL GULAPA, ADOBE STOCK
Some years ago, I was in a van with other journalists on a trip across Malaysia.
Because there would be a DVD player on board, I offered to bring a disc and everyone agreed that it would be a great idea. Since I was a movie reviewer, they thought it would be like snagging Jamie Oliver to cook at a dinner party. It was going to be spectacular.
