“Language cannot do justice to Obayashi’s delirious horror-fantasy … You’d have to imagine Pee-wee’s Playhouse with a witch that eats schoolgirls, only amped up by a factor of 100.” – David Edelstein, New York Magazine
One of the great rediscoveries of the past 20 years, this candy-coloured ghost story follows a group of teenage girls who head off for a weekend in the country but end up at the mercy of a haunted house and its sinister inhabitants including a man-eating piano, an evil cat spirit, and, for some reason, a carload of watermelons.
Nobuhiko Obayahshi’s hallucinatory tale is nightmarish, absurd, and visually astonishing. It’s a film that begs to be seen on the big screen and with a raucous crowd ready to step into a world of unrealistic special effects, stylized sets, and a storyline where literally anything can happen. It truly is the perfect way to celebrate Halloween!
