Haven't been watching deep horror cuts this year, really. Mostly watching stuff I've never seen before. I will say, after the Uzumaki anime came out and it was disappointing after the first episode I watched the live-action movie and was surprised how much I liked it. It has some of the same issues of being too short, but it really nails the atmosphere of the first few chapters of the manga, I'd say. I recommend people check that out.
The inhabitants of a small Japanese town become increasingly obsessed with and tormented by spirals.
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I also watched the first Tomie live-action movie (or first 2? I can't remember) and that was OK, though not great. Had some cool shots and a neat score, though kinda' boring.
Following some trauma in her past that has since been repressed, a young woman is trying to recover her memories with the help of a psychiatrist. During her hypnosis sessions, she repeats the name "Tomie" but is unable to recall where she knows it from. Meanwhile, a police detective is...
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