Those with a working knowledge of the genre know that orphanages in horror movies are rarely happy or wholesome places and this one – seemingly besieged by a vengeful (and dead) former employee – proves to be a particularly poor choice for an overnight stay.Īs a history of long-hidden atrocities are revealed, the visitors turn on themselves thanks to the titular ‘black magic’ – a clearly very potent but largely unexplained entity in the film. Credit: Shudderĭrawing only sparingly from its source material, Anwar’s story finds childhood friends Hanif, Jefri and Anton meeting at the remote orphanage they once called home, where the man who raised them, Mr Bandi, lays dying. ![]() ![]() ‘The Queen Of Black Magic’ is the latest original from horror streaming platform Shudder. The Queen Of Black Magic, scripted by Anwar and directed by Kimo Stamboel, known for 2017’s ultra-violent Headshot, is a remake of a cheap but well-loved 1981 movie little known outside of its country of origin. Now, with Anwar being spoken of as the whiz-kid of the cultishly admired Indonesian horror scene, he’s tipping the cap to those who came before. ![]() Indonesian writer/director Joko Anwar has tried his hand at romantic comedies (2005’s Joni’s Promise), thrillers (2009’s The Forbidden Door) and superhero stories (2019’s Gundala), but it’s in the horror sphere – mostly thanks to last year’s superior, folkloric Impetigore – that he found international acclaim.
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