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"You definitely brought something from the funeral." Film Movement has posted a second official US trailer for this Korean horror drama called Seire, marking the feature directorial debut of filmmaker Kang Park. This chilling new baby thriller is already to watch on VOD in the US if anyone is looking for a scary movie. Woojin, who has just became the father of a newborn baby, hears that Seyoung, whom he had once dated, has died. He goes to her funeral without telling his wife, and comes across Yeyoung, Seoyung's twin sister. Following this encounter, Woojin and his family experience a series of horrific misfortunes. Kang Park's film is described in reviews as a "chilling indie horror debut" heralding the arrival of a fresh new voice in Korean genre cinema. The film stars Seo Hyun-woo and Sun-young Ryu, with Eun-woo Shim. This looks like it gets excruciatingly unsettling – not a...

Folklore horror cinema has been one of the most popular horror sub-genres for almost as long as horror has been around. From classics like Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966) and The Wicker Man (1973) to more modern releases like Robert Eggers' The Witch (2015) and Ari Aster's Midsommar (2019), the sub-genre is still going strong, and still beloved among the horror community. Recently, pregnancy horror has started to blow up. Of course, the heavy hitter Rosemary's Baby got this sub-genre started way back in 1968, but several films over the last few years have added some quality additions to the pack, like False Positive, Prevenge, and Huesera: The Bone Woman.

South Korean filmmaker Kang Park has blended the two with the new film Seire, which Park also wrote, and stars Seo Hyun-woo (Decision to Leave), Sun-young Ryu (Our Love Story), and Eun-woo Shim (Wanted).

The film follows a couple that are respecting the Korean tradition of Seire,...