Midnight Movie: Battle Royale

The Japanese horror scene is loved by some, hated by others, but there is gold to be found in the stack of Japanese horrror, and the first ever Friday Night Flick is solid gold.

In one of the most ingenious plots in a long time, Japanese film maker Batoru Powaiaru places a 9^th grade class on an island, straps bombs to their necks, and forces a fight to the death. With a plot like this, how can it go wrong?

Horror Movie Plot Guidelines: Things to Avoid

These days, horror movies are going in the wrong direction, no debate about that. For these recent atrocities in horror films, I lay down the law on how to approach coming up with plots for your next indie horror movie plot.

• Please, do not incorporate any new age technologies. This includes, but is not limited to:
  • Cell Phones
  • Emails
  • The Internet in general. (Social networking, blogging.)
• Keep us guessing. Maybe we are getting too smart (with the whole information age and all), but plots these days are too easy to figure out!
• Use as little post-production special effects. While your effects are nifty, you can’t fake the flinch when the actor gets fake blood in his eye.
• Get out of College / High School. We know, you’re bitter about how you were treated in high school, but don’t take it out on us with crappy movies!

Lets hope that this list dosen’t go to deaf ears, and we some decent horror coming up!