The Queen of Black Magic (2019)
We reviewed this skin-crawlingly great Indonesian film back in January and it’s still haunting our nightmares. Inspired by the legendary 1981 cult classic of the same name—which is well worth seeking out on its own—it comes from a pair of Indonesian genre stars: director Kimo Stamboel and writer Joko Anwar (director of Impetigore, which is also on Shudder, and also highly recommended). It’s about a group of men who bring their families along for a reunion of sorts at the rural orphanage where they grew up, only to realize something has been patiently waiting for them to return… and it’s more than ready to unleash some of the most gruesomely revolting revenge tactics ever.
