For this extra-long, spooky edition of Saturday Anime Night, first up is The Grudge 2 (2006), continuing our journey through the series from yesterday. A ghost girl continues to scare people to death. Boo! After that is Megazone 23 II (1986), since the first film was a hhit last week. It is one of the classic anime films from the old tape-trading days, one of the ones that made Western anime nerds into fans for life, with its pure cyberpunk anime a e s t h e t i c. It’s got guys on motorbikes, robots, explosions, big action scenes, and great animation the whole way through. It’s not spooky, but whatever, we’re still watching. After that, we’ll watch some actually scary anime: Devilman: The Birth (1987) and Devilman: Demon Bird (1990), a classic OVA about a guy who transforms into a literal demon. They are the best-regarded works of director Umanosuke Iida. The final film for the night is The Wolf House (2018), a Chilean animated surrealist tale of a girl who runs away from home and shacks up in a creepy house in the woods that turns out to be the base of a Nazi cult. Based on a true story, apparently. It is the only feature film to date of directors Cristobal Leon and Joaquin Cocina. This is the highest-rated animated horror film on Letterboxd; superb reviews across the board. Let’s give it a whirl.

We’ll start at 7PM EST on Hextube, right here: https://live.hexbear.net/c/movies

Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

• The Grudge 2: https://letterboxd.com/film/the-grudge-2/
• Megazone 23 II: https://letterboxd.com/film/megazone-23-ii/
• Devilman:The Birth: https://letterboxd.com/film/devilman-volume-1-the-birth/
• Devilman: Demon Bird: https://letterboxd.com/film/devilman-volume-2-demon-bird/
• The Wolf House: https://letterboxd.com/film/the-wolf-house/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• The Grudge 2: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/17838
• Megazone 23 II: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0160521/parentalguide?ref_=tt_stry_pg
• Devilman: The Birth and Devilman: Demon Bird: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/21518 (this page covers both)
• Summit of the Gods: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/855078

CWs for The Grudge 2:

• Domestic violence.
• Animal abuse.
• Dead animal.
• Someone is burned alive.
• Broken bones.
• Death by falling.
• Death of child.
• Death of parent.
• Possession.
• Ghosts.
• Jump scares.
• Shower scene.
• Someone soils themselves.
• Vomiting.
• Mental institution scene.
• Needles.
• Hospital scene.
• Claustrophobia.
• Objectification of female characters.
• Sad ending.
• Drowning.
• Blood and gore.

CWs for Megazone 23 II:

• Nudity.
• Sex.
• Attempted sexual assault of woman, though barely anything happens before it is foiled.
• Blood and gore.
• Explosions.
• Obscene language in subtitles.
• Smoking.
• Jump scares.

CWs for Devilman: The Birth and Devilman: Demon Bird:

• Death of dog.
• Domestic violence.
• Drugs.
• Alcohol abuse.
• Deaths of animals.
• Death of pets.
• Bugs.
• Someone is physically restrained.
• Cutting of flesh.
• Someone is burned alive.
• Amputation.
• Squashed head.
• Genital trauma.
• Eye mutilation.
• Blood and gore.
• Death of parent.
• Possession.
• Demons.
• Shower scene.
• Hospital scene.
• Body dysmorphia.
• Violent mentally-ill person.
• Suicide.
• Flashing lights.
• Ableism.
• Nudity.
• Sad ending.
• Honking car horn.
• Someone is hit by a car.
• Gun violence.

CWs for The Wolf House:

• Stalking.
• Domestic violence.
• Gaslighting.
• Child abuse.
• Deaths of animals.
• Animal abuse.
• Cockroaches.
• Cannibalism.
• Squashed head.
• Finger and toe mutilation.
• Eye mutilation.
• Kidnapping.
• Vomiting.
• Body dysmorphia.
• Misophonia.
• Claustrophobia.
• Shaky cam.
• Flashing lights.
• Antisemitism.
• Sad ending.
• Blood and gore.

Links to movies:

• The Grudge 2: https://vimeo.com/865328446?share=copy
• Megazone 23 II: https://vimeo.com/878840284
• Devilman: The Birth: https://vimeo.com/878837852
• Devilman: Demon Bird and The Wolf House: Forthcoming. I have the files, but the most convenient way to upload it is to replace one of the earlier movies while a later movie is playing.