Noroi: The Curse (2005) & Lake Mungo (2008)
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7:00pm
A masterpiece of found-footage terror, Noroi: The Curse (2005) stands as one of the most meticulously crafted and genuinely unsettling horror films of the 21st century.
Presented as the final work of documentary paranormal investigator Masafumi Kobayashi, the film pieces together tapes, news segments, interviews, and eerie glimpses into the occult to uncover a widening web of possession, ritual, and catastrophe.
Directed by Kōji Shiraishi, Noroi moves with chilling patience, building an atmosphere so convincing that its supernatural horrors feel disturbingly plausible. What begins as an investigation into strange noises and a missing neighbor spirals into a decades-spanning curse tied to ancient demons, psychic children, and an apocalyptic prophecy no one is prepared to confront.
Renowned for its realism, world-building, and devastating final minutes, Noroi: The Curse remains one of the genre’s most influential slow-burn nightmares—an essential experience for horror fans who crave dread over jump scares.
9:30pm
One of the most haunting films of the 2000s, Lake Mungo (2008) is a devastating supernatural mystery told through interviews, home videos, and faux-television reportage that blur the line between documentary and ghost story.
Set in a small Australian town reeling from the drowning of 16-year-old Alice Palmer, the film follows her grieving family as they confront strange occurrences that suggest Alice’s presence lingers—along with secrets she never shared in life.
Directed by Joel Anderson, Lake Mungo unfolds with quiet, surgical precision, transforming everyday media—photographs, cell phone clips, surveillance footage—into vehicles of grief and revelation. What emerges is not just a chilling portrait of the supernatural, but a deeply human story about the unknowability of those closest to us, the private fears we bury, and the ways loss reshapes a family.
A modern classic of found-footage horror, Lake Mungo lingers long after the credits roll—an atmospheric, emotionally shattering ghost story that’s as much about mourning as it is about the dead who refuse to stay silent.
$12 for one movie, $18 for both
https://facets.org/programs/noroi-the-curse/
https://facets.org/programs/lake-mungo/