A Tale of Two Sisters

If you think about it long enough, anything can be supernatural – your toothbrush, a pair of sneakers, or your parents. That’s what makes A TALE OF TWO SISTERS so terrifying. Sisters Soo-mi and Soo-yeon arrive at their father’s country home to spend some quality time with their new stepmother. But there’s trouble in paradise. For proof, check out the severed hands that live in a kitchen cabinet. The first Korean horror movie to be distributed in America, A TALE OF TWO SISTERS is a beautiful hallucinogen. It’s quiet, violent, and visually stunning, feeling like a Korean version of THE SHINING as filtered through the adolescent pre-angst of a Judy Blume novel if Judy Blume was secretly a demon. You’ll never see another haunted house movie like this one – and you’ll never forget it. (Joseph A. Ziemba)