I am SO glad that at least one series of the new fall-season has horror-elements. It’s really shaping up to become one of my most favourite genres, especially because the Japanese style of storytelling works so damn well with it. And I don’t mean the gore-style horror. Anyone can cut off limbs or draw scary monsters. The horror I’m referring to is the psychological one. Another thing I like about this is how horror-series can often captivate me throughout their entire airtime, in comparison to, say, dramas, which more often than not only stand out because of their climaxes.
The horror in this episode was excellent, and at the same time it developed both Tarou and Masayuki, as the two of them, accompanied by Oogami go to see the abandoned hospital, in order to try and make Tarou remember. It also seems that all three of them suffer from traumas. We already knew this about Tarou (kidnapped along with his sister who’s now dead) and Oogami (witnessed his father after he killed himself), but it also seems that Masayuki hasn’t had a perfect youth: he killed a classmate of his. For the exact details, I need to watch the subs, but it’s clear that he’s still haunted by it.
What also surprises me is how close Tarou and Masayuki suddenly are. Last episode, Tarou was getting all tsundere when Masayuki tried to approach him, but the current episode did start with Masayuki, who invited Tarou to his place. We also see a bit more of Miyako, who has visions of Tarou’s childhood. Could she have some kind of post-traumatic disorder as well? The episodes so far were deeply rooted in psychology, so I can imagine that she has.]]>
Ghost Hound – 03
I love Japanese live action/animated horror movies because like you said, the focus is more on creeping the viewer out and psychological aspects rather than just a few quick surprises like American horror. Not to say that all gore movies are bad, I love all those old horror gore and I enjoy the occasional gore movie like SAW.
Ghost Hound continues to creep me out, I remember watching Lain home alone once when I was little and I was extremely scared during one scene that I locked everything in my house, turned off the TV and got under the covers haha. Hopefully Ghost Hound has the same effect 🙂
I’ve been wondering about Tarou and Masayuki being friendly as well. Maybe there’d be an explanation for this somehow in another episode(?) Either that or I’m thinking too much about it. =D
I like the idea that they use sound clips they instead of music as background stuff. It makes the atmosphere of the series even more mystifying and suspenseful. After watching, I usually end up not completely understanding the story but it also draws me to want to see more episodes and find out what really happened, along with Tarou. Eh, did I make sense? ~Lol.