Four Empire stars’ worth of flesh-munching goodness, South Korean horror film The Wailing is winning raves for putting a fresh spin on an old genre. Check out an exclusive new clip below for a glimpse at the ickiness in store.
Its director Na Hong-Jin’s 2008 debut, crime thriller The Chaser, was sufficiently impressive to have had Leonardo DiCaprio scrambling for rights to the remake. This, his third feature, offers a winning mix of black comedy, body horror and, as here, The Walking Dead-style edginess in unlikely locales.
The film opens with a mysterious infection sweeping through a rural village and turning its inhabitants into cold-eyed killers. Soon the media is reaching for someone – or some_thing_ – to blame as society turns in on itself. Not a straightforward gorefest, then, but a subtle poke at the country’s inner life. But, yes, with lots of gore.
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See for yourself when The Wailing makes its UK bow on 25 November. Pick up the new issue of Empire for the full review.