The Midnight Parasites (1972)
1972 · Animation · 9 min · dir. Yôji Kuri
- Horror
- Animation
Synopsis
A surreal short, directed by Yoji Kuri, features a fantastical yet nightmarish world where carnivorous is the law of the land.
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Details
- Director
- Yôji Kuri
- Running time
- 9 minutes
Cast & crew
Yôji Kuri Director
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★ · Very bizarre, not sure what to think · JohnaRabble · 2023-01-20
I'm kind of fascinated with surreal art and psychological horror right now: I believe that's why this gripped me once I started watching. I don't know what the intent was behind this and I was a little disappointed by my lack of understanding. But this is certainly something! It's violent and surreal in the way of David Firth and Flying Lotus and even has a "human-centipede-esque" segment with humans crawling in an infinite circle eating each others' excrement. The art is worth more than 3 stars, but I think it would be better with a clear backstory.
