Nothing beats a good 90’s Asian gorific fest with subtitles and goofy policemen! However, in this instance…I should have settled for just the goofiness.

An allegory (taken from the Italian word Allegoria) refers to the expression of truth or generalization about human existence by means of symbolic fictional figures and their actions. Thus is the metaphor translated onto the silver screen from first time film writer/director, Spider One.

The Passenger is the latest horror flick to come out of Spain and features a group of strangers that are forced to travel together via a cheap rideshare service driven by ex-pest exterminator Blasco.

Legions comes to us from Argentina and borrows heavily from the Evil Dead films, especially when you look at the practical demon effects, but much of the gore and campiness seen from those movies don’t make an appearance here until towards the end, leaving a majority of the leadup a bit lackluste

Director Takashi Shimizu (The Grudge franchise) is a pretty busy man, having pumped out a new genre flick every year or two in his home country of Japan.