this is a true horror film

Rating: 9/10 (2 October 2004)

I've seen many horror films. This was the first horror film that I could say I truly say it presented true horror. The ugly awful horror that you may feel and experience from a really bad recurring nightmare that makes you fear going to sleep. Or the hopeless, despairing, painful horror you may feel as you witness the death of multiple innocents, like watching the Twin Towers collapsing on 9-11 on live TV. This film while done as a detective story grabs the viewer and thrusts them into what I can only describe as a travelogue through several layers of hell.
Other horror films may try to scare you(Jaws), shock you(Psycho), gross you out(The Fly), or use any number of ways to make you afraid. This is the first movie that made me feel true horror. Not just fear, but that sense of dread and despair that haunts your memories and makes you desperately wish it never happened.
The climatic scene, the opening of the box, is one of the strongest scenes of fictional horror put to film. And if fear and horror is one of the strongest human emotions, then this is one of the most memorable films ever made.