If there are two signatures to Indonesian horror, they would be an overwhelming sense of relentless dread, and poisonous centipedes.
The Queen of Black Magic has plenty of both, and an enthralling supernatural siege story binding everything together so tight you ll barely be able to breathe.
This sinister monarch is actually a sort-of remake of the 1981 Indonesian horror of the same name, which was actually an unlicensed spin-off from
Black Magic and
Black Magic 2, the mid-Seventies hyper-gruesome horrors by Hong Kong action experts the Shaw Brothers. The script by Joko Anwar follows much the same broad approach as he did with his own revolutionary remake of groundbreaking 1981 shocker
Indonesian horror: RATU ILMU HITAM (The Queen of Black Magic)
On January 28th Shudder TV will be premiering the fascinating Indonesian horror film
Ratu Ilmu Hitam ( The Queen of Black Magic) from director Kimo Stamboel and to celebrate its release we are proud to bring you an amazing panel discussion featuring Kimo Stamboel, which
was conducted as part of the Nightstream Film Festival in October of last year, as well as full details and a trailer of
Ilmu Hitam ( The Queen of Black Magic). I for one will be loading this up as soon as it is available to stream on Shudder