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Films like Jelangkung.

Jelangkung (2001) reads as Heavy, kinetic, extreme horror / found-footage, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold. Every film below is ranked by distance across the same twelve hand-scored axes — with what it keeps, and where it walks away. Not a genre dump.

One Missed Call (2003) poster
1. One Missed Call2003

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Ring (2002) poster
2. The Ring2002

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Bhoot (2003) poster
3. Bhoot2003

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Eye (2002) poster
4. The Eye2002

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Raat (1992) poster
5. Raat1992

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Maid (2005) poster
6. The Maid2005

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Wax Mask (1997) poster
7. The Wax Mask1997

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Teke Teke (2009) poster
8. Teke Teke2009

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Descent (2005) poster
9. The Descent2005

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

Altered (2006) poster
10. Altered2006

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Gravedancers (2006) poster
11. The Gravedancers2006

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Pumpkinhead (1988) poster
12. Pumpkinhead1988

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

These are Jelangkung’s neighbours — where are yours?

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