Critical Film Review: Gian Gwai (The Eye) - 2002 Horror Film

"...Fantasy and Horror are twin cities, divided by a river of black water. Horror is a rather more dangerous place, or it should be: you can walk around Fantasy alone."-- Neil Gaiman,1995

The horror genre of cinema has always been difficult to define. What exactly constitutes a horror film? Is it just any film that scares the audience? Or is there a deeper psychological reason as to why these films can truly be considered horrific by the viewer? Whatever the reason, all horror films have one thing in common: they play upon any number of common fears and anxieties of everyday existence. In recent years, the focus has been on mortal death and the existence of an afterlife.