Horny House of Horror
One of Siren’s more memorably titled
acquisitions of late, Horny House of Horror sees three buddies
set out for a night of passion at Shogun, a surprisingly affordable
brothel that’s recently opened in their suburb. The women who work
within look suitably sultry, but unbeknownst to the lads have such a
collective penchant for dick torture and bloodletting they make Jeffrey
Dahmer look like Minnie Mouse. It’ll be all the trio can do to escape
with their lives intact, let alone their genitals.
I’m pretty sure Freud would have liked this
one. The film, like the ladies who dwell within Shogun’s seamy
confines, doesn’t waste any time getting down to business. The very
first scene, in fact, finds Japanese porn star and AV idol Saori Hara
(soon to be seen locally in the upcoming fourth instalment of the Sex
and Zen series) atop a client, playfully wrapping his penis in
seaweed before not so playfully taking several large bites, much to his
chagrin. It’s a hell of an opening five minutes, and the carnage only
continues from there.
Hara, whose filmography includes such
titles as Real Celebrity Saori Hara: Facial Cum Clinic, Middle
Aged Man Sex Play and the somewhat pithier Rape Ward, is to
be applauded for managing to look both menacing and sexy while covered
in literally litres of fake blood, as are her co-stars Yuya Ishikawa and
Asami (Robogeisha), the latter of whom steals the show in a scene
reminiscent of Teeth which sees a mangled male member tumbling,
post coitus, from her toothy snatch. The ample gore comes courtesy of
special effects legend Yoshihiro Nishimura (with special credits for
‘Gore Effects’ and ‘Gunshot Effects’) and are really fantastic,
especially considering the film’s miniscule budget.
The cathouse from hell is a great setting
for a cheap STV horror effort, and first time writer/director Jun
Tsugita is to be applauded for delivering the gruesome goods: if blood
and babes are your thing, you need look no further.
Audio & Video
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Audio: Japanese 2.0
Subs: English
Special Features
None.
