If you've ever seen the American horror movie The Uninvited, then you unfortunately sat down to watch a very poor remake of the far superior Korean horror masterpiece A Tale of Two Sisters. Whilst The Uninvited felt like a generic, by the numbers exercise in the horror genre, A Tale of Two Sisters feels like anything but that - it's a dense, frustrating and yet somehow totally haunting and absorbing horror experience (oh, it's a really creepy). Written and directed by Kim Jee-woon (the genius who was also behind I Saw The Devil), the film tells the story - or tale, if you will - of two sisters who come back from a stint at a mental institution and begin to experience a series of absurd and eerie happenings. A Tale of Two Sisters can be slow at times, but rest assured in knowing that your patience will ultimately pay off. It's also not the easiest movie to follow - hence its inclusion on this list of brain-melting horror flicks - but the lingering, uncomfortable atmosphere that carries it through to the end credits ensures that you're unable to look away until the final twist.
Sam Hill is an ardent cinephile and has been writing about film professionally since 2008. He harbours a particular fondness for western and sci-fi movies.
