Exte (2007)

Nicole and I watched Exte (2007), which was frickin wild. It was not nearly as cheesy as we expected it to be, for a movie about haunted hair extensions! Yes, some stuff was OTT, but many of the effects were really awesome, creepy, body horror stuff. There was also some super dark stuff (CW: child abuse) which made the weird silly moments even weirder. A strange exploration of trauma which leads to murderous rage, versus trauma that can be healed through love and affection... all wrapped up in long black hair. Also, I think this goes without saying for fans of Asian horror, but this film is clever and amusing in that it treats the "creepy long black hair" trope so literally. Another strange but gripping Sion Sono film (creator of Suicide Circle).