We've got unspeakable curses, some wayang shadow puppetry that is essential to the plot...sins of the family, baroque gore, ghost children, a little bit of Oldboy, some folk horror and a magnificent central performance from Basro.

| Sep 10, 2021

Horror buffs probably won't want to miss Impetigore, but its lackluster ending leaves a good bit to be desired.

| Original Score: 3 / 5 | Jun 25, 2021

Impetigore is an above-average horror effort from Anwar that although it doesn't measure up to Satan's Slaves; he is still one of the most consistent genre filmmakers working today.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Sep 23, 2020

It kept losing me and then pulling me back and then losing me and pulling me back in.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Aug 28, 2020

Impetigore is another striking effort from Joko Anwar, and one of the strongest Asian horror films of the last few years, skilfully building from dark backwoods mystery to bloody madness.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Aug 28, 2020

Starts out as a familiar tale in an exotic setting, and then quickly takes a sharp left into downright terrifying.

| Aug 7, 2020

Hollywood has tried time and time again to remake Asian horror films to no avail. Or rarely to the same calibre as the originals. Here is to hoping that they leave this Indonesian film directed by Joko Anwar alone.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Aug 2, 2020

Anwar has a knack for conveying evocative Indonesian folk terrors via the familiar grammar of 21st-century horror cinema.

| Original Score: B- | Jul 30, 2020

Impetigore is more cautious than some in this movement, never gratuitous with the gore, though not restrained either.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jul 29, 2020

For those who can handle the subject matter, though, Anwar has a masterful, hypnotic approach that makes for a gripping - if terrifying - experience.

| Original Score: 9/10 | Jul 29, 2020

Impetigore is a disturbing and unsettling thriller with faceless children, no remorse for neck wounds, and upside torture that will have horror fans squealing with delight.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 28, 2020

Ghost stories don't rely on screaming, stabbing, stabbing, or lots of running. The dread of the story, if it's well-written, makes every dark corner a potential well of fear.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jul 28, 2020

Deliciously atmospheric and heady with supernatural intrigue, Impetigore highlights how roots can keep you trapped as much as anchored.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jul 28, 2020

For the most part, this meshing of recognisable horror tropes with a very Indonesian flavour is hugely impressive.

| Original Score: 3 | Jul 27, 2020

Impetigore will give audiences a suspenseful, blood by the bucket load kind of horror that will scare, repulse and unsettle its audience right until the final frightening frame.

| Jul 27, 2020

Impetigore values storytelling over base-value scares to reconnect with pasts better left forgotten, but impossible to escape.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jul 25, 2020

Joko Anwar knocks it out of the park again with IMPETIGORE, which hosts a strong cast, evocative visuals, and an unfolding mystery you can't help but savor.

| Original Score: 9.5/10 | Jul 25, 2020

Indonesian film proves that horror is universal. Strong performances from the cast and a great atmosphere make this a must watch for horror fans.

| Original Score: 8.5/10 | Jul 24, 2020

There's no denying that Joko Anwar will become a household name for horror fans.

| Jul 24, 2020

Impetigore employs aspects of the classic ghost story (hallucinations of creepy little girls dressed in white; unfriendly townspeople harboring a horrifying secret) to conjure an unsettling feeling that something very bad is about to happen.

| Jul 24, 2020