The Isolation Horrors (Segment "Goryo") (2020)
Writer / Producer / Director
Produced in March and April 2020 and shot at home during isolation, Covid-19 epidemic lockdown inspired horror short anthology THE ISOLATION HORRORS comprises of five spine-chilling shorts, by five individual filmmakers from the underground film and horror communities. Supervising producer Nicolai Kornum's short “The Bloody Face Mask” weaves its way throughout the 25 minute anthology, providing a wrap for the other segments: “Goryō” (dir. Emma Dark), “Across The Landing” (dir. Richard Markworth), "Anomalous” (dir. John Whitaker), and "Ghosting Isolation” (dir. Martin W Daniels).
The filmmakers collaborated remotely during production, and the short films were made under the following rules: 1 Shoot in your place of isolation; 2 Shoot on your phone; 3 Make horror films. The five filmmakers came up with their own concepts, goals, style and expression under these rules, creating five very different horror short films, using few resources and limited technical gear available.
Logline: "During an epidemic outbreak a concerned neighbour calls his isolating friends to check on them, after he finds a bloody face mask in the street. Meanwhile the neighbours are experiencing their own horrors in their homes of isolation."
IMDb (The Isolation Horrors) • IMDb (Goryo)
The filmmakers collaborated remotely during production, and the short films were made under the following rules: 1 Shoot in your place of isolation; 2 Shoot on your phone; 3 Make horror films. The five filmmakers came up with their own concepts, goals, style and expression under these rules, creating five very different horror short films, using few resources and limited technical gear available.
Logline: "During an epidemic outbreak a concerned neighbour calls his isolating friends to check on them, after he finds a bloody face mask in the street. Meanwhile the neighbours are experiencing their own horrors in their homes of isolation."
IMDb (The Isolation Horrors) • IMDb (Goryo)
Emma Dark’s Japanese horror-inspired Goryō plays on the cursed video trope and is beautifully shot” - Martin Unsworth, Starburst Magazine
Without giving too much away, we can surmise from this story that it is probably best to keep your screen time limited while in quarantine. With Goryō, Emma Dark has successfully re-created an atmosphere of dread and foreboding that most can undoubtedly relate to in these troubling times.” - Michael Lopez, Smells Like Blood
