About this episode
The episode discusses the films Colony and Polong, along with a conversation about horror antagonists.
Train to Busan director Yeon Sang-ho returns with Colony , a zombie thriller in which professor Se-jeong, played by Gianna Jun, is thrust into a nightmare when a rapidly mutating virus is unleashed at a biotech conference, sealing the facility and trapping survivors inside. The film premiered at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival and marks Yeon's most thematically ambitious genre work yet. Meanwhile, closer to home, Malaysian director Zulkarnain Azhar steps into horror with Polong . Inspired by the real case of Mona Fandey, the film follows an ambitious journalist who uncovers the dark past of a notorious female shaman only to unleash a dangerous entity the shaman once controlled. Then on Take 2, we discuss your favourite types of horror baddies/antagonists. Image Credit: IMDB See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Topics covered
- zombie thriller
- horror film
- biotech conference
- female shaman
- horror baddies
- film reviews
Keywords
- Colony
- Polong
- Yeon Sang-ho
- Gianna Jun
- Zulkarnain Azhar
- horror baddies
- Mona Fandey
- zombie thriller
- film reviews
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Colony, Polong
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