'One Missed Call': When an Onryō Goes Digital
In a world where we hear ringers and beepers at every corner, technology feels inescapable. This is why technology is often an enemy in Digital J-horrors, like One Missed Call.

Zomedy is a zombie comedy/bromance set in a supermarket on the 23rd of December. David is a Jew, working a dead end job in middle management, when a mutated swineflu causes a zombie outbreak. David an the Muslim Omar have to put their religious differences aside and work together. They have to kill the pork eating zombie Danes and rescue the girl of David's dreams.
In a world where we hear ringers and beepers at every corner, technology feels inescapable. This is why technology is often an enemy in Digital J-horrors, like One Missed Call.
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