The Queen of Black Magic

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The Queen of Black Magic

2020

1h 39m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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A family travels to the distant, rural orphanage where the father was raised to pay their respects to the facility's gravely ill director. But his and his best friends' homecoming turns into a terrifying supernatural ordeal that threatens their and their families' lives: someone is using dark magic to avenge evil deeds, long-buried but not forgotten. Stamboel's film is a reimagining of the 1981 Indonesian horror classic of the same name.

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Critics Consensus

The Queen of Black Magic mixes buried trauma with supernatural horror to produce a dark blend that genre fans will savor.

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Perri Nemiroff

Perri Nemiroff (YouTube)

Brimming with brutal, haunting visuals that are further amplified by the rock solid ensemble and scare scenes with character history at the core.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 8, 2021

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Richard Whittaker

Austin Chronicle

The meaner it gets, the more you care, and The Queen of Black Magic earns every twist of the knife.

Jan 29, 2021

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Meagan Navarro

Bloody Disgusting

Stamboel builds toward an unforgettable, gory finish that won't stop, but the film does require some patience in getting there.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 29, 2021

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Christopher Cross

Tilt Magazine

Its greatest strength is in its clever collection of scares, seemingly ceaseless in their shock value.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 10, 2022

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Witney Seibold

Critically Acclaimed Podcast

Perhaps a familiar setting - the haunted orphanage - but pushed right through the gates of Hell.

Sep 13, 2021

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Jason Shawhan

Nashville Scene

Director Kimo Stamboel and writer Joko Anwar (he directed 2019's Impetigore and the exceptional remake of Satan's Slaves) tap directly into the part of the brain where nightmares live, and they shower your cerebral cortex with it.

Sep 9, 2021

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Logan D

Adults raised in the same orphanage reunite at their former home to pay respects to the director who is now deathly ill. Secrets are exposed. The only connection this has to the 1981 film is the name of the main character, Murni. Whereas in the earlier film she was the protagonist, here she is mainly in the background. I find it hard to believe this dull bore has a 91% on RT. It has a plot that suffers from a lack of internal logic and little of the story offers original material let alone thrills.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/25

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Scott M

Not quite the deeply psychological horror I was hoping for, but nonetheless a very competent, entertaining, and exceptionally vicious movie worth watching, especially if you like shocking, gruesome horror.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/12/25

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samuel l

Great indonesian horror film,the movie is about a trio of childhood friend who return in the orphanage of their childhood,they come to see an old man they know in his dying bed But also encounter a terrifying figure of the past,i discover this film when i do research on the internet because i watch a belgian youtuber(azz l'epouvantail) specialized in horror film talking about how he love indonesian horror

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/18/24

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Jon N

A decent movie, but only gets 3.5 stars as I thought that sometimes it prioritised the gory set pieces over plot. That said, the set pieces were very well done, although the bugs - which I've seen a hundred times before - were a little overused, and the genuinely creepy kids on the bus were underused. Still definitely worth a watch for lovers of gore.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

12/31/23

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Viva V

Totally banger! Brutal, bloody, twisty and atmospheric.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/15/23

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Seth M

I wouldn't really call this a remake as the story is 98.93% different than the original but it was still pretty good. Not as good as Impetigore or the 1981 Queen of Black Magic but still a good watch.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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Synopsis

A family travels to the distant, rural orphanage where the father was raised to pay their respects to the facility's gravely ill director. But his and his best friends' homecoming turns into a terrifying supernatural ordeal that threatens their and their families' lives: someone is using dark magic to avenge evil deeds, long-buried but not forgotten. Stamboel's film is a reimagining of the 1981 Indonesian horror classic of the same name.

Director: Gope T. Samtani, Kimo Stamboel, Joko Anwar
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: Indonesian
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 28, 2021
Runtime: 1h 39m

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