Review: The Wailing

‘It’s snowing in July and we’re not in Australia ... yep, we’re in a horror movie, all right.’

South Korean horror/thriller The Wailing howls with the kind of madness that envelops a community in its fevered grip, driving it slowly but surely to the point of no return.

Opening with an excerpt from the Bible, which the audience should regard as fair warning to brace for a demonic possession at some point, it goes on to shower viewers with plenty of heavy rain and walking around in the forest before the real action starts.