‘Exit 8’ Director Genki Kawamura on Crafting His Liminal Nightmare [Digital Cover Story]

‘Exit 8’ Director Genki Kawamura on Crafting His Liminal Nightmare [Digital Cover Story]

April 8, 2026 Dread Central

I’ve long been drawn to a particular strain of horror built around existential entrapment, where the terror doesn’t come from what’s chasing you, but from the realization that there’s literally and figuratively nowhere to go. Genre standouts like Cube, Dead End, and The Shining all operate within that suffocating logic, trapping their characters in systems they can’t fully understand, let...