SUSUK 2008

We first reported on the Malay horror Susuk well over a year ago. The film was originally due to open early in 2007, then for some reason production stalled, and everything went very quiet. Now its finally finished and we’ve managed to turn up a English subtitled version of the trailer - always very handy when you're trying to work out what's (between the screams) going on. Susuk opens in Malaysia next month. Here's some gen on what “Susuk” actually is, from the official site.

"Su•suk" (noun) The forbidden art of inserting and embedding foreign objects such as gold, silver and diamonds under a person's skin in order to increase the person's allure.




Synopsis: Beauty has a price. Soraya is a young trainee nurse who feels disaffected by her life. A chance introduction to the world of glamour piques her earlier ambition to be a star. She does not succeed at first, but she is told that the forbidden practice of Susuk can help. She has to make a choice whether to stay the way she is, or cross the line... Meanwhile, Suzana is a prominent diva with an air of mystery. She has long been a practitioner of the black arts due to her use of the extreme Susuk keramat. Every time she violates a taboo, a human life is required. We follow the eventful lives of these two women until we get to the true secret of this dreaded charm."