I actually thought "One Missed Call" was rather good. It's very tense all the way through, and there's a scene towards the end that has everyone jumping in their seats.
I think that's the thing with Japanese horror, it's so psychological that it really gets in your head, and - like with the old Hitchcock kind of movies - they rely more on actual scares that gore and bloodshed. It's more about what you
don't see than what you do. Don't get me wrong, I do love gore, but it's certainly not scary, just 'awesome special effects. Pass the popcorn?' So yeah, deffinately psychological, way better in horror films. There are some good American horror films of late though that rely on scares rather than gore, or use both, and they work quite well too
