KILLER TOON (2013)

Couldn't turn down this premise: Ji-yun, a young artist in South Korea, has gained fame and fortune turning out graphic novels of horror and violence.  She's passed her deadline when finally emailing her latest manuscript to her publisher, who has stayed in the office late waiting for it - and the next morning the lady publisher is found dead, face cut up and her own eye gouged out ... in exactly the same manner as an identical character in the opening scene of Ji-yun's new story!  Even the crime scene photos are duplicates of images Ji-yun has already drawn, leading the police to suspect her - but the killing and suspense and tie-ins to Ji-yun don't stop there.  Neither does the suspense, the scares are nicely stretched out and creepy for the first hour or so before the film slows down a bit but picks up again toward the end, with a finale that might be confusing for those who haven't been paying attention all along.  Atmospheric and worth watching, even with a slightly weak ending. (not rated)  B+