If You're Interested In Asian Horror Movies Check These 6 Films Out
Asian Horror films- what I find most appealing about them is how they varie
from your more typical Western horror. For example Korean horror focuses
more on the anguish & suffering of it�s characters, Japanese horror tends to
go for psychological tension building using ghosts & spirits. And HongKong
horror aims for tabbo exploitation & has no fear of killing off woman or
children.
With that been said, I�m going to try & make a varied selection of quirky &
creepy films that cover mostly the regions of East Asia & Thailand.
And for those of you new to this channel, I try to avoid picking super obvious
movies that and this is not a top 10 list therefore these film are in no
particular order they�re just movies I�m recommending to you.
Director Parkpoom Wongpoom Drama Horror - Shutter 2004
After accidentally running a woman over- a young photographer and his
girlfriend flee the scene to avoid getting involved with the athorities. The
following day they start to discover mysterious images appearing in all their
photographs & they soon learn the hard way that you can�t escape your past.
Definetly one of the scariest movies I�ve seen recently -
Shutter while not having the most unique concept makes up for it in been very creepy,
especially if you watch it alone in a pitch black room.
I�d say the films strongest point is that it�s characters are fairly likeable so as
the tension builds up, you don�t really want anything to happen to your
protagonists. That and this has a very strong and memorable ending.
Director Kim Jee-woon�s Supernatural Mystery - A tale of two sisters 2003
The film follows two sisters who�ve just returned home after spending time in
a mental instituion. In their absense their father who was once a widower has
now re-married a woman who is clearly imbalanced. However in addition to
coping with their new stepmother, it appears that their home might be
haunted by something from there past.
Strangly disturbing & original, A Tale of Two Sisters is a creepily effective
psychological horror, with some georgeos cinematrography & decent scares.
It�s fairly slow paced but that really shouldn�t be a problem as the film is so engrossing
I�d say that the movies only weakenss is that at times it can become very
confusing, especially towards the end. But besdies from that, it�s a really solid
Horror that you won�t be forgetting about any time soon.
Director Ho-Cheung Pang�s Slasher drama - dream home 2010,
The film follows a young professional whose ready to invest in her first
apartment in HongKong. But when the deal falls through she�s put in a
desparate situation and will do anything � from working multiple jobs to doing
something highly illegal - to get her dream home.
The fatal mistake I made when watching the start of Dream Home is that I was
eating a stake at the time. Now to say this film is graphic and violent is an
understatment. The 1st murder alone really grossed me out.. mainly because it
got thinking how would I get out of that situation in real life. That and I think
it�s that exact reason why this movie stands out so much.
Dream house is a must see for slasher fans, Ok the story its self is complete
absurd but that didn�t stop me from watching it and been highly engrossed.
Director Juno Mak�s action horror - Rigor Mortis 2013
A washed-up actor tormented by his past, moves into an old apartment
building � while been completely unaware of the supernatural history that
resides within his new home. That and his neighbors are ghost hunters
exorcists and the undead.
Filled with every HongKong cliche you can think of Rigor Mortis plays homage
to the hopping vampire genre of the 80�s. I just found this film to be really
cool- I just love the idea of exorcists fighting posssed people using martial
arts & blood magic, it�s just refreshingly different & original.
Considering its $1.5 mil budget If more horror films put in as much effort as
this movie, the horror genre really would be awesome. Rigor Mortis story
might not be entirley cohernet but its highly memrobale & definetly worth
watching
Director Takashi Miike�s Mystery & suspense - Audition 1999
A widowed Tv producers takes an offer to screen girls at an audition,
arranged by a friend to help him find a new wife. Unable to believe his good
fortune he comes across a lovely ex-ballerina who appears to be perfect �
that is until he learns that people close to her have a habit of disappearing.
As a psychological drama Audtion could be described as an arthouse asian
equivilant of fatal atrraction. This movie does a great job of putting you into a
false comfort zone, but don�t let it fool you it�s unsettling disturbing & not for
the squeamish.
Audition is fairly slow paced where not a lot happens for the 1st hour. however
for horror fans the build up and payoff are well worth the wait, lets just put it
this way: you will never forget the last 15 mins of this movie.
Director Fruit Chan�s Drama Horror � Dumplings 2004
The movie follows a former soap opera star who has heard rumors about a
woman by the name of Aunt Mei � who has a reputation for making special
dumplings that are meant to keep you looking young. The catch is with these
dumplings is that their ingridents contains some rather nasty things.
With one of the most contorversial and creepy concepts I�ve come across
Dumplings is not what I call your conventional horror. However it creates it�s
horror not by using blood or shocks but rather with the idea of people eating
these horrible dumplings, that & some nasty crunchy sounds.
I wouldn�t call this a masterpiece but It�s premise is pretty original, and it�s
just so dark and disturbing � it�s just a pity that it does get a little repetitive
towards the end, but apart from that its a solid horror film.
If You're Interested In Asian Horror Movies Check These 6 Films Out