Category: Asian Horror Movies
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Art of the Devil 3 (2008) Review
Original Title: Long Khong 2 Synopsis: The youngster Ta returns to his hometown. He misses his mother Daun, who was poisoned by his father Prawase, and soon he learns that his family will use black magic to bring her back. However, Ta’s family will quickly discover the price of the black magic. My Quick Review: I…
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Countdown (2012) Review
Synopsis: (from IMDb) Three Thai teens in New York City are planning the New Year’s Party of their lives. They called Jesus, a drug dealer, to drop off some stuff at their apartment so they can celebrate and countdown the end of the year in style. Little did they know that Jesus’ visit that night will…
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Modus Anomali (2012) Review
Synopsis: A guy wakes up in a shallow grave in the woods with amnesia and has to work out what’s going on. He finds a cabin and the mystery begins to unfold. (from IMDb) My Review: Modus Anomali is a strong entry into Indonesian horror cinema. Joko Anwar’s (The Forbidden Door, Dead Time:Kala) 4th movie has…
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Pee Mak Phrakanong Review
Synopsis: Mak served in the war during the beginning of the Rattanakosin Dynasty. At war he became friends with Ter, Puak, Shin, and Aey, whose lives he saved. Once the war was over, Mak invited his four friends into his home in Phra Khanong town and introduced them to his beautiful wife Nak and his newborn…
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Art of the Devil II (2005) Review
Original Title: ลองของ (Long Khong) Synopsis: A group of high school friends reunite after two years when one of their fathers’ committed suicide. They all spend the night at their friend’s place. When darkness falls, strange things begin to happen to them one by one. It is as if someone is using the black arts on…
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Invitation Only (2009) Review
Original Title: Jue ming pai dui Synopsis: Five people arrive at a party, fully unaware that the special night is just a cover for an evening of torture and murder. My Quick Review: I remember when Invitation Only was released in Asia a couple of years back, everybody was talking about the presence of Maria ozawa (one…
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Red Room (1999) Review
Original Title: Akai misshitsu (heya): Kindan no ôsama geemu Synopsis: How low would you go to win a million dollars? Just how desperate are you for the cash? Desperate enough to enter the Red Room? Quick Review: You got to give it to the japanese: they know their shit when it’s about showing weird twisted human…
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23:59 Review
Synopsis: An army recruit is found dead during a 24km road march. After the death of the recruit, strange things start to happen, haunting all the soldiers in the barracks. My Quick Review: 23:59 is a mix between typical asian ghost stories (there are a lot of similarities with Dorm, especially in the first half hour)…