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Movie enthusiasts cannot deny the freshness, uniqueness, and chilling nature of Asian horror cinema. While Thai horror films always maintain their distinctiveness, Thai cinema is gaining international recognition for their unique cultural narratives exploring the supernatural realm. Today, Mytour brings you the top 15 best Thai horror movies. Stay tuned!
1. Love of Ghost
Love of Ghost is a horror-comedy that delivers a plethora of emotions, taking viewers on a rollercoaster of surprises. The story revolves around Mak, a young man thrust into the brutal warfare of his nation. In the perilous battleground, Mak encounters Ter, Puak, Shin, Aey, who rescue him from the brink of death, forging lasting friendships. After the war, Mak invites his four close friends home to introduce them to his wife Nak and their newborn son.
Imagine the most perilous reality game show you can think of, akin to the plot of the movie 'Game of Ghosts'. Eleven contestants are sent to an abandoned military prison, where horrific events have occurred in the past.
They film the show and capture the intensely vivid game while the production team sets up fear-inducing traps. The winner will walk away with a $5 million prize.
4. The Art of Demonic Magic
If you're a fan of the occult, then you'll want to watch all three movies in 'The Art of Demonic Magic'. Fair warning, these are very dark films with horrifying themes. Some viewers may find them hard to watch, but they're incredibly intriguing and terrifying.
The story revolves around a scorned lover who turns to dark magic as a means of revenge against the man who abandoned her while she was pregnant.
5. Meat Grinder
As the title suggests, this is a Thai horror film not for the faint-hearted. It's probably suited for those who enjoy challenges and gruesome thrills. The story follows a young woman with a mental illness who opens a noodle shop and uses human body parts as the main ingredient.
6. Haunted Pursuit
The film 'Spirited Pursuit' is a Thai horror released in 2004. It follows a couple responsible for the death of a woman, who begin to see her images in their personal photos. As a series of lies unfold, the intricate details of the film will gradually make you understand why it's considered a notorious classic.
7. Ghost Square
Ghost Square is a 2017 Thai horror film set in the heart of Bangkok. Hoping to pass their university entrance exam, students are expected to worship a demon and tie red threads to a specific chair for luck. When a group of students tests this theory, their skepticism backfires as they find themselves haunted by the malevolent spirit of a young girl and picked off one by one. A group of high school students is killed senselessly.
8. Solitude
Solitary is a Thai horror film released back in 2007 starring German-born pop singer Marsha Vadhanapanich in her first film role in 15 years. The film follows Pim, a young girl who moves to South Korea to escape the guilt of being the sole survivor of a separation surgery with her conjoined twin sister. When she returns to Thailand to visit her ailing mother, the vengeful spirit of her deceased sister returns to haunt her.
9. 4 Terrifying Tales
4 Terrifying Tales is a Thai horror film series consisting of four parts released in 2008. The first segment, titled 'Bliss', revolves around the infatuation of a lonely girl with an unusual stranger. The second segment, 'Tit For Tat', deals with black magic and revenge for a bullied student. The third segment, 'In Between', follows a group of friends after a bizarre boating accident. The final segment, 'Last Fright', is a psychological horror film involving a female flight attendant flying solo in the cabin with a dead body.
10. Ill-Fated Vacation
Weekend Days is a horror film about a boy named Thongsook, an outcast at school with only one friend, Nam, whom he relentlessly stalks. Thongsook is ostracized by his peers, and they plan a getaway without him. After a thoughtless prank, spirits and demons are unleashed on the second night of the 'weekend', which happens to fall on Friday the 13th.
11. The Promise
The Promise is a 2017 Thai horror film that garnered significant acclaim upon release, becoming the fourth highest-grossing local film of the year and winning the 27th Suphannahong National Film Award for outstanding visual effects. The film tells the story of two teenagers who decide to commit suicide together after both their families face financial ruin following the 1997 Asian financial crisis. Ultimately, only one girl follows through with the suicide pact, and the actions of the survivor's past come back to haunt her twenty years later.
12. Early Return
Early Comeback is a Thai horror film about a startling movie haunted by a vengeful spirit. The film is based on a true story of a mentally disturbed woman who kidnaps children in the village and gouges out their eyes so the children can't find their way home and will become hers. One day, the villagers discover the truth about her atrocities against the children and hang her until she dies. Her menacing red gaze before dying seems to linger on those present. To escape the havoc caused by this evil woman, Shane decides to accompany his friend to the place where the real story unfolded.
13. Diary of Eyes
Diary of Eyes - originally based on a comic book, is a tragic love story about a young man, Nott, who loses his girlfriend in a horrific motorcycle accident, but that's not where it ends. The film follows Nott as he voluntarily seeks out bodies from wrecked trains and keeps mementos from the corpses he finds, hoping he can converse with the dead and reunite with his girlfriend. However, communicating with the dead is not all it's cracked up to be, it gets shattered, and fear and haunting ultimately ensue to make a terrifying horror film.
14. Mae Nak's Ghost
Mae Nak's Ghost is a film revolving around an ancient Thai legend that has been retold countless times in books, TV shows, and movies. According to Thai folklore, a beautiful pregnant woman named Nak died giving birth while waiting for her husband, Mak, to return from war. Upon his return, Mak finds his wife and child waiting for him, but the neighbors try to warn him that he is living with a ghost who was killed. Eventually, Mak realizes his wife is a ghost and attempts to flee. Unlike in other retellings, Mae Nak's Ghost has a modern twist, but certain elements of the famous story remain intact.
15. Ladda Land
Ladda Land is an award-winning horror film following a wealthy family as they move to Ladda Land, a high-end housing estate in the outskirts of Bangkok. Unfortunately for the new residents, Ladda Land is nothing but a community controlled by dark energies and mysterious, terrifying events that drive its residents to the brink of insanity.
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