Asian horror is dying a slow death but thank God for Thai films. Strong story, strong cast dealing with recognizable themes such as rivalry between sisters, romantic jealousy and good old family guilt. A cut above all other scary movies in recent years. Click to see inside and read about my new favorite horror film entitled ‘Alone’ from Thailand…

Based on various horror and ghost tales set in universities, the film centers around some students who encounter paranormal events in their university. They must fight against their fears and scary things that are haunting their university. Click to read the full Haunted Universities review to see if this is or isn’t just another Thai horror flick…

Nightmare Detective 2 is a successful sequel that makes you think as much as it scares you. It is all about unexplainable things that inflict sheer terror on human beings and how they leave victims psychologically devastated. Not only is the movie scary, it’s downright smart. Click to read the full Nightmare Detective 2 review…

Bestseller reminded me a lot of The Shining and it did have some genuine thrills and scares. I could notice immediately how involved the actors were in their work and they belted out some great performances. I learned that actress Uhm Jung-hwa even lost 7 kilograms of her weight for her role in Bestseller. Click to read the full review…

Takut: Faces of Fear is another one of those horror films that consist of smaller stories filmed by different directors, but this time around it is actually somewhat scary. I would say that Takut is better than the big budget films of the same genre because of its high level in potentially interesting stories. The only way to find out how good is to click for the full review…

Of all the long-haired ghost girl Asian films populating my DVD shelf, Arang is definitely one of the more interesting and fresh. This film has it’s supernatural overtones but is really a thriller-murder mystery and, in my opinion, a very good one. Check out my full review to see if Arang has what it takes to lift the ghost horror genre up from the gutter…

My personal vote for the best asian horror “slasher” of the year, it rarely ventures into cheesy drama, or false shocks. I felt as if I was watching Asia’s version of Texas Chainsaw Massacre. The kills are satisfying, but towards the end the violence goes over the edge to a point of no return. Click to read if you agree, in my full review…