Best Asian Horror Movies – Everything You Need to Know

The horror genre is a language in itself, as each one of us is scared of something or the other. That is why horror movies from across the world seem to transcend the language barrier and send shivers down the spine of everyone globally.
Asian auteurs seem to have mastered the art and craft of making terrific horror movies. So let’s have a look at the best Asian horror movies ever made.

Best Asian Horror Movies

1. The Call (2020)

There is a time difference between the two people’s lives. Young-Sook lives in the past, while Seo-Yeon lives in the present. They are connected by a single phone call, and their lives are forever altered.

Director: Lee Chung-hyun
Language: Korean
Genre: Horror, Crime, and Mystery
Main Cast: 

  • Park Shin-Hye
  • Jeon Jong-SEO
  • Sung-ryung Kim

IMDb Rating: 7.1
Running Time: 112 minutes
Movie Trailer: The Call (2020) – Movie Trailer

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2. The Queen of Black Magic (2019)

There was a lot of fear in the orphanage for the parents and children. Someone is out to get them, and it appears to be through the use of black magic. As a result of the sins of the orphans who raised her, she became the Queen of Black Magic.

Director: Kimo Stamboel
Language: Indonesian
Genre: Horror, Mystery, and Thriller
Main Cast: 

  • Ario Bayu
  • Hannah Al Rashid
  • Adhisty Zara

IMDb Rating: 6.6
Running Time: 99 minutes
Movie Trailer: The Queen of Black Magic (2019) – Movie Trailer

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 3. Krasue: Inhuman Kiss (2019)

The curse of “Krasue” was passed down to an innocent teenage girl named “Sai” in a faraway village. In the evening, her head would detach from her body, and she would go out in search of flesh and blood in the darkness. After their livestock is slaughtered, the villagers are terrified, which is when the Krasue hunt begins. When Sai’s childhood friend “Noi”, who had just returned to the village, joined the hunt, he stood by Sai in spite of knowing the horrifying truth.

Director: Sitisiri Mongkolsiri
Language: Thai
Genre: Horror, Drama, and Romance
Main Cast: 

  • Phantira Pipityakorn
  • Oabnithi Wiwattanawarang
  • Sapol Assawamunkong
  • Surasak Wongthai

IMDb Rating: 6.5
Running Time: 122 minutes

Box Office: $171,229
Movie Trailer: KRASUE: INHUMAN KISS (2019) – Movie Trailer

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4. The Divine Fury (2019)

Park Seojoon plays martial arts champion Yong-hoo (Park Seo-Joon), who gains divine powers to fight against a powerful evil force. Yong-hoo harbors deep resentment towards the Almighty because of a tragic childhood that included the deaths of his parents. He uses his anger to become an accomplished mixed martial artist. In the United States, he gets a stigma that forces him to seek out Father Ahn’s guidance (Ahn Sung-ki). In the priest’s opinion, Yong-hoo has potential after he defeated a demon with his wound. The two join forces in Korea to combat demonic activity.

Director: Kim Joo-hwan
Language: Korean
Genre: Horror, Action, and Thriller
Main Cast: 

  • Park Seo-Joon
  • Ahn Sung-ki
  • Woo Do-hwan

IMDb Rating: 6.3
Running Time: 129 minutes

Box Office: $11,799,556
Movie Trailer: The Divine Fury Trailer (2019) – Movie Trailer

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5. Nirvana Inn (2019)

As the name suggests, the hotel’s name is Nirvana Inn.  The film is about the Birth-Death-Rebirth cycle. Following an unsuccessful attempt at suicide, a boatman is hired to take care of a Himalayan resort.

Director: Vijay Jayapal
Language: Hindi
Genre: Horror and Mystery
Main Cast: 

  • Adil Hussain
  • Rajshri Deshpande
  • Sandhya Mridul

IMDb Rating: 5.9
Running Time: 95 minutes
Movie Trailer: Nirvana Inn (2019) – Movie Trailer

6. Tumbbad (2018)

A mythological tale about a goddess who created the entire cosmos. The plot centers around the repercussions when humans build a temple for her firstborn.

Director: Rahi Anil Barve
Language: Hindi
Genre: Horror, Drama, and Fantasy
Main Cast: 

  • Sohum Shah
  • Jyoti Malshe
  • Anita Date

IMDb Rating: 8.3
Running Time: 104 minutes

Box Office: $1,691,980
Movie Trailer: Tumbbad(2018) – Movie Trailer

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7. Chronicle of the After-School Wars (2018)

As Yudachi’s handkerchief is handed back to Sena, she steps up to the school’s rooftop. Yudachi isn’t there, so Sena goes to sleep while she waits. She wakes up in the middle of the night in her school, where she is imprisoned and locked up. Girls are fighting for their lives in a bloodied schoolyard. It’s up to the girls to decide who will make it out alive.

Director: Junpei Tsuchida
Language: Japanese
Genre: Horror
Main Cast: 

  • Narumi Akizuki
  • Kokoro Aoshima
  • Nina Endô

IMDb Rating: 8.1
Running Time: 115 minutes

Box Office: $33,583
Movie Trailer: Chronicle of the After-School Wars (2018) – Movie Trailer

8. Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum (2018)

The crew of a horror web series goes to an abandoned asylum for a live broadcast of a horror web series While exploring the old, haunting building, it soon discovers more than it bargained for.

Director: Jung Bum-Shik
Language: Korean
Genre: Horror
Main Cast: 

  • Wi Ha-Joon
  • Park Ji-Hyun
  • Oh Ah-Yeon
  • Moon Ye-won

IMDb Rating: 6.3
Running Time: 91 minutes

Box Office: $21,041,950
Movie Trailer: Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum Official Trailer (2018) – Movie Trailer

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9. Rampant (2018)

Lee Jo, king of Joseon, is viewed as being too subservient to the Qing dynasty in China. Lee Young plots to buy European arquebuses to drive the Qing out of China with his son, Crown Prince Lee Young War Minister Kim Ja-Joon, who has influence over the king, exposes the plot by framing it as a revolt.

Director: Kim Sung-hoon
Language: Korean, Mandarin, and Dutch
Genre: Horror, History, and Action
Main Cast: 

  • Hyun Bin
  • Seo Ji-hyeJ
  • ang Dong-Gun

IMDb Rating: 6.3
Running Time: 121 minutes

Box Office: $12,359,573
Movie Trailer: RAMPANT (2018) – Movie Trailer.

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10. Monstrum (2018)

Jung Jong’s loyal subject Yoon Gyeom is no exception. It is not easy to fight a monster that threatens King Jung Jong’s life and a group of people who are trying to overthrow King Jung Jong, but he does it with determination.

Director: Heo Jong-ho
Language: Korean
Genre: Horror, Action, and Fantasy
Main Cast: 

  • Kim Myung-min
  • Kim In-Kwon
  • Lee Hye-ri
  • Choi Woo-Shik

IMDb Rating: 6.1
Running Time: 105 minutes

Box Office: $5,500,000
Movie Trailer: Monstrum (2018) – Movie Trailer

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11. Liverleaf (2018)

As if being bullied by her classmates every day was not enough, Nozaki discovers that her house has been set on fire and that her parents have been killed in the process. Knowing that the fire is not an accident, she sneaks off to punish the perpetrators one by one.

Director: Eisuke Naitô
Language: Japanese
Genre: Horror
Main Cast: 

  • Anna Yamada
  • Hiroya Shimizu
  • Rinka Ôtani

IMDb Rating: 6.1
Running Time: 116 minutes
Movie Trailer: Liverleaf (2018) – Movie Trailer

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12. Werewolf Game: Lovers (2018)

To win “The Werewolf Game,” competitors must kill each other. Participants have participated in similar slaughter games before. As part of the event, Ranko Takano (Seika Furuhata) will take part. She lends a helping hand to a struggling family. As a result, there are new positions for “Cupid” and “Lover.”

Director: Shin’ya Ayabe
Language: Japanese
Genre: Horror and Thriller
Main Cast: 

  • Ryûichi Andô
  • Seika Furuhata
  • Meiku Harukawa

IMDb Rating: 6.1
Running Time: 108 minutes
Movie Trailer: The Werewolf Game (2017): Movie Trailer

13. May the Devil Take You (2018)

An estranged daughter visits her father’s old villa for answers after his mysterious coma, where she and her stepsister uncover dark secrets.

Director: Timo Tjahjanto
Language: Indonesian
Genre: Horror, Mystery, and Thriller
Main Cast: 

  • Chelsea Islan
  • Pevita Pearce
  • Samo Rafael
  • Karina Suwandi

IMDb Rating: 6.0
Running Time: 111 minutes
Movie Trailer: MAY THE DEVIL TAKE YOU (2018) – Movie Trailer

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14. Premika (2017)

In the wake of an unfortunate accident, Premika, a young woman who had her heart implanted in a karaoke machine, shows up at a special resort where auditions for new musical acts are being held. A series of strange deaths and disappearances begin to plague them as they jockey for favor with the owners of the establishment, eventually causing them to stumble across the ghost girl haunting the facility. After figuring out how to stop her, they set out to appease the vengeful spirit so that they could escape.

Director: Siwakorn Charupongsa
Language: Thai
Genre: Horror and Comedy
Main Cast: 

  • Kidakarn Chatkaewmanee
  • Natthacha De Souza
  • Nutthasit Kotimanuswanich

IMDb Rating: 6.3
Running Time: 150 minutes

Box Office: $67,541
Movie Trailer: Premika (2017) – Movie Trailer

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15. One Cut of the Dead (2017)

After being attacked by real zombies, a low-budget zombie movie filmmaker, and his crew have a hard time filming in an abandoned WWII Japanese facility.

Director: Shin’ichirō Ueda
Language: Japanese
Genre: Horror and Comedy
Main Cast: 

  • Takayuki Hamatsu
  • Mao
  • Harumi Syuhama
  • Yuzuki Akiyama

IMDb Rating: 7.7
Running Time: 97 minutes

Box Office: $27,590,180
Movie Trailer: One Cut of the Dead (2017) – Movie Trailer

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16. Satan’s Slaves (2017)

A mother returns home to pick up her children after dying from a strange disease three years.

Director: Joko Anwar
Language: Indonesian
Genre: Horror, Drama, and Mystery
Main Cast: 

  • Tara Basro
  • Bront Palarae
  • Ayu Laksmi
  • Endy Arfian

IMDb Rating: 6.6The Scissors Massacre (2008)
Running Time: 107 minutes

Box Office: $431,730
Movie Trailer: Satan’s Slaves (2017) – Movie Trailer

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17. Ang pagsanib kay Leah Dela Cruz (2017)

A new female police officer in a small town is drawn to a case involving a girl who is possessed by an evil spirit, which leads her to investigate the case.

Director: Katski Flores
Language: Filipino
Genre: Horror, Drama, and Mystery
Main Cast: 

  • Sarah Lahbati
  • Shy Carlos
  • Julian Trono

IMDb Rating: 6.2
Running Time: 97 minutes
Movie Trailer: ANG PAGSANIB KAY LEAH DELA CRUZ (2017) – Movie Trailer

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18. Mon Mon Mon Monsters (2017)

 Accused of stealing money, Lin Shuwei is forced to do community service with the bullies from school, a punishment that he does not deserve. Lin joins in on their misdeeds to gain their approval as the bully gang accepts him as one of their own. One night, the group comes across a pair of flesh-eating female ghouls, and they capture one of them. They then begin a cruel game, which has disastrous results for everyone.

Director: Giddens Ko
Language: Mandarin
Genre: Horror and Comedy
Main Cast: 

  • Deng Yukai
  • Kent Tsai
  • Carolyn Chen
  • Eugenie Liu

IMDb Rating: 6.1
Running Time: 112 minutes

Box Office: $19,160
Movie Trailer: mon mon mon MONSTERS! (2017) – Movie Trailer

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19. Dearest Sister (2016)

To care for her wealthy cousin who has lost her sight and gained the power of communicating with the dead, a village girl travels to Vientiane, the Lao capital. As life goes on, she experiences horrific incidents there.

Director: Mattie Do
Language: Lao, Estonian, and Thai
Genre: Horror and Drama
Main Cast: 

  • Amphi Phun Phim Punya
  • Vilouna Phetmany
  • Tambet Tuisk
  • Manivanh Boulom

IMDb Rating: 6.0
Running Time: 101 minutes
Movie Trailer: Dearest Sister (2016) – Movie Trailer

20. Creepy (2016)

Takakura is a former police detective who now works as a consultant. It was six years ago that he was asked by his ex-colleague Nogami to investigate the disappearance of a member of his family. In Takakura’s case, Saki’s memory serves as his guide. As a result, she is the only surviving family member. The couple recently moved into a new home. Nishinos are their next-door neighbor, and he has a sick wife and a young teen girl. Once, Mio reveals to her father that he is not her father and that she has never met him before.

Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Language: Japanese
Genre: Horror, Crime, and Drama
Main Cast: 

  • Hidetoshi Nishijima
  • Yūko Takeuchi
  • Teruyuki Kagawa
  • Haruna Kawaguchi

IMDb Rating: 6.3
Running Time: 130 minutes

Box Office: $5,054,326
Movie Trailer: CREEPY (2016) – Movie Trailer

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21. TRAIN TO BUSAN (2016)

While a zombie virus erupts in South Korea, travelers on a train from Seoul to Busan battle to survive.

Director: Yeon Sang-ho
Language: Korean
Genre: Horror, Action, and Thriller
Main Cast: 

  • Gong Yoo
  • Ma Dong-seok
  • Jung Yu-mi
  • Kim Su-an

IMDb Rating: 7.6
Running Time: 118 minutes

Box Office: $92,764,199
Movie Trailer: Train to Busan Official Trailer (2016) – Movie Trailer

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22. THE WAILING (2016)

Almost immediately after a stranger arrives in a small town, a mysterious illness begins to spread. As a result of the occurrence, a police officer is forced to uncover the riddle to save his daughter.

Director: Na Hong-jin
Language: Korean and Japanese
Genre: Horror, Mystery, and Thriller
Main Cast: 

  • Kwak Do-won
  • Hwang Jung-min
  • Chun Woo-hee

IMDb Rating: 7.5
Running Time: 156 minutes

Box Office: $49,851,770
Movie Trailer: The Wailing (2016) – Movie Trailer

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23. The Piper (2015)

Father and son are traveling through Korea shortly after the Korean War when they stop in a remote village, where they encounter strange and dangerous events.

Director: Kim Gwang-tae
Language: Korean
Genre: Horror, Mystery, and Thriller
Main Cast: 

  • Ryu Seung-ryong
  • Lee Sung-min
  • Chun Woo-hee
  • Lee Joon

IMDb Rating: 6.4
Running Time: 119 minutes

Box Office: $5,546,500
Movie Trailer: The Piper (2015) – Official Trailer

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24. Tag (2015)

A girl’s life spirals out of control as everyone around her meets a grisly end, and she begins to question who she is and what she used to be like.

Director: Sion Sono
Language: Japanese
Genre: Horror, Drama, and Action
Main Cast: 

  • Reina Triendl
  • Mariko Shinoda
  • Erina Mano

IMDb Rating: 6.1
Running Time: 85 minutes

Box Office: $995,024
Movie Trailer: Tag (2015) – Movie Trailer

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25. The Inerasable (2015)

An author of mystery novels helps a student uncover the sad tale of the people who lived in her apartment before, which is filled with anger, hatred, murder, and suicide.

Director: Yoshihiro Nakamura
Language: Japanese
Genre: Horror
Main Cast: 

  • Mansaku Fuwa
  • Ai HashimotoI
  • Chirô Hashimoto

IMDb Rating: 5.8
Running Time: 107 minutes

Box Office: $4,131,434
Movie Trailer: The Inerasable (2015) – Movie Trailer

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26. Fatal Frame (2014)

Director: Mari Asato
Language: Japanese
Genre: Horror
Main Cast: 

  • Aoi Morikawa
  • Ayami Nakajô
  • Kôdai Asaka

IMDb Rating: 5.8
Running Time: 105 minutes

Box Office: $881,343
Movie Trailer: Fatal Frame (2014) – Movie Trailer

27. Hana-Dama: The Origins (2014)

Mizuki Aonuma, a transfer student, is bullied mercilessly by Aya and other classmates. In spite of this, Mizuki is able to keep her cool. In Kirie, who is passive and bullied, Mizuki piques Kirie’s interest and he longs for her. The two develop a close relationship. Mizuki and Kirie decide to stand up to their tormentors with the help of Shibanai. Aya, on the other hand, has a crushing victory over Mizuki. Kirie and Shibanai are brutally beaten by their teachers.

It’s time for Mizuki to get back at him. She spends the night on the streets, looking for a place to sleep. Mizuki becomes possessed by a poisonous flower spirit at that point.

Director: Hisayasu Sato
Language: Japanese
Genre: Horror
Main Cast: 

  • Rina Sakuragi
  • Eriko Nakamura
  • Maika Shimamura

IMDb Rating: 5.5
Running Time: 106 minutes
Movie Trailer: Hana-Dama: The Origins (2014) – Movie Trailer

28. Over Your Dead Body (2014)

This new play is based on Yotsuya Kaidan’s horror film and stars K Shibasaki’s Miyuki Goto (K Shibasaki). Kosuke Hasegawa (Ebiz Ichikawa XI) is cast in the play despite the fact that he is a relatively unknown actor. Rio Asahina (Miho Nakanishi) and Jun Suzuki (Hideaki It) are envious of Miyuki’s popularity. Outside of the theater, the actors’ obsessions with each other and their possessive love is indeed a reality. The cast’s feelings for each other are amplified because they are trapped between the play and reality. In the face of the realization that love isn’t meant to be both on and off stage, love turns into a grudge and crosses the blurred line between reality and fantasy

Director: Takashi Miike
Language: Japanese
Genre: Horror
Main Cast: 

  • Ko Shibasaki
  • Hideaki Itô
  • Ebizô Ichikawa

IMDb Rating: 6.1
Running Time: 94 minutes

Box Office: $1,164,010
Movie Trailer: Over Your Dead Body (2014) – Official Trailer

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29. Killer Toon (2013)

It’s like life imitates art for popular webcomic artist Ji Yoon, whose publisher’s death mirrors one of the images in her most recent comic book.

Director: Kim Yong-gyun
Language: Korean
Genre: Horror and Thriller
Main Cast: 

  • Lee Si-young
  • Ki-joon Uhm
  • Oh Kwang-rok

IMDb Rating: 6.3
Running Time: 104 minutes

Box Office: $7,468,796
Movie Trailer: Killer Toon (2013) – Movie Trailer

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30. Rigor Mortis (2013)

In an apartment building, a suicidal actor tries to kill himself. In his ignorance, the apartment building is home to a vampire hunter, ghosts, and other supernatural beings, and the residents soon find themselves fighting for their very existence.

Director: Juno Mak
Language: Cantonese
Genre: Horror and Action
Main Cast: 

  • Chin Siu-ho
  • Anthony Chan
  • Kara Hui

IMDb Rating: 6.3
Running Time: 101 minutes

Box Office: $3,018,374
Movie Trailer: Rigor Mortis (2013) – Movie Trailer

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31. Cult (2013)

A lot of actors play themselves on a paranormal television show where they investigate the exorcism of Kaneda’s family members. In the Kaneda household, supernatural occurrences are recorded by the documentary team. It appears that a mysterious shaman is the only hope of salvation, not only for the family but also for the investigators themselves.

Director: Kōji Shiraishi
Language: Japanese
Genre: Horror
Main Cast:

  • Yaeko Kiyose
  • Ryosuke Miura
  • Mari Iriki
  • Yu Abiru

IMDb Rating: 5.4
Running Time: 84 minutes

Box Office: $107,670
Movie Trailer: Cult (2013) – Movie Trailer

 

32. Bloody Muscle Body Builder in Hell (2012)

While trapped in a haunted house, a bodybuilder must fight off an evil ghost that is hell-bent on vengeance.

Director: Shinichi Fukazawa
Language: Japanese
Genre: Horror
Main Cast: 

  • Shinichi Fukazawa
  • Masaaki Kai
  • Masahiro Kai

IMDb Rating: 6.4
Running Time: 62 minutes
Movie Trailer: Bloody Muscle Bodybuilder in Hell (2012) –  Movie Trailer

33. Helter Skelter (2012)

Numerous cosmetic surgeries have been performed on Lilico’s entire body. Lilyco is miserable as she tries to deal with both her career and her personal issues as the side effects of the surgeries she has undergone begin to show.

Director: Mika Ninagawa
Language: Japanese
Genre: Horror and Drama
Main Cast: 

  • Erika Sawajiri 
  • Nao Ōmori 
  • Shinobu Terajima 
  • Gō Ayano

IMDb Rating: 6.3
Running Time: 127 minutes

Box Office: $25,066,699
Movie Trailer: Helter Skelter (2012) – Movie Trailer

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34. Horror Stories (2012)

In this anthology of four stories, a teenager is kidnapped, tortured, and forced to tell the spookiest tales she knows. A brother and sister are under attack while home alone; a killer evades police custody mid-flight; step-sisters go over the top with plastic surgery; and a medic and mother standoff over her infected daughter.

Director: Im Dae-woong, Jung Bum-sik, Hong Ji-young, Kim Gok,Kim Sun and Min Kyu-dong
Language: Korean
Genre: Horror
Main Cast: 

  • Kim Ji-won
  • Yoo Yeon-seok
  • Choi Yoon-young
  • Jin Tae-hyun

IMDb Rating: 5.7
Running Time: 108 minutes

Box Office: $2,155,362
Movie Trailer: Horror Stories (2012) – Movie Trailer 

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35. White: Melody of the Curse/Death (2011)

Pink Dolls, a popular girl group, is always pushed to the side by other popular idols. With a remake of an unknown song, the girls become instant sensations when they release their new single “White”.

Director: Kim Gok and Kim Sun
Language: Korean
Genre: Horror, Music, and Mystery
Main Cast: 

  • Ham Eun-Jeong
  • Hwang Woo-seul-hye
  • May Doni Kim

IMDb Rating: 6.0
Running Time: 106 minutes

Box Office: $5,299,831
Movie Trailer: White: The Melody of the Curse ( 2011 ) – Movie Trailer

36. Guilty of Romance (2011)

A woman is found dead in a dilapidated apartment in Maruyama-cho, Shibuya, Tokyo – a love hotel district. It’s up to Kazuko to probe this case, and she will find out that despite their appearances, two women are hiding a lot of dark secrets.

Director: Sion Sono
Language: Japanese
Genre: Horror, Drama, and Romance
Main Cast: 

  • Miki Mizuno
  • Makoto Togashi
  • Megumi Kagurazaka

IMDb Rating: 6.8
Running Time: 144 minutes

Box Office: $246,091
Movie Trailer: Guilty of Romance (2011) – Movie Trailer

37. The Cat (2011)

Bidan, her cat, is the only witness to the murder of a young woman in an elevator. Upon bringing the cat home, So-friend Yeon begins to experience a series of strange events.

Director: Byun Seung-Wook
Language: Korean
Genre: Horror, Drama, and Mystery
Main Cast: 

  • Park Min-young
  • Kim Dong-wook
  • Kim Ye-ron

IMDb Rating: 5.8
Running Time: 106 minutes
Movie Trailer: The Cat (2011) – Movie Trailer

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38. Ika-sampu (2010)

A descendant of a wealthy Hispanic family who lived in the Philippines in the 1800s tells the tale of Ika-Sampu (1896). One of the members of this family is Alexa Nicole de la Vega. Nine years ago, she started having dreams about a mansion where she always used to play as a child. These dreams gradually became darker and led to a part of the mansion which was described in her dreams as a “door she cannot open.”

Director: Macky Derpo
Language: Filipino
Genre: Horror
Main Cast: 

  • Eddie Garcia
  • Maria Isabel Lopez
  • Rustica Carpio

IMDb Rating: 6.4
Running Time: 80 minutes
Movie Trailer: Ika sampu (2010) – Movie Trailer

39. I SAW THE DEVIL (2010)

A covert agent captures and releases a serial killer in order to seek retribution.

Director: Kim Jee-Woon
Language: Korean
Genre: Horror, Crime, and Drama
Main Cast: 

  • Lee Byung-hun
  • Choi Min-Sik
  • Jeon Gook-hwan

IMDb Rating: 7.8
Running Time: 141 minutes

Box Office: $12,966,357
Movie Trailer: I Saw the Devil (2010) – Movie Trailer

[Jwatchnow link=”https://www.amazon.com/I-Saw-Devil-English-Subtitled/dp/B00503BENE” watchon=”Amazon”]

40. Confessions (2010)

This is a psychological thriller about a heartbroken mother who becomes cold-blooded and vengeful with a convoluted scheme to avenge her daughter’s murder.

Director: Tetsuya Nakashima
Language: Japanese
Genre: Drama and Thriller
Main Cast: 

  • Takako Matsu
  • Yoshino Kimura
  • Masaki Okada

IMDb Rating: 7.7
Running Time: 106 minutes

Box Office: $45,203,103
Movie Trailer: Confessions (2010) – Movie Trailer

[Jwatchnow link=”https://www.netflix.com/jp-en/title/70153638″ watchon=”Netflix”]

41. Dream Home (2010)

As a young professional on the rise, Cheng Li-Sheung is ready to make her first home purchase. As a result of the deal falling through, she is compelled to keep her dream alive, even if it means killing her future neighbors.

Director: Pang Ho-cheung
Language: Cantonese
Genre: Horror, Crime, and Drama
Main Cast: 

  • Josie Ho
  • Eason Chan
  • Derek Tsang
  • Lawrence Chou

IMDb Rating: 6.6
Running Time: 96 minutes

Box Office: $383,158
Movie Trailer: Dream Home (2010) – Movie Trailer

[Jwatchnow link=”https://www.amazon.com/Dream-Home/dp/B07HPFGDK9″ watchon=”Amazon”]

42. Macabre (2009)

After Adjie and Astrid were married, they and three of their closest friends decided to take a cross-country road trip to try to reconcile Adjie with his estranged sister Ladya. When they run into Maya, a strange girl who appears out of nowhere, their trip is abruptly interrupted.

Director: The Mo Brothers
Language: Indonesian and Dutch
Genre: Horror, Drama, and Thriller
Main Cast: 

  • Shareefa Daanish
  • Imelda Therinne
  • Arifin Putra
  • Ruli Lubis

IMDb Rating: 6.5
Running Time: 95 minutes

Box Office: $190,363
Movie Trailer: Macabre (2009)- Movie Trailer

[Jwatchnow link=”https://www.amazon.com/Macabre-Bernice-Stegers/dp/B0777S98CN” watchon=”Amazon”]

43. THIRST (2009)

Due to the failure of a medical experiment, a priest becomes vampiric and must give up his ascetic ways.

Director: Park Chan-wook
Language: Korean, English, and French
Genre: Horror, Drama, and Fantasy
Main Cast: 

  • Song Kang-ho
  • Kim Ok-bin
  • Kim Hae-sook
  • Shin Ha-kyun

IMDb Rating: 7.1
Running Time: 134 minutes

Box Office: $13,085,023
Movie Trailer: Thirst (2009) – Movie Trailer

[Jwatchnow link=”https://www.netflix.com/kr-en/title/70114016″ watchon=”Netflix”]

44. Possession (2009)

Only Roman, Ryan’s violent brother, stands in the way of Jess and Ryan’s the seemingly perfect life. During a terrible car accident, Roman wakes up first and claims to be Ryan. Even though Jess is initially skeptical, she gradually comes to believe that her husband is indeed trapped in his brother’s body.

Director: Joel Bergvall and Simon Sandquist
Language: English
Genre: Horror, Drama, and Mystery
Main Cast: 

  • Sarah Michelle Gellar
  • Lee Pace
  • Tuva Novotny
  • Michael Landes

IMDb Rating: 5.5
Running Time: 90 Minutes

Box Office: $694,193
Movie Trailer: Possession (2009) – Movie Trailer

[Jwatchnow link=”https://www.amazon.com/Possession-Sarah-Michelle-Gellar/dp/B07G5HBKQM” watchon=”Amazon”]

45. Coming Soon (2008)

Horror film scenes that scare you the most? When a ghost suddenly appears? Whenever the main character is unaware that a ghost is sneaking up behind him. The revelation that the main character was actually a ghost at the conclusion of the narrative. But none of this compares to the feeling of arriving home alone and suddenly being stuck by a feeling of Deja-vu that you are reliving the very same scenes from the horror movie you just saw.

Director: Sophon Sakdapisit
Language: Thai
Genre: Horror and Thriller
Main Cast: 

  • Vorakan Rojchanawat
  • Sakulrath Thomas
  • Chantavit Dhanasevi
  • Oraphan Arjsamat

IMDb Rating: 6.1
Running Time: 80 minutes

Box Office: $3,716,394
Movie Trailer: Coming Soon (2008) – Movie Trailer

[Jwatchnow link=”https://www.netflix.com/th-en/title/81059433″ watchon=”Netflix”]

46. The Scissors Massacre (2008)

A chicken farm in the small town of Gifu is home to three sisters. Sachiko Sawada, the oldest sister, is engaged to be married, Yukie, the middle sister, works at a beauty salon, and Mayumi, the youngest, is on the high school track team. A terrible crime is committed by Sachiko’s ex-boyfriend Suzuki and Mayumi is the tragic victim. Their happy, carefree lives are forever changed. Suzuki misidentifies Mayumi as Sachiko and pours acid all over her face, causing her to bleed profusely. Overwhelmed by her sisters’ encouragement, Mayumi sinks deeper into depression and isolation as a result of her physical and psychological trauma. Meanwhile, Mayumi learns of a serial killer who preys on her high school’s alumni.

Director: Kotaro Terauchi
Language: Japanese
Genre: Horror and Drama
Main Cast: 

  • Rin Asuka
  • Yukie Kawamura
  • Mayuko Iwasa

IMDb Rating: 5.8
Running Time: 98 minutes
Movie Trailer: The Scissors Massacre (2008) – Movie Trailer

47. A Slit-Mouthed Woman (2007)

As an urban legend goes, the spirit of a woman with a horribly disfigured face kidnaps children for unknown reasons in a suburban Japanese town. But it turns out that it is actually a reality.

Director: Kōji Shiraishi
Language: Japanese
Genre: Horror, Drama, and Thriller
Main Cast: 

  • Eriko Sato
  • Miki Mizuno
  • Haruhiko Kato
  • Kaori Sakagami

IMDb Rating: 5.5
Running Time: 90 minutes

Box Office: $189,229
Movie Trailer: Slit-Mouthed Woman (2007) – Movie Trailer

[Jwatchnow link=”https://www.amazon.com/Carved-Mouthed-Woman-Eriko-Sato/dp/B00FEBIAJS” watchon=”Amazon”]

48. Alone (2007)

On her way home from school one day, the Thai Pim learns that her mother suffered a heart attack in her hometown. In order to help her mother, Pim travels to Thailand with her boyfriend Wee. She is haunted by the memory of their late teenage Siamese sister Ploy, who died in the separation surgery. In an effort to help Pim overcome the trauma of her loss, Wee enlists the help of an old friend and a psychotherapist. Nevertheless, when Pim’s mother is finally able to speak with Wee, she reveals dark secrets from their shared pasts.

Director: Banjong Pisanthanakun and Parkpoom Wongpoom
Language: Thai and Korean
Genre: Horror, Drama, and Thriller
Main Cast: 

  • Banjong Pisanthanakun
  • Sophon Sakdaphisit
  • Parkpoom Wongpoom
  • Aummaraporn

IMDb Rating: 6.5
Running Time: 95 minutes

Box Office: $9,559,978
Movie Trailer: Alone (2007) – Movie Trailer

[Jwatchnow link=”https://www.netflix.com/title/81271131″ watchon=”Netflix”]

49. Hansel and Gretel (2007)

The young salesman is invited to a beautiful house with bizarre secrets and no way out after meeting a mysterious girl on a dark road.

Director: Yim Pil-sung
Language: Korean
Genre: Horror, Fantasy, and Drama
Main Cast: 

  • Chun Jung-myung
  • Eun Won-jae
  • Shim Eun-kyung
  • Jin Ji-hee

IMDb Rating: 6.7
Running Time: 117 minutes

Box Office: $2,206,625
Movie Trailer: Hansel & Gretel (2007) – Movie Trailer

[Jwatchnow link=”https://www.amazon.com/Gretel-Hansel-Sophia-Lillis/dp/B0849Q1NC8″ watchon=”Amazon”]

50. Epitaph (2007)

Dr. Park Jung-nam discovers a photo album from his time as an intern at the Ansaeng Hospital, which dates back to the early 1980s. Suddenly, his life flashes before his eyes. Jung-arranged’s marriage ended when his fiancée, whom he had never met, committed suicide in 1942 when he was a young medical intern.

Director: Beom-sik Jeong and Sik Jung
Language: Korean and Japanese
Genre: Horror and Drama
Main Cast: 

  • Jin Goo
  • Kim Tae-woo
  • Kim Bo-kyung
  • Ko Joo-yeon

IMDb Rating: 6.4
Running Time: 98 minutes

Box Office: $4,584,035
Movie Trailer: Epitaph (2007) – Movie Trailer

[Jwatchnow link=”https://www.amazon.com/Epitaph-English-Subtitled-Bo-Kyung-Kim/dp/B002EHRYKG” watchon=”Amazon”]

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