Thai horror
Thai horrorrefers tohorror filmsproduced in theThai film industry.Thai folkloreandbeliefs in ghostshave influenced its horror cinema.[1][2][3][4]Horror is among the most popular genres in Thai cinema, and its output has attracted recognition internationally.[5][6][7][8]Pee Mak,for example, a 2013 comedy horror film, is the most commercially successful Thai film of all time.[9]
History
[edit]Thai Cinema: The Complete Guidestates that "the history of Thai cinematic achievements is to a large extent the history of Thai horror."[10]
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Nang Nak(1999) has been described as a key part of "Thai New Wave".[11][12]Shutter(2004) was critically acclaimed and commercially successful locally and internationally.[13][14]The filmwas successful in Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines and Brazil, and wasremade in the United Statesand in India.[11]Pee Mak(2013), acomedy horror,became the highest-grossing Thai film of all time upon its release.[15]The Medium(2021), a Thai-South Koreanco-production, was awarded Best Film at the25th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival[16]and was theThai submission for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Filmin its year of release, but was not nominated.
However, "the appearance of zombies in Thai horror films is a relatively new theme."[17]
Notable films
[edit]- Mae Nak Phra Khanong(1958)
- Krasue Sao(1973)
- Crocodile(1980)
- 303 Fear Faith Revenge(1998)
- Nang Nak(1999)
- Bangkok Haunted(2001)
- 999-9999(2002)
- Buppah Rahtree
- Buppah Rahtree(2003)
- Buppah Rahtree Phase 2: Rahtree Returns(2005)
- Buppah Rahtree 3.1: Rahtree Reborn(2009)
- Buppha Rahtree 3.2: Rahtree Revenge(2009)
- House of Ghosts(2004)
- SARS Wars(2004)
- Shutter(2004)
- Art of the Devil
- Art of the Devil(2004)
- Art of the Devil 2(2005)
- Art of the Devil 3(2008)
- 13 Beloved(2006)
- Dorm(2006)
- Pen Chu Kap Phi(2006)
- La-Tha-Pii(2006)
- Krasue Valentine(2006)
- Coming Soon(2008)
- 4bia or Phobia
- Secret Sunday(2009)
- Meat Grinder(2009)
- My Ex
- My Ex(2009)
- My Ex 2: Haunted Lover(2010)
- Laddaland(2011)
- The Unborn Child(2011)
- 3 A.M. 3D
- 3 A.M. 3D: Part 1(2012)
- 3 A.M. 3D: Part 2(2014)
- 3 A.M. 3D: Part 3(2018)
- Pee Mak(2013)
- Senior(2015)
- Inhuman Kiss(2019)
- Ghost Lab(2021)
- The Medium(2021)
- The Whole Truth(2021)
- Faces of Anne(2022)
- Home For Rent(2023)
- Hoon Payon(2023, Version for -20 and 18+)
- Tee Yod: Death Whisperer
- Death Whisperer(2023)
- Death Whisperer 2(2024)
Notable directors
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Ancuta, Katarzyna (2015-11-01).Ghost skins: Globalising the supernatural in contemporary Thai horror film.Manchester University Press.ISBN978-1-5261-0297-3.
- ^"Thai Horror Film As An Extension Of Thai Supernaturalism (LA Online)".The Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies.Retrieved2023-10-05.
- ^"Ghosts and Gores: A critical interpretation of Thai horror films and dramas – Thailand Foundation".www.thailandfoundation.or.th.Retrieved2023-10-05.
- ^Endres, Kirsten W.; Lauser, Andrea (2012-03-01).Engaging the Spirit World: Popular Beliefs and Practices in Modern Southeast Asia.Berghahn Books.ISBN978-0-85745-359-4.
- ^Ancuta, Katarzyna (2011-06-01)."Global spectrologies: Contemporary Thai horror films and the globalization of the supernatural".Horror Studies.2(1): 131–144.doi:10.1386/host.2.1.131_1.
- ^"15 Best Thai Horror Movies".ScreenRant.2020-03-17.Retrieved2021-12-23.
- ^Ainslie, Mary J. (2016), Siddique, Sophia; Raphael, Raphael (eds.),"Towards a Southeast Asian Model of Horror: Thai Horror Cinema in Malaysia, Urbanization, and Cultural Proximity",Transnational Horror Cinema: Bodies of Excess and the Global Grotesque,London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, pp. 179–203,doi:10.1057/978-1-137-58417-5_9,ISBN978-1-137-58417-5,retrieved2021-12-23
- ^"How Thailand mastered supernatural horror films".The Face.2022-01-14.Retrieved2023-10-05.
- ^"Give it up for the ghost".Bangkok Post.Retrieved2023-10-05.
- ^Ainslie, Mary J.; Ancuta, Katarzyna (2018-05-04).Thai Cinema: The Complete Guide.Bloomsbury Publishing.ISBN978-1-83860-926-9.
- ^abRichards, Andy (2010-10-21).Asian Horror.Oldcastle Books.ISBN978-1-84243-408-6.
- ^"The global spectres of 'Asian horror'".Retrieved2023-10-05.
- ^Ainslie, Mary (2011-03-01)."Contemporary Thai Horror: The Horrific Incarnation of Shutter".Asian Cinema.22(1): 45–57.doi:10.1386/ac.22.1.45_1.
- ^"13 scariest Thai horror movies you need to watch".Time Out Bangkok.Retrieved2021-12-23.
- ^"Give it up for the ghost".Bangkok Post.Retrieved2021-12-23.
- ^김, 지은."4단계 속 부천영화제 폐막…장편 작품상에 '랑종'".Naver News(in Korean).Retrieved2021-12-23.
- ^Fischer-Hornung, Dorothea; Mueller, Monika (2016-02-02).Vampires and Zombies: Transcultural Migrations and Transnational Interpretations.Univ. Press of Mississippi.ISBN978-1-4968-0475-4.
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