Trashy, wild and violent EDT is a glorious
unhinged Japanese slasher masterpiece,
and very entertaining. Meet Hideki, the
telekinetic siamese twin monster. Inspired
by US slashers, gialli and Frank Henenlotter

Evil Dead Trap (Shiryo no wana)

Direction: Toshiharu Ikeda, script: Takashi Ishii, production: 1988

Cast: Miyuki Ono, Aya Katsragi, Hitomi Kobayashi, Masahiko Abe
Blu-ray in japanese audio with english subtitles, region A stated
US Unearthed Films 2021 bluray edition

Interesting art splatter horror but nothing to
do with EDT except the name Hideki popping
up and a TV team being involved.
Aki a movie theatre projectionist is troubled
by a possible demon child following her

Evil Dead Trap 2: Hideki (Shiryo no wana 2: Hideki)

Direction and co-script: Izo Hashimoto, production: 1991

Cast: Shoko Nakayima, Rie Kondoh, Shiro Sano, Shino Ikenami
Blu-ray in japanese audio with english subtitles, region A stated
US Unearthed Films 2022 bluray edition

Romantic horror about the mythical demon creature
Krasue, a re-make of the 2002 Krasue: Demonic
beauty perhaps. Sai and Noi are friends and lovers
and try to keep her demonic self a secret between
them, but a group of hunters are closing in on them

Krasue: Inhuman Kiss

Direction: Sitisiri Mongkolsiri, production: 2019

Cast: Phantira Pipityakom, Oabnithi Wiwattanawarang
DVD in thai audio with english subtitles, region 3
Hong Kong Panorama Corporation Ltd. DVD edition

Legendary and long thought to be lost Pakistani
Vampire horror based on Bram Stoker's writing.
Great Mondo Macabro release
In glorious black & white, 4:3 original ratio

The Living Corpse (Zinda Laash)

Direction:: K.H. Sarfaraz, production : Pakistan 1967

Cast: Rehan, Habib, Asad, Deeba, Nasreen
DVD in urdu audio with english subtitles, black & white, region all
US Mondo Macabro DVD edition

Hong Kong nastie Cat.III classic with an ultra
choleric Anthony Wong as a restaurant chef
swinging his meat axe. Beware - Nasty Viewing.
Deliriously offensive and with lots of weird humour
and supposedly based on real events

The Untold Story - Category 3 Nastie Classic

Direction: Herman Yau, production: Hong Kong 1993

Cast: Anthony Wong, Danny Lee, Emily Kwan
DVD in cantonese audio with english subtitles, region all
US Tai Seng uncut 95 min DVD edition

Unhinged, trashy and sleazy Cat. III horror
with nudity, gore, softcore sex and with some
crappy action too. A manufacturer of shoes
starts using human skin for it's softness.
Law Kwai-Ying was cute. Demented fun

Horrible High Heels (Yan pei go jang haai)

Direction: Chen Wei-An, Chow Cheng + 1, production: HK 1996

Cast: Law Kwai-Ying, Dick Wei, Leung Sam-wing
DVD in cantonese audio with english subtitles, region 3
Hong Kong Panorama Corporation Ltd. DVD edition

Funny and trashy Thai ghost horror comedy
about a dead Japanese girl ghost killing people
through her Karaoke false tune singing Game.
The rules are - If you forget the lyrics or sing
false, You Die! Nice Thai songs and gore

Premika

Direction & co-script: Siwakorn Charupongsa, prod: 2017

Cast: Nattacha De Souza, Kidakarn Chatkaewmanee
DVD in thai audio with english subtitles, region 3
Taiwan Deep Joy Picture Co. DVD edition

Cute Taiwanese mando-pop singer Tia Lee
in a suspense thriller. Bodies are found in Yeh
Xin's garden and is she innocent or a really
fucked up girl? Lots of bloody death's in this

The Perfect Girl

Direction: Remus Kam Mook, production: Taiwan 2017

Cast: Tia Lee, Roy Cheng, Jia Rong Liang
DVD in mandarin audio with english subtitles, region 3
Taiwanese Catchplay DVD edition

An Internet Horror web show visits the old
Gonjiam mental hospital in Gyeonggi, one
of the 7 scariest places on the Planet, to
see if the many ghost sightings are for real

Gonjiam (Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum)

Direction, co-script: Jung Bum-shik, production: South Korea 2018

Cast: Park Ji-hyun, Wi Ha-jun, Oh Ah-yeon, Park Sung-hun
DVD in korean audio with english subtitles, region 1
US Well Go USA Entertainment 2018 DVD edition

A pretty interesting and quite atmospherical
horror-drama about a professor studying the
phenomena of atypical insomnia.
But, it turns abruptly into Cat.III trash with
cannibalism and penis chopping. Herman Yau
the Untold Story director has made better films

The Sleep Curse

Direction: Herman Yau, production: Hong Kong 2017

Cast: Anthony Wong, Michelle Wai, Jojo Goh
DVD in cantonese audio with english subtitles, region 3
Hong Kong Emperor Motion Pictures 2017 DVD edition

A so-so action-horror with an odd mix of
comedy and melodrama about the ever so
popular theme of the zombie apocalypse.
With Golden Era favourite Carrie Ng as
auntie Shan

Zombiology: Enjoy Yourself Tonight

Director: Alan Lo, production: Hong Kong 2017

Cast: Michael Ning, Louis Cheung, Carrie Ng, Alex Man
DVD in cantonese audio with english subtitles, region 3
Hong Kong Edko Films 2018 DVD edition

Taiwanese horror with some nice atmosphere
about mythical spirits in the woods in the shape
of nasty small children or monkies, Mosien.
They steal souls and a young couple in Taipei
are harassed by them. OK but too much CGI

The Tag-Along

Direction: Cheng Wei-Hao, production: Taiwan 2015

Cast: Wei Ning Hsu, River Huang, Liu Yin-Shang
DVD in mandarin audio with english subs, region 3
Hong Kong Welcome Music DVD edition

Pang surprises with a Slasher Comedy about a
woman murdering her way to the perfect apartment.
A BLOODBATH and possibly the most violent
film ever made in Hong Kong. Gore Galore!
Absolutely disgusting deaths are promised

Dream Home

Direction, story, co-script: Pang Ho Cheung, production: Hong Kong 2010

Cast: Josie Ho, Eason Chan, Derek Tsang
Blu-ray in cantonese audio with english subs, region B
UK Network Releasing bluray 2015 edition

Meet Maya the girl ghost at the ectoplasmic hotel
of horrors. 7 youngsters decides to challenge
death in spending one night at the deserted nasty hotel.
Not very scary but a great locale for a horror film
even though the script, dialogue and direction sucks

Horror Story

Direction: Ayush Raina, production, script: Vikram Bhatt India 2013

Cast: Radhika Menon, Karan Kundra, Aparna Bajpai
DVD in hindi audio with english subs, region all
India Reliance DVD edition

3 new stories with a horror twist in the sequel to
the 2012 horror Hit movie. The first film is
included with this South Korean 2 disc edition

Horror Stories 2 (Mooseowon Iyagi 2)

Direction: Min Kyu-dong, Jung Beom-sik et. al, production: S. Korea 2013

Cast: Sung Jun, Baek Jin-hee, Kim Ji-won
DVD in korean with english subs, region 3
Korean D&C Entertainment 2 disc DVD edition

Nice collection of horror stories with 4
different episodes and a grounding base
story. The sequel came 2013.
Both films included in this edition

Horror Stories (Mooseowon Iyagi)

Direction: Min Kyu-dong, Jung Beom-sik etc, prod: South Korea 2012

Cast: Kim Ji-won, Choi Yoon-young, Jung Eun-chae
DVD in korean with english subs, region 3
Korean D&C Entertainment 2 disc DVD edition

The Zombie apocalypse is here again in director
Joe Chien's Taipei when the Virus is spreading
in an apartment building, and the blood spurts
in rivers in this trashy and violent horror.
With beautiful actresses and great make-up FX

Zombie Fight Club

Direction and script: Joe Chien (Jen-Hao), produktion: Taiwan 2014

Cast: Jessica Cambensy, Andy On, Jack Kao, Sharon Hsu
DVD in mandarin audio with english subtitles, region 3
Hong Kong Kam & Ronson DVD edition

Delightfully sick and offensive low-budgeted
bloodbath Horror and Comedy about a Zombie
epidemic and a sexperp i Taipei. A Fan production
made for- and with horror movie fans.
Great Fun

Zombie 108

Direction and script: Joe Chien (Jen-Hao), production: Taiwan 2012

Cast: Yvonne Yao, Morris Rong, Chien Jen-Hao
DVD in mandarin audio with english subtitles, region 3
Hong Kong Kam & Ronson DVD edition

Maybe the best Bollywood horror EVER.
Scary woman - "I'm not a witch, i didn't kill
my children, this is my house".
The Marathi witch was genuinely scary,
yuck! Great stuff!

Ragini MMS

Direction: Pavan Kirpalani, production: India 2011

Cast: Kainaz Motivala, Raj Kumar Rao, Janice, Rajat
DVD in hindi audio with english subtitles, region all
India Junglee Home Video DVD edition

Obscure J-Horror (Japanese teenage horror that
is) with obscure actors that manages to be pretty
smart and entertaining even though made with
small means. The sequel sucked though

Death Penalty.com & Death Penalty.com - A New Beginning

Direction: Ryota Sakamaki, production: Japan 2011

Cast: Naoki Kuwata, Mimu Matsumoto/Nami Inoue, Megumi Harano
DVD in japanese audio with english subtitles, region all
US TLA Releasing Danger After Dark DVD edition

Bizarre Psycho-Sleaze-Snake-Horror where a
disturbed young man becomes frienda with
his dangerous reptiles and orders them to
attack his adversaries

The Killer Snakes

Direction: Kuei Chi Hung, production: Shaw Brothers Hong Kong 1974

Cast: Kan Kuo Liang, Li Lin Lin, Chen Gun
DVD in mandarin audio with english subtitles, region ?
US Image Entertainment DVD edition

Emraan Hashmi in yet another crappy Demon
Horror thriller, and this time about an elevator
to Hell. Konkona Sen Sharma is charismatic
though (means Hot or?) as the bitch from hell
and Kalki Koechlin is always a favourite of mine

Ek Thi Daayan

Direction: Kannan Iyer, production: India 2013

Cast: Emraan Hashmi, Konkona Sen Sharma, Kalki Koechlin
DVD in hindi audio with english subtitles, region all
Indian Eros DVD edition

A very trashy and really awful and unhinged
Bollywood horror but still a very entertaining
watch because of the strangeness of this trash.
Ahuja is investigating a series of mystical
murders in a Hospital. Another film oddity

Ghost

Direction, script and edit: Puja Jatinder Bedi, production: India 2012

Cast: Shiney Ahuja, Sayali Bhagat, Julia
DVD in hindi audio with english subtitles, region all
India Venus DVD edition

Lousy serial killer crime-thriller where a drooling
psycho with unlimited resources á la the awful
Saw series, even though he's a street bum, are
killing people with a fairy tale twist. The Police
are useless and this film is so Bad it's funny

Fairy Tale Killer

Direction: Danny Pang, production: HK 2012

Cast: Lau Ching Wan, Wang Bao Qiang, Elaine Kwong
DVD in cantonese audio with english subs, region 3
Hong Universe DVD edition

Brutal karma black magic tortyr horror
i uppföljaren 2005 års Long Khong.
Napakpapha Nakprasit är tillbaka som
lärarinnan från helvetet

Art of the Devil 3 (Long Khong 2)

Direction: Pasit Buranachan, production: Thailand 2008

Cast: Mamee Napakpapha Nakprasit, Namo Tonggamnerd
DVD in thai audio with english subtitles, region 1
US Media Blasters Tokyo Shock edition

A very early Hong Kong Video CD edition
of this absolute horror classic.
Without english subtitles

Ringu (The Ring)

Direction: Hideo Nakata, production: Japan 1998
Cast: Matsushima Nanako, Hiroyuki Sanada
VCD in japanese audio without english subtitles, region all
Hong Kong Ocean Shores Video CD edition

A generic but pretty good horror that, as so often
happen with Bollywood films, trashes out before
it's over. It started good and the kid was fine.
The cursed house that God forgot at the end of
the street something

Vaastu Shastra

Direction: Sourabh Usha Narang, prod: Ram Gopal Varma, India 2004

Cast: Sushmita Sen, Chakravarthy, Ahsaas Channa
DVD in hindi audio with english subtitles, region all
Indian Moserbaer Bambino DVD edition

A dark Crime Horror from Singapore about a
Cop getting murdered by the drug mafia, and
then re-incarnates into his little sister to extract
a gruesome end to the bad guys

Blood Ties

Direction and script: Chai Yee Wei, production: Singapore 2009

Cast: Joey Leong, Cheng Pei Pei, Kenneth Tsang
DVD in diverse language audio with english subtitles, region all
Hong Kong Panorama DVD edition

Elegant antology-horror from thai- masters as
Shutter-duo, Wongpoom and Pisanthanakun.
4 histories incl. that scene in Last Fright - yuck.
That one was really scary

4 Bia (Phobia)

Direction: Wongpoom, Pisanthanakul, Purijitpanya, Thongkongtoon, prod: 2008

Cast: Ae-Maneerat, Apinya S., Floyd Nuttapong, Ploy Cherman Boonyasak
DVD in thai audio with english subtitles, region 3
Hong Kong Kam & Ronson Panasia DVD edition

Visually snazzy, hyperkinetic and wildly FUN
about a group of passengers on a bus stranded
in an (almost) empty desert village, and are attacked
by a powerful flying Desert Witch.
A huge surprise and a really cool Bollywood horror.
But, too innovative for India and sadly ignored

Kaalo

Direction and script: Wilson Louis, production: India 2010

Cast: Aditya Shrivastav, Swini Khara, Abhijeet Satam
DVD in hindi audio with english subtitles, region all
India Pen DVD edition

A dead hospital nurse is returning and seeking
revenge on a group of skanky bitches nurses.
Yes, it's trashy but the deaths are interesting
and done well with a lot of Thai Gore

Sick Nurses

Direction: Thospol Siravat and Piriphan Laoyont, production: Thailand 2007

Cast: Vichaya Jarujinda, Chidjun Rujiphan, Chol Wachananont
DVD in thai audio with english subtitles, region 1
US Magnolia - Magnet DVD edition

Entertaining Bad-Good Trash horror about the
Legend of Nagin. Beautiful Sherawat plays the
avenging Kobra Goddess.
Bizarre when Hollywood meets Bollywood

Hisss

Direction and script: Jennifer Lynch, production: India 2010

Cast: Mallika Sherawat, Irrfan Khan, Divya Dutta
DVD in hindi audio with english subtitles, region 5
Indian Venus-Shemaroo DVD edition

Cute mainland aktress Kitty Zhang can be seen in
this ghost story where the writer (Shawn Yue) has
written a popular story about a hidden village, a house
a well and about the spirit/demon Rouge
Fluffy fluff romantic fantasy horror

Curse of the Deserted

Direction: Lo Chi Leung, production: China 2010

Cast: Kitty Zhang, Shawn Yue, Yuo Xiajun
DVD in mandarin audio with english subtitles, region all
Hong Kong Panorama Corporation DVD edition

Run and Kill - Category 3 Nastie Classic

Direction: Billy Tang Ji-Ming, production: Hong Kong 1993

Cast: Simon Yam Tat-Wa, Kent Cheng, Danny Lee
DVD in cantonese audio with english subtitles, region all
Hong Kong Universe Cat.III DVD edition

A pretty good entry in The Masters of Horror series
from Takashi Miike. A Ghost story and a Crime
Mystery done the Nasty Bizarro style á la Miike
and banned from US Television

Imprint (Masters of Horror Series)

Direction: Takashi Miike, production: USA-Japan 2005

Cast: Billy Drago, Youki Kudoh, Michie
DVD in english audio, region 1
US Anchor Bay DVD edition

A very good and funny horror comedy where
a nasty apartment harasses the poor Mannu
Family. Are there spirits, mean ghosts or some
bad Feng Shui ?

13 B - Fear Has a New Address

Direction and script: Vikram K. Kumar, production: India 2009

Cast: Madhavan, Neetu Chandra, Poonam Dhillon
DVD in hindi audio with english subtitles , region all
Indian Big Home Video DVD edition

Slick looking, good well made and disgusting
Thai horror about a female cook going psycho
with a meat cleaver. Ultra gory and an interesting
kpsychological study of a woman under extreme
traumatic pressure. A talented horror

Meat Grinder (Cheuat Gon Chim)

Direction: Tiwa Moeithasong, production: Thailand 2009

Cast: Siriwimol "Mai" Charoenpura, Rattanaballang Tosawat
DVD in thai audio without english subtitles, region 3
Thai Metro Guru Films DVD edition

Could be the best India horror movie i've ever
seen. Visually fine and very atmospherical in a
gothic horror with a castle, spookery, exorcism
and the great Adah Sharma going full throttle

1920

Direction: Vikram Bhatt, production: India 2008

Cast: Rajneesh Duggal, Adah Sharma, Raj Zutshi
DVD in hindi audio with english subtitles, region all
Indian Big Home Video DVD edition

A dark and depressing South Korean horror
when a strange epidemic suddenly hits a
a young woman with murder hysteria

Someone Behind You (Du saramida/Two People)

Direction: Oh Ki-hwan, production: South Korea 2007

Cast: Yoon Jin-Seo, Park Ki-woong, Lee Ki-woo
DVD in korean audio with english subtitles, region 3
Korean KD Media 2 disc DVD edition

Yuck! This is the most legendary nasty disgusting
of all the Pinky Violence movies made.
Almost to well made by Hasebe about a pastry
cook couple that enjoys murdering people.

Assault! Jack the Ripper (Boko! Kirisaki Jack) - Sick!

Direction: Yasuharu Hasebe, production: Japan 1976

Cast: Tamaki Katsura, Yutaka Hayashi, Yuri Yamashina
DVD med japanskt tal och engelsk text, region all
US Mondo Macabro unrated DVD edition

A very funny and delightfully quirky Splatter
Trash Action about a High School girl combined
Murder Machine out for revenge on a deliriously
disgusting Yakuza family. Made for Western Fans

The Machine Girl - One Armed Ballistic Assault Heroine

Direction: Noburo Iguchi, production: Japan 2007

Cast: Minase Yashiro, Asami, Kentaro Shimazu
DVD in japanese audio with english subtitles, region 1
US Media Blasters Tokyo Shock DVD edition

Killi...killi.... unforgettable drama-horror masterpiece
and possibly the best film Miike ever made.
With an introduction by Miike and an audio
commentary by Miike

Audition (Odishon) - A Masterpiece

Direction: Takashi Miike, production: Japan 1999

Cast: Ryo Ishibashi, Eihi Shiina, Tetsu Sawaki
DVD in japanese audio with english subtitles, region 1
US Lion's Gate unrated DVD edition

Insanely violent Splatter Action Comedy based
on the manga Rikki O where Ricky goes to prison,
Great Fun and an absolute Hong Kong classic

Story of Ricky (Rikki O) Re-Mastered Fortune Star edition

Direction: Nam Nai Choi, production: Hong Kong 1991

Cast: Fan Sui Wong, Ho Ka Kui, Oshima Yukari
DVD in cantonese audio with english subtitles, region 3
Hong Kong Fortune Star DVD edition

Unhinged, funny and very offensive Cat. III
exploitation Horror about a murderer On the
Run from HK and hiding in South Africa as a
crazed cook. Where he's infected by the Ebola
Virus and brings it with him back to HK. In the
same style as Herman Yau's Untold Story

Ebola Syndrome (a Category 3 Nastie)

Direction: Herman Yau, production: Hong Kong 1996

Cast: Anthony Wong, Meng Lo, Wong Chui Ling
DVD in cantonese audio with english subtitles, region 1
US Discotek Media unrated DVD edition

A Ghost Story in the special style of Kurosawa
where a tired cop investigates murders where
the evidence points at himself as the perp.
With our eternal favourite Koji Yakusho

Retribution (Sakebi)

Direction: Kiyoshi Kurosawa, production: Japan 2006

Cast: Koji Yakusho m.fl.
DVD in japanese audio with english subtitles, region 3
Hong Kong Asia Video DVD edition

Kiyoshi's apocalyptic artmovie horror masterpiece
were one of the best from the new Japanese Wave
of groundbreaking filmmaking. A Sensation that
come in an atrocious Hollywood re-make

Kairo (Pulse) - A genre masterpiece!

Direction: Kiyoshi Kurosawa, production: Japan 2001

Cast: Haruhiko Kato, Kumiko Aso
DVD in japanese audio with english subtitles, region 1
US Magnolia Pictures DVD edition

Early Hong Kong DVD edition of Kiyoshi
Kurosawa's apocalyptic Horror Masterpiece

Kairo (Pulse)

Direction: Kiyoshi Kurosawa, production: Japan 2001

Cast: Haruhiko Kato, Kumiko Aso
DVD in japanese audio with english subtitles, region 3
Hong Kong Universe DVD edition

Girls are confusing the sensory signals
and mistakes feelings of pain with the
feeling of lust, and are cutting themselves
in a shocking Art Gore Horror.
Well made and disgusting effects

Naked Blood (Megayaku: Naked Blood/Splatter: Naked Blood)

Direction: Hisayasu Sato, production: Japan 1996

Cast: Misa Aika, Yumika Hayashi, Tadao Abe
DVD in japanese audio with english subtitles, region 1
US Discotek Media unrated DVD edition

The Bollywood version of The Eye where Urmila
Matondkar has an eye operation and then suffers
from hallucinations and the wrath of Spirits

Naina

Direction: Shripal Morakhia, production: India 2005

Cast: Urmila Matondkar, Shweta Konnur
DVD in hindi audio with english subtitles, region ?
US Allumination unrated DVD edition

A very brutal sequel to the 2004 film where the
evil teacher Panor uses extra powerful Khmer
black-magic against her chosen victims

Art of the Devil 2

Direction: The Ronin Team, production: Thailand 2005

Cast: Mamee Napakpapha Nakprasitte, Namo Tonggamnerd
DVD in thai audio with english subtitles, region 1
US Media Blasters unrated DVD edition

A classic good black magic horror, with a lot
of sequels, where a young woman takes revenge
on her lovers relatives using some fearful dark
magic powers

Art of the Devil (Khon Len Khong)

Direction: Thanit Jitnukul, production: Thailand 2004

Cast: Supaksorn Chalmonkol, Arisa Wille, Krongthong Rachatawan
DVD in thai audio with english subtitles, region 1
US Media Blasters unrated DVD edition

A pretty good J-Horror from the obviously talented
director Shimizu. About a massacre having taken
place in a closed Hotel, and like a mix of The Shining,
Kairo (Pulse) and Peeping Tom.

Reincarnation

Direction: Takashi Shimizu, production: Japan 2005

Cast: Yuka, Tetta Sugimoto, Karina
DVD in japanese audio with english subtitles, region 1
US Lion's Gate DVD edition

Ambitious and experimental Artmovie Horror
and Drama inspired by the writings of H. P.
Lovecraft. Very interesting by the Ju-On and
I liked it a lot

Marebito

Direction: Takashi Shimizu, production: Japan 2004

Cast: Shinya Tsukamoto
DVD in japanese audio with english subtitles, region 3
Hong Kong Kam Ronson DVD edition

A pretty scary, entertaining and slick looking
Thai horror on the theme of Siamese Twins.
From the interesting duo behind the Horror hit
movie "Shutter"

Alone

Direction: Parkpoom Wongpoom/Banjung Pisanthanakun,
production: Thailand 2007

Cast: Marsha Vadhanapanich, Wittaya Wasukraipanich
DVD in thai audio with english subtitles, region 3
Hong Kong Asia Video DVD edition

A really, really good Thai version on the Ringu
theme horror but with a unique Thai twist on it.
Shutter belongs on my Top Ten if not even Top
Five Thai horror movie Best list

Shutter

Direction: Wongpoom/Pisanthanakun, production: Thailand 2004

Cast: Ananda Everingham, Natthaweeranuch Thongmee
DVD in thai audio with english subtitles, region ?
Korean DVD edition

Wow! A very good horror-drama and with some
comedy mixed in somehow in unique Thai style.
The unhappy Rahtree is dumped by her boyfriend
dies and then refuses to leave her apartment. The
ghost wails and bleeds. Great! On my Thai Top 10

Rahtree Flower of the Night (Bupah Rahtree)

Direction: Yuthlert Sippapak, production: Thailand 2003

Cast: Laila Boonyasak, Krit Sripoomseth, Sirisin Siripornsmathikul
DVD in thai audio with english subtitles, region 3
Hong Kong Panorama DVD edition

A Very strong and intense Taiwanese Horror that's
that's sadly obscure and forgotten. Tall Tony and
David Morse investigates a series of weird murders
with clues leading to Taoistic Mysticism. With an
epic shock scene and great actors. OK, the early
CGI used could have been better

Double Vision - The Long Uncut version! (Shuang tong)

Direction: Chen Kuo Fu, production: Taiwan 2002

Cast: Tony Leung Ka Fai, David Morse, Dai Li Zen
DVD in mandarin audio with english subtitles, region 3
Hong Kong Columbia unrated long 113 min DVD edition

Weird Japanese sleaze trash horror where a
school is infected by a Killer Virus and the Girl
Swimming Team has to fight against Zombies

The Girls Rebel Force of Competitive Swimmers

Direction: Koji Kawano, production: Japan 2007

Cast: Sasa Handa, Yuri Hidaka
DVD in japanese audio with english subtitles, region all
Hong Kong CN Entertainment DVD edition

All of the Five (5) films in the series about Tomie
the evil girl that just can't Die

The Tomie Collection (5 disc edition)

Direction: Ataru Oikawa, Takashi Shimizu, production: Japan 1998-2002

Cast: Miho Kanno/Yousuke Kubozuka/Miki Sakai
DVD in japanese audio with english subtitles, region 1
US Adness BCI Eclipse 5 disc DVD edition

A Bizarre, quirky, scary and fascinating crime
horror-thriller about Murder, Models and Black
Kiss. Very unusual with a Giallo feeling to it
but sadly it flew unnoticed below the radar.
Disturbing and unique and very recommended

Black Kiss (Synchronicity)

Direction: Macoto Tezka, production: Japan 2006

Cast: Kaori Kawamura, Reika Hashimoto, Masanobu Ando
DVD in japanese audio with english subtitles, region 1
US Tokyo Shock DVD edition

Suggestive, weird, strange and dark, that could be
the description of the writings of the Japanese
Master of the horror and bizarre - Edogawa Rampo.
This film, a collection of his strange stories has
Asano Tadanobu in the main role

Rampo Noir

Direction: Hisayusu Sato/Atsushi Kaneko etc, prod: Japan 2005

Cast: Asano Tadanobu, Hiroki Narimiya, Ryuhei Matsuda
DVD in japanese audio with english subtitles, region 3
Hong Kong Universe DVD edition

Suspenseful and bizarre Art Horror with a lot
of disturbing scenes as a collective suicide in
the subway by a group of schoolgirls, and with
suitcases full of human skin

Suicide Club (Suicide Circle)

Direction: Sion Sono, production: Japan 2002

Cast: Ryo Ishibashi, Masatoshi Nagase, Hideo Sako
DVD in japanese audio with english subtitles, region 1
US TLA Releasing DVD edition

Cult Classic ! Absolutely unhinged and very
entertaining horror-comedy based on a famous
manga about a small town badly plagued by a
strange wave of spiral phenomena lunacy

Uzumaki (Spiral) Hallucinatory Greatness!

Direction: Akihiro Higuchi, production: Japan 2000

Cast: Eriko Hatsune, Hinako Saeki, Shin Eun-kyung
DVD in japanese audio with english subtitles, region all
US Elite Entertainment DVD edition

Two classic trashy and fun horror movies from the
legendary Ramsay Brothers. Bollywood horrors
with Vampire Demons and family curses

Purana Mandir/ Bandh Darwaza - Bollywood Horror Collection Vol.1

Direction: Tulsi & Shyam Ramsay, production: India 1984/1990

Cast: Ajay Agarwal, Aarti Gupta/Ajay Agaewal, Kunika
DVD in hindi audio with english subtitles, region all
US Mondo Macabro 2 disc DVD edition

A visually interesting fantasy-horror where a
female author is drawn into a fictional
nightmare world, and with the great Angelica Lee

Re-Cycle

Direction: Pang Brothers, production: Hong Kong 2006

Cast: Angelica Lee, Lawrence Chou, Siu Ming Lau
DVD in cantonese audio with english subtitles, region 3
Hong Kong Universe DVD edition

Brilliant, unhinged and a delightfully weird and
uniquely personal Art Horror. A Fun obscurity
splatter about crazed doll-makers and Freak
Dolls. Only From Japan.

Marronnier

Direction, script, photo: Hideyuki Kobayashi, production: Japan 2003

Cast: Hideyuki Kobayashi, Yuriko Anjho, Misao Inagaki
DVD in japanese audio with english subtitles, region 1
US Elite Entertainment DVD edition

A Wave of grotesque suicides shakes Japan
and the investigation leads to a popular TV
Hypnotist. Strong start with a weaker ending

The Hypnotist (Hypnosis)

Direction: Masayuki Ochiai, production: Japan 1999

Cast: Goro Inagaki, Miho Kanno, Ken Utsui
DVD in japanese audio with english subtitles, region 1
US ADV Films DVD edition

Interesting and uniquely Japanese Artmovie
and combined Splatter about an 1970's Activist
terrorist group that self-destructs in an orgy
of ultra violence. It was shown at the Berlin
Film Festival in 1998

Kichiku Dai Enkai (Banquet of the Beasts) 2-disc edition

Direction: Kumakiri Kazuyoshi, production: Japan 1997

Cast: Sumiko Mikami, Tomohira Zaizen, Shunsuke Sawada
DVD in japanese audio with english audio, region all
US Artsmagic 2 disc DVD edition

Fun Zombie Splatter of the special Japanese
Indie Art movie kind. Inspired madness and
black humour when schoolgirls turn into
Zombies after a global pandemic. An Oddity

Stacy

Direction: Naoyuki Tomomatsu, production: Japan 2001

Cast: Natsuki Kato, Toshinori Omi
DVD in english audio ?, region 1
US Synapse unrated DVD edition

Slick looking and bloody South Korean Slasher
horror with a hated teacher confined to a wheel-
chair, traumatized students and with a killer in a
Bunny mask

To Sir, With Love (2 disc edition) Seu seung-ui eunhye

Direction:: Lim Dae-woong, production: South Korea 2006

Cast: Oh Mi-hee, Park Hyo-jun, Seo Young-hee
DVD in korean audio with english subtitles, region 3
Korean Enter One 2 disc DVD edition

Slow, depressing but very well made and acted
psychological Drama Horror with Jeon Ji-hyun
as a traumatized woman. A film that creeps upon
you and stay in your head. Jeon showed she
could handle acting in a dark film like this

The Uninvited

Direction:: Lee Soo-youn, production: South Korea 2003

Cast: Jeon Ji-hyun, Park Shin-kang
DVD in korean audio with english subtitles, region 3
Hong Kong Panorama DVD edition

A visually beautiful and atmospherical Drama
Horror Masterpiece about a House, 2 Sisters and
a Stepmother. Yes, a fairytale really from one of
the South Korean film masters (before Western
influences fucked with him)

A Tale of Two Sisters (Janghwa, hongryeon)

Direction:: Kim Jee-woon, production: South Korea 2003

Cast: Im Su-jeong, Moon Geung-yeong, Yeom Jeong-ah
DVD in korean audio with english subtitles, region 3
Hong Kong Panorama DVD edition

Atmospherical and with a disturbing feeling
creeping upon you, when a mother and her
daughter have moved into a damp and nasty
apartment. Brilliant psychological horror and
follow-up to his super Hit Ringu (Ring)

Dark Water

Direction:: Hideo Nakata, production: Japan 2002

Cast: Hitomi Kuroki, Rio Kanno
DVD in japanese audio with english subtitles, region 3
Hong Kong Windsight DVD edition

Black Magic Highschool horror after a Manga
about the female student Misa Kuroi who is
suspected to be a Witch.
Not very good Fluff á la any generic TV series
but with some sleaze and splatter added

Eko Eko Azarak: Wizard of Darkness

Direction: Shimako Sato, production: Japan 1995

Cast: Kimika Yoshino, Miho Kanno, Shuma, Kadori Kadomatsu
DVD in japanese audio with english subtitles, region 1
US Media Blasters Tokyo Shock DVD edition

Absolute Hong Kong Classic. A Horror Comedy
with the one and only Lam Ching Ying as the
One-Eyebrowed Priest the quirky vampire hunter.
A Super Hit in Hong Kong that led to many sequels

Mr.Vampire

Direction: Lau Chang-Wei (Ricky Lau), production: Hong Kong 1985

Cast: Lam Ching Ying, Moon Lee, Chin Siu Ho
DVD in cantonese audio with english subtitles, region all
Hong Kong Deltamac DVD edition

The Eternal Evil of Asia

Direction and script: Chin Man Kei, production: Hong Kong 1995

Cast: Ellen Chan, Elvis Tsui, Ben Ng, Lily Chung
DVD in cantonese audio with english subtitles, region all
Hong Kong Mei Ah DVD edition

Devil's Woman

Direction: Otto Chan Juk Tiu, production: Hong Kong 1996

Cast: Marianne Chan, Elvis Tsui, Ben Ng
DVD in cantonese audio with english subtitles, region all
Hong Kong Universal DVD edition

Disturbing about the serial killer Lau Shu-Biu
who tells the viewers about his crimes

Diary of a Serial Killer (Category 3 Nastie)

Direction: Otto Chan Juk Tiu, production: Hong Kong 1995
Cast: Chan Kwok Bong, Farini Cheung
VCD in cantonese audio, region all
Hong Kong Universal Video CD edition

Fun, deranged Japanese horror based supposedly
on a Japanese school legend about the Ghost
in the Toilet. Ha, ha, The Evil Toilet Ghost

School Mystery (Shinsei Toilet No Hanako-san)

Direction: Yukihiko Tsutsumi, production: Japan 1998
Cast:
VCD in japanese audio without english subs, region all
Hong Kong Universal Video CD edition

Troublesome Night

Direction: Herman Yau, Steve Cheng, Victor Tam, prod: Hong Kong 1997

Cast: Simon Lui, Louis Koo, Christy Chung, Teresa Mak
DVD in cantonese audio with english subtitles, region all
Hong Kong Mei Ah DVD edition

Disturbing, scary and well made historical Crime
Horror about the real child murderer and cannibal,
the chinese Li Hui Huang, who arrived to
Bangkok in 1946. Nasty. If Thai kids behave badly
their parents can scare them "You better behave or
Zee Oui will come and get you"

Zee Oui (The Man Eater)

Direction: Nida Sudasna, production: Thailand 2004

Cast: Chatchai Plengpanich, Anuwat Wiwartwong
DVD in thai and mandarine audio with english subtitles, region 3
Thai Mangpong DVD edition

Another horror anthology with three long short
storys from three directors, and the sequel to the
popular Anthology Three

Three .... Extremes (Box/Dumplings/Cut)

Direction: Fruit Chan/Miike/Park Chan-wook, production: 2004

Cast: Bai Ling, Miriam Yeung/Im Won-hee/Kyoko Itasegawa
DVD in japanese, cantonese, korean audio with english subs, region 3
Hong Kong Mega Star 2 disc DVD edition

A very fine Anthology horror with three films:
Memories from South Korea by Kim Je Woon,
Wheel from Thailand by Nonzee Nomibutr
and the hailed and almost mystical "Going Home"
by Hong Kong director Peter Ho

Three (Memories/The Wheel/Going Home)

Direction: Nonzee Nomibutr, Kim Je-woon, Peter Ho, production: 2002

Cast: Leon Lai, Eric Tsang m fl
DVD in thai, korean and cantonese audio with english subs, region all
Thai DVD edition

A Great but sadly very underrated psychological
thriller where Lams role figure seeks the help of a
psychiatrist because of her visions.
This was Leslie Cheung's last film before he
committed suicide in 2003. R.I.P. great Leslie

Inner Senses

Direction: Lo Chi Leung, production: HK 2002

Cast: Leslie Cheung, Karena Lam, Waise Lee
DVD in cantonese audio with english subs, region all
Hong Kong Universe DVD edition

Urmila and Ajay are good in a rare actually
fine Bollywood horror from Ram Gopal Varma.
A hindi film mix of Dark Water and The Exorcist
something
119 min without any dance numbers

Bhoot

Direction: Ram Gopal Varma, production: India 2003

Cast: Ajay Devgan, Urmila Matondkar, Rekha, Nana Patekar
DVD in hindi audio with english subtitles, region all
US Spark DVD edition

Takashi Shimizu's sequel to his Smash Hit
"Ju-On The Grudge" and this a TV team is
about to make a fake report from a supposedly
haunted house and with a fake Medium too.
No worries, or ....

Ju-On 2 (The Grudge 2)

Direction: Takashi Shimizu, production: Japan 2003

Cast: Noriko Sakai, Yui Ichikawa, Chiharu Niiyama, Kei Horie
DVD in japanese audio with english subtitles, region 3
Korean Bear 2 disc DVD edition

Ju-On: The Grudge

Direction: Takashi Shimizu, production: Japan 2002

Cast: Megumi Okina, Misaki Ito, Misa Uehara
DVD in japanese audio with english subtitles, region 3
Hong Kong Intercontinental Video Limited DVD edition

The Eye (Kon Hen Pee/Gin gwai/Jian gui - horror classic)

Direction: Danny & Oxide Pang, production: Hong Kong 2002

Cast: Angelica Lee, Lawrence Chou, Candy Lo
DVD med kinesiskt tal och engelsk text, region all
Hong Kong Panorama DVD edition

A talented and very twisted weirdo horror
about the relatives from Hell. Delightful Indie
Art and weirdness with an audio commentary
by Shugo Fujii and with his short films

Living Hell (Iki-jigoku)

Direction: Syugo (Shugo) Fujii, production: Japan 2000

Cast: Hirohito Honda, Naoki Mori, Yoshiko Shiraishi
DVD in japanese audio with english subtitles, region 1
US Subversive Cinema DVD edition

The Japanese police are investigating a case of
serial killings where the killer seems to have the
ability to jump between bodies.
A great looking and enjoyable Sci-Fi Horror

Another Heaven

Direction: Joji Iida, production: Japan 2000

Cast: Yousuke Eguchi, Yoshio Harada, Takashi Kashiwabara
DVD in japanese audio with english subtitles, region 3
Hong Kong Universe DVD edition

Humor and lots of Gore in a fun and trashy
Zombie-Horror where thieves, Yakuza and the
Japanese army are battling it out and then also
have to take the fight with with Zombies too

Junk (Shiryour gari)

Direction: Atsushi Muroga, production: Japan 1998

Cast: Kaori Shimamura, Nobuyuki Asano, Osamu Ebara
DVD in japanese audio with english subtitles, region all
US Unearthed Films DVD edition

A very interesting but strange splatter morality
about a member of the Sarin gas Shinrikyo Sect
who get the chance to visit Hell when still alive.
Highly stylized art horror from the loose cannon of
Japanese film pre-Miike

Japanese Hell (Jigoku)

Direction: Teruo Ishiii, production: Japan 1998

Cast: Miki Sato, Nozomi saito, Michiko Maeda
DVD in japanese audio with english subtitles, region 1
US Media Blasters Tokyo Shock DVD edition

Freeze Me

Direction: Takashi Ishii, production: Japan 2000

Cast: Harumi Inoue, Shunsuke Matsuoka
DVD in japanese audio with english subtitles, region 3
Hong Kong Edko Films DVD edition

Bizarre, nihilistic, arty and pitch-black in a mix
of Drama Horror and Teen movie. Definitely not
for the squeamish viewers.

All Night Long Collection (All Night Long/Atrocity/The Final Chapter)

Direction: Katsuya Matsumura, production: Japan 1992/1994/1996

Cast: Eisuke Tsunoda, Masashi Endo, Yujin Kitagawa
DVD in japanese audio with english subtitles, region 1
US Media Blasters Tokyo Shock 3 disc box DVD edition

Snaker (Kuon Puos Keng Kang/Ngoo Geng-Gong/The Snake Kings Child)

Direction: Fai Sam Ang, production: Kambodja - Thailand 2001

Cast: Pich Chanboramey, Winai Khaibutr
DVD in thai audio with english subtitles, region all
Hong Kong Winson DVD edition

Ben Ng is monstruos as a rapist in a mean
and nasty Cat III. culthorror classic. This could
be Tangs even nastiest film. Beware

Red to Kill (Category 3 Nastie Classic)

Direction: Billy Tang Ji-Min, production: Hong Kong 1994

Cast: Lily Chung, Ben Ng, Money Lo
DVD in cantonese audio with english subtitles, region all
Hong Kong Universe DVD edition

A shocking pitch black tale of revenge
made after the theme of the Cinderella
fairytale. Very nasty and another Cat. III
classic from The Golden Era of HK Film.
These films aren't made anymore

Daughter of Darkness (Category 3 Nastie Classic)

Direction: Ivan Lai, production: Hong Kong 1993

Cast: Lily Chung, Anthony Wong
DVD in cantonese audio with english subtitles, region all
Hong Kong Universe DVD edition

Well made and Ultra Nasty about a very sick
young man. Simon Yam is uncomfortably good
as the psychopath that wants to cleance the
world. This was Sick, yuck!

Dr. Lamb (Category 3 Nastie Classic)

Direction: Danny Lee Xiu-Xian & Billy Tang Ji-Min, prod: HK 1992

Cast: Simon Yam Tat-Wa, Kent Cheng
DVD in cantonese audio with english subtitles, region all
Hong Kong Winson DVD edition

Obscure but sick Cat. III horror where beautiful
Carrie Ng is a neighbour to a sex killer and
starts to assist him with the hideous crimes.
Dark, bizarre and unpleasant watching

Passion Unbounded (Category 3 Nastie)

Direction: Joe Hau, produktion: Hong Kong 1995

Cast: Carrie Ng, Ng Ga Fai, David Ng
DVD in cantonese audio with english subtitles, region all
Hong Kong Ocean Shores DVD edition

Beautiful ex-model Jade Leung is on the
hunt for a demented Sex Killer with a
chainsaw in this sick and sleazy Cat. III
horror. Only from Hong Kong. Beware

Peeping Tom (Category 3 Nastie)

Direction: Ivan Lai, production: Hong Kong 1997

Cast: Jade Leung, Mark Cheng, Miho Nomoto
DVD in cantonese audio with english subtitles, region all
Hong Kong Universe DVD edition

Almost forgotten today but once one of the
two sequels to horror sensation Ring

The Spiral (Rasen)

Direction: Jouji Iida, production: Japan 1998
Cast:
VCD in japanese audio with english subtitles, region all
Hong Kong Ocean Shores Video CD edition

Early Hong Kong VCD (Video CD) release
of the Hideo Nakata classic

Ring 2

Direction: Hideo Nakata, production: Japan 1999
Cast: Matsushima Nanako, Miki Nakatani
VCD in japanese audio with english subtitles, region all
Hong Kong Video CD edition

One of the infamous HK Cat III nasties with
the very charismatic and versatile Simon Yam
as a psychotic killer in a sadistic horror

Insanity (Category 3 Nastie)

Direction: Leung Siu Hung, production: Hong Kong 1993
Cast: Simon Yam, Chow Hoi Mei, Raymond Wong
VCD in cantonese audio with english subtitles, region all
Hong Kong Ocean Shores Video CD edition