15 Asian horror films to watch on Disney+
Halloween may have come and gone but you could still relish in the mystery and mischief of the event with these chilling shows.
Grab your popcorn and start watching these Asian — Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and Hong Kong — horror films that are available on Disney+!
THAILAND
A terrifying legend persists about an old temple, claiming that anyone who seeks ordination as a monk at this temple will be cursed and die by the wrath of the Pee Nak spirit before the ordination is complete.
Peace has returned to Thamma Nakanimitr Temple after Monk Nong, Monk First, and Monk Balloon completed the mission to fulfill their pledges and won the battle with the ghost of Nak Nont. The three monks hope to spend a peaceful life in the saffron robe. However, since the temple is cursed, no monk can leave unharmed.
There is also the mystery of the Nakprok amulet, which contains a secret for over a century. Maybe this amulet is connected to the curse of this temple? Why is it impossible for monks at this temple to disrobe and leave? Be prepared and say your prayer because the horror is coming back to the temple.
INDONESIA
Maya is struggling to survive in the city without her family. Just like her best friend Dini, she does everything she can to get by, but it never seems enough. But life takes a surprising turn for Maya when she receives an inheritance that leads her and Dini to travel to a tiny village — both unaware of a looming danger that awaits them.
SINGAPORE
A rumour had been circulating like wildfire amongst the soldiers. A mad woman who once lived on the island had died at the exact hour of 23:59 and it is believed that her spirit had returned to haunt the soldiers at the exact same time. One of the recruits, the introverted platoon outcast Tan, is adamant that he will be the next victim of the mad woman's spirit.
23:59: The Haunting Hour (2018)
A bullied army recruit who tries to put a brave face on his torment unwittingly invites supernatural terror into his life and his fellow recruits after his blog of army horror fiction brings a mysterious fan into his orbit.
A new recruit, considered hopelessly lazy by his commander at their army base, has to be ready for an entirely different fight when a mysterious virus causes hordes of zombies to attempt to destroy any living being in their path.
When Ghost Meets Zombie (2019)
She is a soul without a body. He is a body without a soul. An expressionless male zombie falling in love with a vivacious female ghost already sounds complicated. The drama becomes ever more hilarious when the ghost possesses the zombie to take part in a male beauty pageant and lives her dream of winning the competition.
JAPAN
In order to shoot a low-budget zombie movie, the crazy director Higurashi and his crew go to an abandoned water filter plant in the mountains for filming. But he is dissatisfied with the performances of the male lead Kazuaki Kamiya and the female lead Matsumoto Aika, even after more than 40 NGs. As the depressed actors and crew members are feeling exhausted, real zombies appear and bite at the sight of people!
The crew members fall into a state of panic and run away immediately. But the crazy director thinks it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and continues to let the camera roll, filming a 37-minute one-cut battle of survival against the zombies in the horrifying environment, recording the real reactions of the actors when they see the zombies. He completely disregards the safety of himself and everyone!
Yamame Yamano, an unsuccessful comedian, starts to live in a stigmatised property when his senior tells him that doing so could get him on TV. Consequently, he moves into a room where a murder took place. When they view the film taped at the first property where he stayed, they see a mysterious white object and notice that the audio is distorted.
KOREA
Mi-Jung, an aspiring director, struggles to come up with ideas for a new horror film. One day, her friend tells her about a horror video which is filmed by a ghost and was banned after a university graduation screening. Mi-Jung is immediately intrigued by this rumour and sets out for the truth, even though the video director tries to stop her. Strange things start to happen in her life as she gets closer.
TAIWAN
The Tag-Along: Devil Fish (2018)
Lin Chi-Cheng, a Taoist god, seals a demon in the body of a fish. However, a small fish jumps out of the body and a boy brings it home. After that, a series of weird incidents happens.
“The Rope Ritual” is a traditional ritual passed down from thousands of years ago. Legend has it that after people committed suicide by hanging, a curse resides on the rope which grows more powerful and sinister overtime. Along the coastal areas of Taiwan, a ritual would be performed to burn the rope in order to alleviate the Rope Curse and hence called “The Rope Ritual.”
HONG KONG
Only after ambitious property agent, Charlie, joins a successful agency run by a rich couple does he realise the horrific secret behind the company’s success. He is caught in an ethical dilemma.
A village woman in an aged family house is told that her husband passed away in an accident. But then he reappears.
Growing up living in a sublet with her gambling father and nurse mother, Sam has a cold relationship with her parents. Then one day, she begins to feel that there was a little girl with her in the house and is following her around.
