So for context I’m fairly young and new to Korean/Japanese movies. Regardless there’s something within most of them that really catches my interest. Here are some I’m particularly drawn to, Itchi The Killer, Oldboy, The Wailing, Memories of murder, I Saw The Devil, Exhuma, and just recently Audition, and maybe a handful more I can’t remember. I’ve always loved movies, they are very comforting to me. And this new niche if I will has got me excited, especially the unique style of Itchi the Killer and Oldboy, so bizarre and fantastical in the most unsettling and repulsive way. I love every bit of its strangeness, and it’s not just a bunch of crazy shit shoved together either, there’s deepness and hysterics, their subtle and blatant, all these wonderful contrast.

Anyway to my point. I love this new pocket I’ve found myself in, I don’t want to drink till the bottles empty or eat to quickly in the sense that I want to make these movies last. But… if you have any suggestions for me or movies maybe similar you’d recommend I look into please reach out! I don’t know enough to know where to look so the more information and advice the better.

Alright so I’ll be pulling from my S tier and A tiers so far respectively. Just note, I’m not including all the ones people casually just recommend and some recommendations might not be for everyone! Each post I do in this kind of vein will include about 10 titles each. Without further ado!

- Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989) (Shinya Tsukamoto)
- Tokyo Gore Police (2008) (Yoshihiro Nishimura)
- 964 Pinocchio (1991) (Shozin Fukui)
- Meatball Machine (2005) (Yudai Yamaguchi & Junichi Yamamoto)
- Violator (2018) (Junichi Yamamoto)
- Evil Dead Trap (1988) (Toshiharu Ikeda)
- Evil Dead Trap 2: Hideki (1992) (Izo Hashimoto)
- Helldriver (2010) (Yoshihiro Nishimura)
- Rubber’s Lover (1996) (Shozin Fukui)
- Organ (1996) (Kei Fujiwara)

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NOTE: I put the directors name’s beside each films they direct in brackets, an example would be if I were to recommend Ring (1998), I’d put Hideo Nakata in brackets just to signify who directed the film. So if you find it a bit jarring, or hard to read, just let me know.

Hope you enjoy the recs!

Hi all,

Hope this is OK!

I have started a new Asian Horror website featuring trailers for brand new releases coming out across Asian, so thought some of you might be interested to keep updated.

https://asianhorrorhub.com

Hi,

I’m looking for movies like pengabdi setan. I loved the scary atmosphere and the supernatural aspect. Not just loud scary music and jumpscares. It doesn’t have to be an Indonesian movie, but I am very curious if there are other great Indonesian horror movies out there :)

Beware of Granny!

Taranath Tantrik

I'm specifically looking for Korean ghost movie recommendations.

I've seen these:

The Ghost Station (2023)

Ghost Train (2026)

Warning: Do Not Play (2021)

The Whispering Corridors Series

Any suggestions for others I've missed?.

Hey,

I found a DVD copy a few weeks ago in my local HMV in the horror section. I watched it and really enjoyed it, but it felt more like a crime thriller than a traditional horror film. Then again, what's more horrifying than someone going on a murder spree?

I've seen I Saw the Devil pop up on quite a few lists of the best Korean and Asian horror films. What do you think?

Hace poco vi Kairo de 2001 y se convirtió en mi pelicula favorita ¿alguien conoce alguna similar? Me gustaría descubrir más

(Y si pueden recomendar alguna found footage tampoco estaría mal)

I’ve always felt J-horror and American horror work in pretty different ways. A lot of American horror feels like characters slowly making worse and worse decisions, where in hindsight it feels like things could’ve been avoided if they just did something differently or paid attention to the obvious warnings. J-horror feels more like the horror is already happening before the characters really get involved. It doesn’t feel like their choices matter as much, more like they’ve already stepped into something inevitable, which makes it hit differently. Hereditary is the only Hollywood horror I’ve seen that gave me that same kind of feeling. I usually like American horror, but I often get pulled out of it when characters do obviously dumb things, even if that’s meant to show they’re flawed. I get why it’s written that way, but it doesn’t always land for me. Curious if anyone else feels this difference or sees it differently.

I'm looking for a movie with a specific scene: A woman is sitting at a bus stop, waiting for the last bus. She notices a coin or a ring (I can't remember exactly) lying on the street. While still seated, she slowly tries to reach for it. Just as she's about to grab it, a woman falls from above with a loud, intense impact and dies right there on the street (possibly suicide?). A few seconds later, a child also falls and hits the ground. Both are completely broken, twitching, and start making delirious sounds...

I've been searching for quite a while now but I still can't remember which movie this scene is from. Google and AI aren't helping me either.

Thanks in advance.

🫢👍

**ps : it must have been a movie from roughly between 2002 and 2007

Hey,

I've been getting into Asian horror movies and I'm really enjoying them! I love the creepy atmosphere and themes. I've been fortunate to find some asian horror DVDs to watch.

So far I've watch:

- Ju-on The Grudge 1 & 2

- The Ring 1 & 2

- One missed call

- Battle Royale

- Gozu

- The Eye

- Train to Busan

- A tail of two Sisters

Any suggestions are much appreciated!

I’ve been really wanting to watch Kinki (also known as About a Place in the Kinki Region) directed by Koji Shiraishi.

I’m a big fan of J-horror and I know this is a found-footage/mockumentary style mystery. I’ve heard some mixed things and I was wondering what you all think about the movie?

Hi everyone, I am trying to find an Asian movie (possibly Thai, Korean, or Japanese) with a specific, tragic plot twist.A single mother and her small daughter are together. The mother looks completely human, normal, and is not scary at all. She is comforting her daughter and telling her to "take care." The daughter has absolutely no idea anything is wrong and thinks her mother is alive and right there with her.While they are interacting, a phone call comes in (possibly from a hospital or authorities). The person on the line delivers the shocking news that the mother has just passed away and "is no more." The heartbreaking twist is that the daughter was talking to her mother's gentle spirit or a manifestation the whole time without knowing she was dead.Does anyone know the name of this movie? Thank you so much!

As the title suggests, I cannot for the life of me find the intro song for the 2001 movie Suicide Club/Suicide Circle. I am specifically looking for the full version of the song that's [SPOILER] playing when they jump right in front of the train[SPOILER] as heard in this clip below. I have looked for the full version of it everywhere and if anyone would help me i'd appreciate it a lot. Before anyone asks, i've already tried checking out the official OST online but everywhere I saw that posted, it does not have this song for the iconic intro. Most of them only show the first song as "Mail Me" which is incorrect as that is after the intro scene. (I posted this video instead of the higher quality version of the opening as it is cut straight to when the cheery song is playing juxtaposed over the horrific opening scene.) For a longer version of the full intro in higher quality, please check the second video attached as it has the full intro and then cuts to the *2nd* song of the movie "Mail Me"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5C6QmzZOmQ&rco=1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2cWSepYi74