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Thai Horror
Thai horror refers to horror films produced in the Thai film industry. Thai folklore and beliefs in ghosts have influenced its horror cinema. Horror is among the most popular genres in Thai cinema, and its output has attracted recognition internationally. ''Pee Mak'', a 2013 comedy horror film, is the most commercially successful Thai film of all time. History ''Nang Nak'' (1999) has been described as a key part of " Thai New Wave". ''Shutter'' (2004) was critically acclaimed and commercially successful locally and internationally. ''Shutter'' was successful in Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines and Brazil, and was remade in the United States and in India. ''Pee Mak'' (2013), a comedy horror, became the highest-grossing Thai film of all time upon its release. ''The Medium'' (2021), a Thai- South Korean co-production, was awarded Best Film at the 25th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival and was the Thai submission for the Academy Award for Best International Fea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangkok Haunted
''Bangkok Haunted'' ( th, ผีสามบาท) is a 2001 Thai horror anthology film directed by Oxide Pang and Pisut Praesangeam. It consists of three ghost stories, as told by three people sitting around in a darkened Bangkok bar. Premise '"Legend of the Drum'" An antiques dealer discovers that a dancer's musical spirit possesses an old drum in her shop. "Black Magic Woman" A lonely young woman is given an aphrodisiac perfume that is extracted from corpses. "Revenge" A police cadet searches for the truth behind a girl's suicide by hanging. Cast *Pimsiree Pimsee as Pagar *Pramote Seangsorn *Dawan Singha-Wee as Pan *Kalyanut Sriboonrueng as Kanya *Pete Thong-Jeur as Nop Release At the time of its release in Thailand, ''Bangkok Haunted'' was the second-biggest grossing Thai horror film since ''Nang Nak'' in 1999. The film was screened at the London Thai Film Festival on October 13, 2002. Reception ''Variety'' critic Derek Elley noted the film's atmospheric stylistic t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banjong Pisanthanakun
Bangjong Pisanthanakun ( th, บรรจง ปิสัญธนะกูล) is a Thai filmmaker and screenwriter. He saw early success with his first two films, ''Shutter (2004 film), Shutter'' (2004) and ''Alone (2007 film), Alone'' (2007), both horror films that he co-directed and co-wrote with Parkpoom Wongpoom. He also directed the 2013 comedy horror romance film ''Pee Mak'', which became Thailand's highest-grossing film of all time, and the 2021 horror film The Medium (2021 film), ''The Medium'', which was a commercial and critical success in South Korea. In addition to horror films, Bangjong directed the romance films ''Hello Stranger (film), Hello Stranger'' (2010) and ''One Day (2016 film), One Day'' (2016). Education and early career Bangjong Pisanthankun graduated in 1999 from Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, where he majored in film. He directed a short film, ''Plae Kao'', which was a finalist for best picture and best screenplay in the Click Radio comedy short ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuthlert Sippapak
Yuthlert Sippapak ( th, ยุทธเลิศ สิปปภาค, born November 8, 1966 in Loei, Thailand) is a Thai film director, screenwriter and producer. He is best known for his genre-blending films '' Killer Tattoo'' (comedy and action) and ''Buppah Rahtree'' (comedy and horror). Biography Growing up in northeast Thailand, Yuthlert developed a strong interest in the arts from an early age and at 18 went to Bangkok to study fine arts at Silpakorn University, where he received a degree in interior design (the same program as another Thai director, Wisit Sasanatieng). Yuthlert set up his own design company, which he worked at for a year before his interest waned. He then moved to New York City, where he studied at the Art Students League of New York. This put him in touch with a group of friends who were involved in the film business, which made him think that was something he wanted to do. He returned to Thailand and submitted a script to Tai Entertainment and told the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sompote Sands
Sompote Saengduenchai ( th, สมโพธิ แสงเดือนฉาย; ; 24 May 1941 – 26 August 2021), internationally known as Sompote Sands, was a Thai film director, special effects creator and producer best known for directing several Thai films especially ''tokusatsu'' (special effects-based) genre or monster films such as '' The 6 Ultra Brothers vs. the Monster Army'', '' Jumborg Ace & Giant'', the illegally produced '' Hanuman and the Five Riders'', the 1980 cult classic ''Crocodile'', '' Phra Rod Meree'' and the 1985 fantasy monster film '' Magic Lizard''. He was the founder and owner of Chaiyo Productions based in Bang Pa-in, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya. Early life Born as the youngest son in a Thai Chinese family in the outskirts Bangkok, Sompote's father was a Chinese immigrant from Guangdong. While he was studying at grade three, Sompote became a freelance photographer. His work was to take photos of King Bhumibol in a boy scout uniform. A photo was publi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nonzee Nimibutr
Nonzee Nimibutr ( th, นนทรีย์ นิมิบุตร, ; born in 1962 in Nonthaburi Province, Thailand) is a Thai film director, film producer and screenwriter. Best known for his ghost thriller, ''Nang Nak'', he is generally credited as the leader among a " New Wave" of Thai filmmakers that also includes Pen-Ek Ratanaruang, Wisit Sasanatieng and Apichatpong Weerasethakul. Biography Education Nonzee is a relative of Lieutenant General Phachoen Nimitbutr (เผชิญ นิมิบุตร), Director of the Signal Department of the Royal Thai Army and the founder of Thailand's first television station, Army TV Channel 5. Nonzee graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in visual communication design from the Faculty of Decorative Arts at Silpakorn University in 1987. Classmates included Wisit Sasanatieng and production designer Ek Iemchuen. He started his career as a director of television commercials and music videos. First films He made his feature-film debut with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghost Lab (film)
''Ghost Lab'' is a 2021 Thai film directed by Paween Purijitpanya, written by Vasudhorn Piyaromna, Paween Purijitpanya and Tossaphon Riantong and starring Thanapob Leeratanakachorn, Paris Intarakomalyasut and Nuttanicha Dungwattanawanich. The film, produced by GDH 559, was released as a Netflix original film and received mixed reviews, praising cast performance but criticising the weak storyline and visual effects. Plot After witnessing a haunting in their hospital, two doctors become dangerously obsessed with obtaining scientific proof that ghosts exist. Cast * Thanapob Leeratanakachorn as Wee * Paris Intarakomalyasut as Gla * Nuttanicha Dungwattanawanich Nuttanicha Dungwattanawanich ( th, ณัฏฐณิชา ดังวัธนาวณิชย์, , ; born April 12, 1996), nicknamed Nychaa ( th, ณิชา; ; ), is a Thai actress and model. She is currently seen on Channel 3. She is ... as Mai Critical response Alicia Moore of ''UK Film Review'' calle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inhuman Kiss
''Inhuman Kiss'' ( th, แสงกระสือ), also known as ''Krasue: Inhuman Kiss'', is a 2019 Thai supernatural horror film directed by Sitisiri Mongkolsiri. It was selected as the Thai entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, but was not nominated. In 1940s Thailand, a ''krasue'' lives a normal life by day, but at night her detached head seeks out flesh and blood. Plot The film starts with four children Jerd, Sai, Noi and Ting. They go to the forest to play hide and seek. Noi and Sai decide to hide inside the house that supposedly contains the spirit of a Krasue that protects the forest. Sai encounters a krasue inside the box she decides to hide in. The scene is fast forwarded to the time when the four friends are in their teens. Sai and Jerd are in Thailand while Noi is in Bangkok pursuing his medical training. It is the time of World War II and all the nurses in Thailand have gone to Bangkok to care for the wounded which is why Sai g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Of The Devil 3
''Art of the Devil 3'' (Thai: ลองของ 2 or ''Long khong 2'') is a 2008 Thai horror film directed by Kongkiat Khomsiri, Art Thamthrakul, Yosapong Polsap, Putipong Saisikaew, Isara Nadee, Pasith Buranajan and Seree Pongniti (known collectively as the "Ronin Team"). It was released by Five Star Production. A prequel to the 2005 film ''Art of the Devil 2'', the film fills in the back story of Miss Panor, portrayed by Napakpapha Nakprasitte, who turns to black magic to exact revenge upon her tormentors. Plot The film opens with a magician, Dit, torturing his former master and demanding the 'Third Eye', which will make him a full disciple of the Three-Eyed God. The master warns that Dit cannot handle all the black magic he's absorbed. Ignoring the warning, Dit stabs his former master in the forehead and tries to dig out the Third Eye, but the old man does not seem to have it, leaving Dit to kill him. Later, Dit is in his hotel room, bathing in reeds and herbs, trying to heal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krasue Valentine
''Krasue Valentine'' ( th, กระสือวาเลนไทน์, also ''Ghost of Valentine'') is a 2006 Thai romance-horror film written and directed by Yuthlert Sippapak. The film concerns the krasue ghost legend that is common in Southeast Asian countries. Plot Sao is a nurse who comes to work at an older, rundown hospital in Bangkok. Witnessing her arrival is Num, a disabled orderly. Num is shy, but a little girl selling roses convinces him to buy one. He gives her money and the girl in turn gives the rose to Sao, forming a bond between the two. Sao takes room in an old house behind the hospital, near a disused gymnasium and the old morgue. She is getting over a breakup with an old boyfriend who left her because she turns into a ghost. And, indeed, unbeknownst to her, she does turn into the krasue ghost that very night, scaring the hospital's security guard. Cast * Pitisak Yaowananon as Num * Ploy Jindachote as Sao * Kowit Wattanakul as Doctor * Viyada Umarin as P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Of The Devil 2
''Art of the Devil 2'' (Thai: ลองของ or ''Long khong'') is a 2005 Thai horror film directed by Kongkiat Khomsiri, Art Thamthrakul, Yosapong Polsap, Putipong Saisikaew, Isara Nadee, Pasith Buranajan and Seree Pongniti (known collectively as the "Ronin Team"). It was released by Five Star Production. A sequel in name only to a 2004 film ''Art of the Devil'', this film is about a teacher, named Aajaan Panor (portrayed by Napakpapha Nakprasitte), who is humiliated by some students. She turns to black magic to exact revenge. Plot Two years ago, six school friends – Ta, Kim, Por, Tair, Noot, and Ko – were faced with a grudge. Ta's mother died when he was young, and his father remarried Ta's teacher, Miss Aajaan Panor. Kim was his former girlfriend (but is now dating Por, who is a nerd). The tomboyish Tair and stylish singer Noot might be lovers (though this is never made clear), and Ko is their fun-loving friend. During their last year at high school, Miss Panor seduces ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Of The Devil
''Art of the Devil'' ( th, คนเล่นของ or ''Khon len khong'') is a 2004 Thai horror film directed by Tanit Jitnukul. It has two titular sequels, ''Art of the Devil 2'' (2005) and ''Art of the Devil 3'' (2008), but these films feature a different story with new characters. Plot ''Art of the Devil'' tells the story of Boom ( Supaksorn Chaimongkol), a young Thai girl who meets a married man named Prathan (Tin Settachoke) and his male friends at a country club where she works. The two soon begin an affair, and Boom finds herself pregnant afterwards. When she breaks the news to Prathan, he was initially not elated about the pregnancy, and questions Boom if he is the real father of her baby. Then Prathan inquires Boom how much money she needs in exchange for her silence, to which Boom disappointedly requests for a large sum. After giving her the required sum, Prathan appears to have a change of heart, reassuring Boom that he will not leave her. However, Boom wakes up in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
