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【best of ∷ asian horror】
Dark movies filled with horror, or just terrifying suspense. From my watched list, order by date of release.
goldenskies Jul 10, 2022
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![Cure]()
1. Cure
Japanese Movie - 1997
- Genres: psychological, mystery
- Trigger Warnings:
- animal abuse
- Horror tag: ★★☆☆☆ || unsettling scenes
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![Ring]()
2. Ring
Japanese Movie - 1998
- Genres: horror, mystery
- No Trigger Warnings
- Horror tag: ★★★★☆ || unsettling scenes, jumpscares, monsters, technology
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![Audition]()
4. Audition
Japanese Movie - 1999
- Genres: drama, psychological
- Trigger Warnings:
- excessive blood and violence
- mutilation
- Horror tag: ★★★☆☆ || unsettling scenes, jumpscares
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![Pulse]()
5. Pulse
Japanese Movie - 2001
- Genres: horror, psychological
- Trigger Warnings:
- suicide
- Horror tag: ★★★★★ || extremely unsettling, monsters, technology
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![Ichi the Killer]()
6. Ichi the Killer
Japanese Movie - 2001
- Genres: crime, psychological
- Trigger Warnings:
- excessive blood and violence
- mutilation
- graphic scenes
- Horror tag: ★★☆☆☆ || unsettling scenes, extremely gore
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![The Happiness of the Katakuris]()
7. The Happiness of the Katakuris
Japanese Movie - 2001
- Genres: horror, musical
- No Trigger Warnings
- Horror tag: ★★☆☆☆ || unsettling scenes
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![Gozu]()
8. Gozu
Japanese Movie - 2003
- Genres: drama, psychological
- Trigger Warnings:
- excessive blood and violence
- mutilation
- graphic scenes
- Horror tag: ★★★★★ || extremely unsettling, extremely gore, monsters
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![A Tale of Two Sisters]()
9. A Tale of Two Sisters
Korean Movie - 2003
- Genres: horror, psychological
- No Trigger Warnings
- Horror tag: ★★★★☆ || extremely unsettling, jumpscares, monsters
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![Old Boy]()
10. Old Boy
Korean Movie - 2003
- Genres: crime, psychological
- Trigger Warnings:
- excessive blood and violence
- mutilation
- graphic scenes
- sexual abuse
- Horror tag: ★☆☆☆☆ || unsettling scenes, extremely gore
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![Dumplings]()
11. Dumplings
Hong Kong Movie - 2004
- Genres: horror, psychological
- Trigger Warnings:
- cannibalism
- mutilation
- Horror tag: ★★★★☆ || very unsettling, extremely gore
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![Sympathy for Lady Vengeance]()
12. Sympathy for Lady Vengeance
Korean Movie - 2005
- Genres: crime, psychological
- Trigger Warnings:
- excessive blood and violence
- mutilation
- graphic scenes
- sexual abuse
- Horror tag: ★★★★☆ || unsettling scenes, sometimes gore, psychological
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![Strange Circus]()
13. Strange Circus
Japanese Movie - 2005
- Genres: drama, mystery
- Trigger Warnings:
- excessive blood and violence
- mutilation
- sexual abuse
- graphic scenes
- child abuse
- Horror tag: ★★★★☆ || very unsettling, extremely gore
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![The Host]()
14. The Host
Korean Movie - 2006
- Genres: mystery, drama
- No Trigger Warnings
- Horror tag: ★☆☆☆☆ || unsettling scenes, monsters
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![Thirst]()
15. Thirst
Korean Movie - 2009
- Genres: horror, mystery
- Trigger Warnings:
- animal abuse
- cannibalism
- excessive blood and violence
- mutilation
- graphic scenes
- Horror tag: ★★★★☆ || very unsettling, extremely gore, monsters
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![I Saw the Devil]()
16. I Saw the Devil
Korean Movie - 2010
- Genres: crime, psychological
- Trigger Warnings:
- excessive blood and violence
- mutilation
- Horror tag: ★★★☆☆ || sometimes gore, psychological
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![White: The Melody of the Curse]()
17. White: The Melody of the Curse
Korean Movie - 2011
- Genres: horror, mystery
- No Trigger Warnings
- Horror tag: ★★★☆☆ ||unsettling scenes, jumpscares, monsters
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![Lesson of the Evil]()
18. Lesson of the Evil
Japanese Movie - 2012
- Genres: drama, mystery
- Trigger Warnings:
- excessive blood and violence
- mutilation
- Horror tag: ★★☆☆☆ || sometimes gore
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![As the Gods Will]()
19. As the Gods Will
Japanese Movie - 2014
- Genres: live-action, horror
- Trigger Warnings:
- excessive blood and violence
- mutilation
- Horror tag: ★★☆☆☆ || jumpscares, monsters, mutilation
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![Tag]()
20. Tag
Japanese Movie - 2015
- Genres: mystery, drama
- Trigger Warnings:
- excessive blood and violence
- mutilation
- Horror tag: ★★★★☆ || very unsettling, sometimes gore, monsters, psychological
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![The Wailing]()
21. The Wailing
Korean Movie - 2016
- Genres: horror, psychological
- Trigger Warnings:
- excessive blood and violence
- mutilation
- Horror tag: ★★★★☆ || unsettling scenes, very gore, psychological, exorcism, monsters
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![Train to Busan]()
22. Train to Busan
Korean Movie - 2016
- Genres: horror, drama
- No Trigger Warnings
- Horror tag: ★☆☆☆☆ || monsters
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![Forgotten]()
23. Forgotten
Korean Movie - 2017
- Genres: horror, psychological
- Trigger Warnings:
- self-harm
- suicide
- Horror tag: ★★☆☆☆ || jumpscares, unsettling scenes, psychological
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![It Comes]()
24. It Comes
Japanese Movie - 2018
- Genres: horror, psychological
- Trigger Warnings
- excessive blood
- Horror tag: ★★★★☆ || unsettling scenes, very gore, exorcism, monsters
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![#Alive]()
25. #Alive
Korean Movie - 2020
- Genres: comedy, drama
- No Trigger Warnings
- Horror tag: ★☆☆☆☆ || monsters
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![The Closet]()
26. The Closet
Korean Movie - 2020
- Genres: horror, drama
- No Trigger Warnings
- Horror tag: ★★☆☆☆ || unsettling scenes, jumpscares, monsters
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![The Call]()
27. The Call
Korean Movie - 2020
- Genres: mystery, drama
- No Trigger Warnings
- Horror tag: ★☆☆☆☆ || psychological
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