13. 4bia
When it comes to Thai horror, two things come to mind; jumpscares and gore. 4bia is an anthology of short horror films from Thailand and it manages to mix these two qualities into one packed film. There are two 4bia films already and believe us, both offer several scares and laughs.
Out of the two 4bia films, the one that stands to be the better is the 2008 original. The four films are Loneliness, Deadly Charm, Man in the Middle and Flight 244. Loneliness tells the story of an injured girl who’s haunted by a suitor from another realm. Deadly Charm on the other hand is about a curse placed on a bunch of gangsters who beat up the wrong person. Flight 244 is about a flight attendant who’s terrorized by a woman she unintentionally killed. Best of all is Man in the Middle which is a more comedic take on horror in the forest but is still terrifying nonetheless.
12. Coming Soon
At first glance, Thailand’s 2008 horror, Coming Soon, obviously draws a lot of inspiration from Ringu. It’s about a cursed movie. The cursed movie will then be part of the cause of death of the person who watches it. Unlike Sadako, Coming Soon’s main antagonist, Shomba, is MUCH more aggressive.
Coming Soon starts out with a man trying to bootleg a copy of an unreleased film about a crazed woman who kidnaps children and blinds them. Unlucky for him, the film he was trying to bootleg was cursed. There are a lot of jumpscares in the film and it’s not for the weak hearted. Partner that with Shomba’s aggressive style of haunting and all too scary appearance and you’ve got one terrifying clip.
Friendly tip: be ready for the last seconds of the film.
11. 4bia 2
Both 4bia films are good and both offer different experiences and there’s a lot of good reason why they deserve separate entries on this list. Unlike the original 4bia, 4bia 2 has 5 films in it and they’re all pretty good scares and laughs as well.
First up is Novice which is about a rebellious teenager who accidentally kills his father. He’s sent to a Buddhist temple but being the rebellious kid he is, he breaks a few traditions which he pays the price for. In Ward, a teen caught in a biking accident is left in a room with a dying monk that haunts him the entire night. In Backpackers, a Japanese couple trying to hitchhike got in the wrong truck as it houses zombies. In Salvage, a car dealer is haunted by the spirits of the previous owners of the cars she’s reselling.
Last but definitely not the least is In The End. The guys from Man In The Middle are in for a terrifyingly funny adventure again but this time, it’s on a movie set.
10. One Missed Call
Across three films, the One Missed Call series all boils down to one concept; cellphones are going to be the death of us. Many consider the first film in the series to be one of the scariest horror films ever made and while there are a lot of good candidates for the top spot, the first One Missed Call is worth considering.
The films revolved around a mysterious call from the future. If answered, the person will hear himself dying on the other end of the line. It’s pretty terrifying as cellphones are something we are so accustomed to and hearing our shrieks of death on the other end doesn’t sound or feel too pleasing.
Throughout the three films, only one ring tone was used to signify the death of a person. That ringtone has probably been the center of pranks for those who watched the film and if you do hear that ringtone coming from your phone, bid your loved ones goodbye.
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