Thai horror

Thai Cinema: The Complete Guide states that "the history of Thai cinematic achievements is to a large extent the history of Thai horror."{{Cite book |last1=Ainslie |first1=Mary J. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QASWDwAAQBAJ&dq=thai+horror+early+films&pg=PA108 |title=Thai Cinema: The Complete Guide |last2=Ancuta |first2=Katarzyna |date=2018-05-04 |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing |isbn=978-1-83860-926-9 |language=en}}

Nang Nak (1999) has been described as a key part of "Thai New Wave".{{Cite book|last=Richards|first=Andy|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tbiDAAAAQBAJ|title=Asian Horror|date=2010-10-21|publisher=Oldcastle Books|isbn=978-1-84243-408-6|language=en}}{{Cite web |title=The global spectres of 'Asian horror' |url=https://www.redpepper.org.uk/the-global-spectres-of-asian-horror/ |access-date=2023-10-05 |language=en-US}}Shutter (2004) was critically acclaimed and commercially successful locally and internationally.{{Cite journal|last=Ainslie|first=Mary|date=2011-03-01|title=Contemporary Thai Horror: The Horrific Incarnation of Shutter|url=https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/intellect/ac/2011/00000022/00000001/art00005|journal=Asian Cinema|volume=22|issue=1|pages=45–57|doi=10.1386/ac.22.1.45_1}}{{Cite web|title=13 scariest Thai horror movies you need to watch|url=https://www.timeout.com/bangkok/movies/thai-horrors-movies|access-date=2021-12-23|website=Time Out Bangkok|language=en-US}} The film 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.{{Cite news|title=Give it up for the ghost|work=Bangkok Post|date=26 April 2013 |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/life/arts-and-entertainment/347106/give-it-up-for-the-ghost|access-date=2021-12-23 |last1=Rithdee |first1=Kong }} The Medium (2021), a Thai-South Korean co-production, was awarded Best Film at the 25th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival{{Cite web|last=김 |first=지은|title=4단계 속 부천영화제 폐막…장편 작품상에 '랑종'|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/movie/article/003/0010610549|access-date=2021-12-23|website=Naver News|language=ko}} and was the Thai submission for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film in its year of release, but was not nominated.

However, "the appearance of zombies in Thai horror films is a relatively new theme."{{Cite book |last1=Fischer-Hornung |first1=Dorothea |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3v6jCwAAQBAJ&dq=thai+horror+early+films&pg=PT25 |title=Vampires and Zombies: Transcultural Migrations and Transnational Interpretations |last2=Mueller |first2=Monika |date=2016-02-02 |publisher=Univ. Press of Mississippi |isbn=978-1-4968-0475-4 |language=en}}

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• Mae Nak Phra Khanong (1958)
• Krasue Sao (1973)
• Bewitched or Gu (1981)
• Crocodile (1980)
• 303 Fear Faith Revenge (1998)
• Nang Nak (1999)
• Bangkok Haunted (2001)
• 999-9999 (2002)
• Buppah Rahtree
• Buppah Rahtree (2003)
• Buppah Rahtree Phase 2: Rahtree Returns (2005)
• Buppah Rahtree 3.1: Rahtree Reborn (2009)
• Buppha Rahtree 3.2: Rahtree Revenge (2009)
• House of Ghosts (2004)
• Lizard Woman or Tuk kae phii (2004)
• SARS Wars (2004)
• Shutter (2004)
• Art of the Devil
• Art of the Devil (2004)
• Art of the Devil 2 (2005)
• Art of the Devil 3 (2008)
• Panor (2025)
• 13 Beloved (2006)
• Dorm (2006)
• Pen Chu Kap Phi (2006)
• La-Tha-Pii (2006)
• Krasue Valentine (2006)
• Alone (2007)
• Coming Soon (2008)
• 4bia or Phobia
• Phobia (2008)
• Phobia 2 (2009)
• Secret Sunday (2009)
• Meat Grinder (2009)
• My Ex
• My Ex (2009)
• My Ex 2: Haunted Lover (2010)
• Laddaland (2011)
• The Unborn Child (2011)
• 3 A.M. 3D
• 3 A.M. 3D: Part 1 (2012)
• 3 A.M. 3D: Part 2 (2014)
• 3 A.M. 3D: Part 3 (2018)
• Dark Flight (2012)
• Hashima Project (2013)
• Pee Mak (2013)
• Senior (2015)
• Net I Die (2017)
• Pee Nak
• Pee Nak 1 (2018)
• Pee Nak 2 (2020)
• Pee Nak 3 (2022)
• Pee Nak 4 (2024)
• Inhuman Kiss
• Inhuman Kiss 1 (2019)
• Inhuman Kiss 2 (2023)
• The Maid (2020)
• Ghost Lab (2021)
• The Medium (2021)
• The Whole Truth (2021)
• Cracked (2022)
• Faces of Anne (2022)
• Home For Rent (2023)
• Hoon Payon (2023, Version for -20 and 18+)
• Tee Yod: Death Whisperer
• Death Whisperer (2023)
• Death Whisperer 2 (2024)
• Terror Tuesday: Extreme (2024)

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• Nonzee Nimibutr
• Sompote Sands
• Yuthlert Sippapak
• Banjong Pisanthanakun

• Cinema of Thailand
• Folk horror
• Ghosts in Thai culture
• Cambodian horror films

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