Synopsis The Blue Drum is a supernatural short horror film that deals with family trauma and its unsettling manifestations. The narrative follows Leticia, who comes back home after her father’s death. Her return home is not solely to pay her last respects; rather, it is a journey into memories she has desperately tried to forget. […]
Trinil: Kembalikan Tubuhku (“Give Me Back My Body”) is an Indonesian horror film released in 2024 and directed by Hanung Bramantyo. Inspired by a renowned radio drama from the 1980s, the film offers a fresh take on Javanese ghost stories that unfold amidst the haunting backdrop of a tea plantation in Central Java during the
Nokturno is a chilling folk-horror telling of Filipino supernatural lore poised for release on Amazon Prime Video on October 31, 2024. Directed by Mikhail Red and written by Rae Red, it weaves the narrative of a family haunted by the ‘kumakatok’ ghosts, who knock before death takes someone from the household. Framed within drama and
Immaculate unfolds as a psychological horror tale set in a lonely Italian convent where holy rites clash with raw dread. Sister Cecilia, a fresh American recruit, arrives at the sheltered cloister, home to elderly nuns and prized relics, her heart full of hope. At first the community greets her as a daughter, yet she soon
Its Whats Inside is a tightly knit psychological thriller that leans on classic reunion-horror while weaving in a sly slice of science fiction. The action stretches over a single, tension-filled evening as a quartet of former classmates gathers in an isolated, high-end estate for a pre-wedding toast. Reuben, the groom-to-be, planned the event to recapture
Under Paris (French title: Sous Paris) is a 2024 thriller co-produced by France and Canada and directed by Benoît Jacquot. The story follows Clara Delacroix, a forensic botanist played by Adèle Exarchopoulos, who returns to the city after years abroad when her estranged brother Étienne is sentenced for murdering a young art student near the
Mantra Surugana is an Indonesian supernatural horror thriller released in 2023. It was directed by Dyan Sunu Prastowo and co-written with Budhita Arini, Ervina Isleyen, and Raditya Mangunsong. The movie is set on a university campus and integrates ancient rituals entwined with trauma and modern-day justice. Plot Summary The plot follows the life of Tantri,
The Haunted Hotel (2023) distinguishes itself in the oversaturated genre of haunted-house horror by virtue of its psychological and emotional layers as well as its cultural context. While the film is a blend of psychological thriller and drama, the jump scares are substituted with sustained internalized horror, something deeply unsettling—and universal, directed by Guntur Soeharjanto,
Soedjarwo’s Rudi 2023 Indonesia horror thriller movie goes by Primbon and it highlights family loyalty, psychological unraveling, and unfathomable superstitions. It draws on the traditional Javanese belief systems and uses almost no jump scares. Rather, the film employs slowly accumulating dread to create suspense. It is mostly about the disappearance of a young woman, as
Introduction Qorin is a supernatural horror film from Indonesia that was released in 2022. It was directed by Ginanti Rona and co-written with Lele Laila. The film takes place mostly in an ultra-orthodox Islamic boarding school and tells the story of a group of adolescent girls whose lives fall apart after they inadvertently summon their
