Subgenre Sampler
Horror > Foreign Cinema: 165 Films to Buy & Rent
Satan Returns (1996)
- Dir. Allan Lam
Feat. Chingmy Yau, Donnie Yen
- On a rash mission to find the devil's daughter, a cult member with strange powers resorts to wrenching the hearts (and we mean literally) of women…
Eko Eko Azarak (Wizard of Darkness, Birth of the Wizard, Misa the Dark Angel) (1995)
- Dir. Shimako Sato
Feat. Kimika Yoshino
- Highly impressive and lurid high–school horror, has a teenage girl (Yoshino) contending with coven of Satanic witches at her new school, who…
Untold Story, The (1993)
- Dir. Herman Yau
Feat. Danny Lee, Anthony Wong
- Outrageous gross–out thriller that may put you off Chinese food for life – based on the "Eight Immortals Restaurant murders" that took…
Cronos (1992)
- Dir. Guillermo Del Toro
Feat. Frederico Luppi, Ron Perlman
- Elderly antique dealer Federico Luppi discovers the ancient (and sought–after) 'Cronos' device, which has the power to give eternal life, but…
Holy Virgin vs. the Evil Dead (1990)
- Dir. Chun-Yeung Wong
Feat. Sonny Chang, Kathy Chow, Hei Man Chui
- In taking advantage of the relaxation of some Asian countries regarding nudity, this comic horror mixes erotic fantasy into a tale of a wimpish…
Living Dead Girl, The (1982)
- Dir. Jean Rollin
Feat. Marina Pierro, Francoise Blanchard, Mike Marshall
- Rollin's dream–like visual style dominates this Gallic blood–lusting romp about a sexy vampire whose trail of gore engulfs her in bitter…
House By the Cemetery (1981)
- Dir. Lucio Fulci
Feat. Paolo Malco, Giovanni Frezza, Catriona MacColl…
- One of the most notable from the filmography of director Lucio Fulci is this haunted house movie in which the guests at a New England home are…
Encounters of the Spooky Kind (Gui da gui) (1980)
- Dir. Sammo Hung
Feat. Sammo Hung, Biao Yuen
- A groundbreaking Hong Kong blend of martial arts action, horror, and slapstick humour, set around Hung's attempts to battle the voodoo and hopping…
Legend of the Mountain (Shan zhong zhuan qi) (1979)
- Dir. King Hu
Feat. Shih Chun, Hsu Feng, Sylvia Chang
- A scholar translating Buddhist sutras visits a monastery filled with various mysterious characters, in this soothing spiritual drama with elements of…
Grapes of Death, The (Les Raisins de la Mort) (1978)
- Dir. Jean Rollin
- Eco–thriller set in the French countryside where a dangerous pesticide used in a local vineyard has turned residents into the walking dead.…