Best International Horror Movies (Creepy Catalog) - Page 6

"This list collects the best Japanese, Hong Kong, German, Indonesian, Russian, Taiwanese, Korean, & Thai horror movies ever made. Attention has been given to providing a wide range of different styles & genres. Japanese horror movies exploded in worldwide popularity in the late 1990s; the history of horror cinema in Japan is rich & varied.The Golden Age of Hong Kong horror films lasted roughly from the early 1970s until 1997. German horror cinema has been tremendously influential. Many of Indonesia's horror movies are based upon local folklore or are inspired by American films with plenty of overlapping themes. Horror tropes seeped into Russian movies & horror arose again in the mid-to-late Soviet period heavily influenced by creepy folklore & eerie anonymous forces. Taiwan's horror cinema is emerging from the shadows of its East Asian neighbors, & there are Thai films that are equally as terrifying; South Korean horror movies skyrocketed in popularity in the 2010s." -creepycatalog.com