In the early 2000s, Asian horror reigned supreme. And although the most famous directors and titles in this millennial wave came from Japan — think Takashi Miike, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, and the Ring movies — a handful of horror films from other parts of this vast and diverse continent also made their way abroad through specialty DVD labels like the now-defunct, much beloved Tartan Asia Extreme.
These included titles from Thailand (2004’s Shutter) and South Korea (including some early films from No Other Choice director Park Chan-wook), although one of the most popular — at least, at the time — of these pan-Asian horror movies came from the Pang brothers in Hong Kong.
