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Horror Historian

A weekly newsletter on Asian Horror Films, concentrating on what's new and what's coming next from across Asia. I will also add some occasional posts about horror movies from Asia and elsewhere.

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Asian Horror Film News October 4 - lots of interesting new films from Indonesia and Japan

INDONESIA

Two new horror films were released in Indonesia this week, along with a comedy film with a strong horror connection.

First up we have ‘Warga Rusun 609’ which opened on October 1.

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12 days ago
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Asian Horror Film News September 27 - Fear Addiction and all the new releases

JAPAN

Coming spring 2027 is ‘恐怖中毒’ known in English as ‘Fear Addiction.’

The teaser says this one will be released in Japan in spring 2027. Given that spring starts on March 21 in Japan, which is a Sunday, the earliest likely release da...

19 days ago
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Asian Horror Film News September 20: A First look at ‘Dawn of Seonsang’ and much more

THAILAND

‘Dawn of Seonsang’ known in Thai as ‘สมิงที่เสิงสาง’ finally released a teaser trailer this week. This is the latest horror film from director Taweewat Wantha who made the first two ‘Death Whisperer’ films as well as ‘Attack 13’...

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Asian Horror Film News September 13: Gacha-Kansekai and much more

JAPAN

We start this week with a pretty freaky looking teaser for an upcoming Japanese horror film.

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Asian Horror Film News September 5, 2026

INDONESIA

The biggest news in the world of Asian horror films this week has to be Joko Anwar confirming via social media (and elsewhere) the release in 2027 of the next film in the ‘Satan’s Slaves’ franchise.

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    I write a weekly newsletter about what's happening in horror cinema across Asia. I studied / worked / travelled in Asia for 18 years. I have a BA in Media and a MA in South East Asian Studies. I've worked at a newspaper, written freelance and more

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