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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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Latest Issues

Asian Horror Film News May 18, 2026

INDONESIA

Two new horrors open this week in Indonesia, both on May 21.

First up we have ‘Gudang Mercia’ which translates to pepper warehouse. This is the first horror film from director Imam Darto who also co-wrote the script. He also p...

8 days ago
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Asian Horror Film News May 11, 2026

INDONESIA

‘Tumbal Proyek’ aka ‘Project Sacrifice’ opens on May 13.

The title of the film refers to people being sacrificed for a construction project. The particular project for this film is a bridge between Indonesia’s second city of S...

15 days ago
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Asian Horror Film News May 5, 2026

INDONESIA

There weren’t any new horrors in Indonesia last week as they were scared of Joko Anwar’s ‘Ghost in the Cell’ which surpassed 2 million admissions more than a week ago. ‘’Ain’ and ‘The Bell: Panggilan Untuk Mati’ both open on Ma...

21 days ago
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Asian Horror Film News April 27, 2026

INDONESIA

There are no new Indonesian horror movies set to open this week!!!

Don’t worry there are two new Indonesian horrors set for release next week.

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a month ago
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Asian Horror Film News April 20, 2026

INDONESIA

‘Songko’ is an Indonesian horror film that focuses on a Christian community on Sulawesi island. Out on April 23 it’s the directorial debut of Gerald Mamahit. Better known as a screenwriter he wrote the smash hit ‘KKN: Curse of...

a month ago
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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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