The Thai entertainment industry is celebrated for its gruesome horror flicks whose plot and characters are incomparable to other nations. Known for stretching the limit between horrifying and downright masochistic, these movies are iconic in their own rights. Dark and terrifying settings with stories based around superstitions and legends that they grew up with, Thai filmmakers take the word thriller to a whole new level, and if you don't want to believe us, check out these Top 10 Thai Movies With Most Twisted Plots for yourself.
1. Samui Song
Samui Song is a dark thriller that follows a soap opera star who decides to hire a mercenary to finish off her husband who has been increasingly annoying her. However, things take a very dark turn when her husband gets too involved with a satanic cult and its leader.
2. Shutter
Shutter is a Thai classic that has received accolades internationally for its plotline. This movie also has a Hollywood remake of the same name and follows a newly betrothed couple who are terrorized by the spirit of a girl they ran over in a hit-and-run case years ago.
3. Inhuman Kiss
Inhuman Kiss is another thriller classic that follows the story of a girl who wakes up one day to find herself entangled in a dark and mysterious situation. She discovers that she was bitten by a Krasue and hence is cursed to transform into one every night for the rest of her life.
4. Ploy
This movie stars Ananda Everingham as the main character. The story begins when a loving couple of seven years finds themselves locked in a hotel room with a mysterious strange woman named Ploy, only to slowly discover some well-guarded secrets that may very well prove to be disastrous for their relationship.
5. Deep
Deep is a celebrated 2021 Netflix original movie that received applause for its plotline devised by novice student cinematographers. It follows the gruesome story of 4 medical students who decide to volunteer for a medical study on insomnia and get entangled in something far darker than they imagined.
6. 4Bia
4Bia is one of the defining Thai classic horror thriller films that has carved a name of itself amongst the others of its genre. It is an anthology of 4 other gruesome tales. This film takes us through the story of a bullied teen, a deceased princess, ghost stories, and a victim of an accident.
7. The Intruder
This film, also known as The Revenge Of The King Cobra, tells the tale of an old building that got torn down to build a new one. However, in a twist of events, the spirits of the snakes that inhabited that desolate building before it got demolished start haunting the new residents.
8. The Medium
The Medium is another Thai thriller that is bound to give viewers goosebumps with its dark story. It follows a legendary bloodline that has been plagued with a spirit that possesses the women of every generation. When a group of novice cinematographers decides to film a documentary on the same, they are in for something that is far beyond them.
9. Art Of The Devil
Art of the Devil is a horror-filled thriller that was remade in several countries. It talks about a girl who was pressurized into being gang-raped. Furious and humiliated, she takes the help of a dark magic cult to exact her revenge, which turns out to be disastrous for everyone involved in the end.
10. Alone
Alone is the chilling tale of two conjoined twins that have lived a happy life together and decide to take surgery to pursue their ambitions, but tragedy strikes when one of them dies mid procedure. Years later, the surviving twin is suddenly haunted by her sister and must put a stop to it.
