After a quieter week last time around, this week is a much busier one for Asian horror fans, with releases arriving across Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Taiwan, India and the Philippines – So here are the Asian horror movies to look out for this week – if I have missed any, please comment, and if I find another one I missed I will add it across the week.
Added 1 that I missed – Waru.
How I source my Asian horror movie information.
Cambodia – App the Horror
Release date: August 3, 2026
Original country: South Korea
Genre: Supernatural Horror / Anthology Horror
South Korean horror movie App the Horror arrives in Cambodian cinemas this week, bringing a creepy technology-based ghost story that turns something as normal as a smartphone app into a source of terror – the film is part of a wave of Korean horror that takes everyday technology and twists it into something much more unsettling, about a group of high school students who create “Yeong”, a ghost-detecting app designed to find supernatural activity, but after the app is used in a forbidden location, it accidentally awakens spirits that were meant to remain sealed away.
Indonesia – The Tao Exorcist
Release date: August 5, 2026
Original country: Taiwan
Genre: Supernatural Horror / Exorcism Horror
Indonesian cinemas welcome Taiwan horror movie The Tao Exorcist this week, bringing another supernatural horror story focused on spiritual forces and exorcism – this one explores the conflict between human characters and dark supernatural powers, drawing from the long tradition of Asian horror stories involving possession, rituals and forbidden practices.
Indonesia – Toko Perlengkapan Mayat
Release date: August 6, 2026
Original country: Indonesia
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Mystery
One of the more unusual Indonesian horror releases this week is Toko Perlengkapan Mayat, which translates roughly to “Mortuary Supplies Store”, which follows Daeng Sarro, the owner of a business selling funeral supplies, who asks his children and grandchildren to stay with him in a remote village following the death of his wife, but after family members begin leaving and circumstances change, strange events start happening around the house.
Malaysia – Possessed
Release date: August 6, 2026
Original country: Thailand
Genre: Supernatural Horror
Thai horror arrives in Malaysia this week with Possessed, bringing a story centred around possession, family and supernatural forces – Nut, a young nurse who becomes involved in the disturbing case of Mac, a young boy believed to be suffering from possession, and as Nut searches for answers, she discovers that the situation is connected to something much darker than she first expected.
Malaysia – Songko
Release date: August 6, 2026
Original country: Indonesia
Genre: Horror / Mystery
Indonesian horror continues its strong regional presence yet again with the release of Songko in Malaysia – this film combined horror and mystery, and focuses on supernatural events and secrets that begin coming to light, about a black-robed supernatural entity in 1986 Tomohon, Minahasa (North Sulawesi) that drains the blood of teenage girls for immortality.
Vietnam – Ám: Chuỗi Phim Ngắn Linh Dị
Release date: August 7, 2026
Original Country: Vietnam
Genre: Supernatural Horror / Anthology
Vietnam brings a new horror anthology this week with Ám: Chuỗi Phim Ngắn Linh Dị, comprising of three distinct short films.
Hồng Y Oán
- Seems to be about haunted Ao Dai (traditional Vietnamese dress), and anyone who wears it suffers from mysterious, agonizing cuts on their body.
Nước Lặng
- This segment follows two brothers, Thanh and Cang, and following a mysterious local death, some entities seem to be begin manifesting beneath the surface of nearby waters, and during a heavy storm that floods their home, they rise and cause some havoc.
Người Hộ Tang
- The main character here seems to be called Thanh, an undertaker, and after accidentally running over a black cat, his life spirals into a living nightmare.
Taiwan – Phi Phong: The Blood Demon
Release date: August 7, 2026
Original country: Vietenam
Genre: Supernatural Horror
Taiwan receives Vietanamese horror movie Phi Phong: The Blood Demon, exploring dark supernatural themes and the return of a terrifying force connected to ancient fears and unexplained events.
India – Korean Kanakaraju
Release date: August 7, 2026
Original country: India
Genre: Horror Comedy
Indian horror takes a lighter approach this week with Korean Kanakaraju, a Telugu horror comedy mixing some supernatural chaos with humour, that follows Kanakaraju, who gets possessed by a supernatural Korean spirit from a mystical vase, transforming into a lethal, fluent Korean-speaking martial artist whenever anyone says the word “Korea.”
Cambodia – Waru
Release date: August 6, 2026
Original country: Indonesia
Genre: Horror
Indonesian horror film Waru, arrived inCambodia on August 6, with the film distributed locally by M Pictures Cambodia, and there isn’t a huge amount of information about Waru available, but seems to follow chain of events tied to a black magic pact (pesugihan) made with the entity known as the Devil Waru, and is directed by Chiska Doppert, and the cast includes Bella Graceva, Zikri Daulay, and Jinan Safa
Philippines – Train to Busan 10th Anniversary
Release date: August 5, 2026
Original country: South Korea
Genre: Zombie Horror
South Korea’s modern zombie classic Train to Busan returns for its 10th anniversary in the Philippines – this is not a brand-new film of course, it is still worth mentioning, especially as it is a classic.
More recent Asian horror movie releases.
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