This week’s Asian horror releases include releases from Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Cambodia, Vietnam and India, alongside a Vietnamese horror film opening in Japan.
All is correct as of writing, but things do get changed at the last minute sometimes with Asian releases!
Taiwan – The Evil Inside (消失的金鳳娜)
Release date: October 29, 2026
Country: Taiwan
Genre: Psychological thriller / horror
Hsieh Ting-han directs this one, about a Taiwanese showbiz star who disappears after accumulating gambling debts and abandoning her young daughter, where years later, she wakes up in a strange care facility where the apparently benevolent staff conceal a disturbing reality.
Cambodia – The Rope Curse 4 (粽邪4：坤蒂拉娜)
Release date: October 29, 2026
Country: Taiwan
Genre: Supernatural horror
The fourth instalment in Taiwan’s The Rope Curse franchise arrives in Cambodian cinemas this week, about a forbidden ritual broadcast from Indonesia that awakens a kuntilanak, a vengeful female spirit.
Cambodia – Daddy’s Back Home (ប៉ាមកវិញហើយ)
Release date: October 29, 2026
Country: Cambodia
Genre: Horror
Legend Cinema lists Daddy’s Back Home for October 29 release, with a chilling tagline that asks: “If Dad is dead… then who is calling the children in the middle of the night?”
I couldn’t find any teasers or clips for this one, as of writing!
Indonesia – The Doll: Ghawiah
Release date: October 29, 2026
Country: Indonesia
Genre: Supernatural horror
The Doll: Ghawiah is taking the franchise in a new direction with a story set in 1988, featuring a series of terrifying incidents involving a doll named Ghawiah.
Malaysia – Petaka Gunung Welirang (Haunting of Mount Welirang)
Release date: October 29, 2026
Country: Indonesia
Genre: Adventure / supernatural horror / mystery
Five friends set out to climb and camp on Mount Welirang, expecting a fun getaway, but after getting lost, they encounter a supernatural figure known as the Queen and her royal troops on the way to the summit.
Malaysia – Warga Rusun 609
Release date: October 29, 2026
Country: Indonesia
Genre: Horror
The residents of an apartment complex unite to fight a planned eviction in Warga Rusun 609, but their struggle takes a supernatural turn when the spirit of Bunga begins haunting Unit 609 to collect on a promise.
Malaysia – Giring
Release date: October 29, 2026
Country: Malaysia
Genre: Horror
I couldn’t find too much out about Giring, as details seem to be sparse, but it seems to be about a set of events around the curse of Giring – a mute ghost girl wearing a bell-adorned headscarf (sunduk) – the film’s tagline is: “Bila berbunyi, kau akan mati” (“When it rings, you die”)
Vietnam – Karaoke Murder (Án Mạng Karaoke)
Release date: October 30, 2026
Country: Vietnam
Genre: Horror / mystery
This one was originally scheduled for October 2, but got pushed back so it can debut internationally at the same time as other countries – A karaoke-loving neighbor is murdered inside an isolated mountain homestay, turning what was meant to be a pilgrimage into an unexpected murder investigation.
India – #Cult
Release date: October 30, 2026
Country: India
Genre: Slasher horror / thriller
#Cult follows a group of young men heading to a party expecting a night of fun, but their plans quickly turn into a fight for survival when a masked killer begins hunting them down.
India – Thaytha
Release date: October 30, 2026
Country: India
Genre: Kannada horror-thriller
A trip intended to bring a young couple together leaves a group stranded in a place haunted by paranormal activity, forcing them to fight for survival – pretty straight forward, eh?
Taiwan – Confessions of a Shaman (คำสารภาพของหมอผี)
Release date: October 30, 2026
Country: Thailand
Genre: Supernatural horror / thriller
Confessions of a Shaman gets its release in Taiwan this week after becoming one of Thailand’s biggest movie releases on 2026 – Tor believes his mother’s death was caused by his abusive father and uncle, and after his father and uncle die in separate incidents, Tor begins experiencing a series of terrifying events connected to the decision he has made.
Japan – Lau Chu Hoa: The Deadliest Mansion
Release date: October 30, 2026
Country: Vietnam
Genre: Horror
This found footage horror movie is making its way to Japan, after releasing pretty much everywhere else so far, about a group of social media influencers who enter an abandoned mansion associated with a famous Vietnamese urban legend, where the livestream becomes a nightmare and escape grows increasingly difficult.
More recent Asian horror movie releases.
- This Week in Asian Horror: New Releases – October 19 to October 25, 2026
- This Week in Asian Horror: New Releases – October 12 to October 18, 2026
- This Week in Asian Horror: New Releases – October 5 to October 11, 2026
- This Week in Asian Horror: New Releases – September 28 to October 4, 2026
- This Week in Asian Horror: New Releases – September 21 to September 27, 2026
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