Christopher Bahn

10 great Asian horror films

Just as the vitality and bold style of manga has swept through the formerly American-dominated field of comic books, Asian cinema has left a lasting stamp on the horror-film genre especially the violent and distinctively spooky movies currently coming out of Japan, known by their fans as J-horror. Hollywood has made English-language remakes of some of the bigger J-horror hits, including The Ring and The Grudge, but why not check out the originals? After all, you only need to fear a few subtitles.

Originally published on msnbc.com Oct. 29, 2007. Read the complete article.

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