Villa Horror (2006)

Directed by

Heng Tola

Genre

horror film

Country

Cambodia

How it feels

A horror film from Cambodia where a family or group of people are haunted or possessed by vengeful spirits. The story unfolds slowly, building dread and psychological distress, with occasional graphic violence.

suspensefuldread-filledslow-burngoryhauntingunsettlingatmospherictense

What happens

Horror films in Cambodia, first popular in the 1970s, have received renewed attention in Cambodian film making since the resurgence of the local industry in 2003. Horror is one of three popular genres into which most Cambodian films can be loosely grouped, the other two being period pieces and melodrama/romantic drama. The fledgling Cambodian industry of the mid 2000s looked to capitalize on the world-wide popularity of Japanese horror films which have heavily influenced Cambodian horror films. Common themes are ghost or spirit hauntings, possession, folk mythology and revenge by supernatural means. The storytelling takes a slower pace than Western horror and relies on suspense, a pervasive sense of doom and dread, and psychologically disturbing events and situations. Unlike its Japanese counterparts however, many Cambodian horror films also feature over the top gore as seen in Western horror. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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