1. Hong Kong's First Murder House (1998)
Douban score: 5.3
Genre: Drama / Horror
Starring: Li Zi / Huang Qiusheng / Luo Lan / Lin Shangyi / Zhang Yushan, etc
When the policeman Ah Hui and his wife Ah Zhi returned to Ah Zhi's mother's house, they encountered the feng shui master who claimed that the house was too old, and the previous feng shui layout had been out of control, which was called the murderous house in the murderous house, and there would be disasters within seven days.
The horror atmosphere of the film is OK, and the typical Hong Kong horror film elements are ok if you look at it in that era.
2. Old Corpse of Yamamura (1999)
Douban score: 6.9
Type: Horror
Starring: Wu Zhenyu / Li Zi / Hai Junjie / Mo Jiayao / Shi Nianci and so on
Several young boys and girls went out to play and played a "ghost game", and as a result, the game had an accident, and the participants died for no reason. His companions investigated in many ways and uncovered the reason for the female ghost's murder.
This film is simply a shadow of childhood, and I still dare not watch it alone, and the horror elements of long hair, water ghosts, singing, and white eyes are gathered, and the lethality is no less than that of Sadako.
3. Double Pupil (2002)
Douban score: 7.7
Genre: Drama / Suspense / Thriller / Crime
Starring: Leung Ka Fai / Rene Lau / Dai Li Ren / David Moss / Yang Guimei
Police officer Huang Huotu was retaliated against by his superiors and transferred to the foreign affairs team, his new colleagues spoke angrily to him, and his wife Qingfang also asked for a divorce, and Huang Huotu felt that his life was a mess. At this time, a series of bizarre murders occurred, and as the investigation deepened, a surprising fact was discovered.
Bizarre, supernatural, Taoist, and a variety of elements are integrated, which perfectly interprets the horror atmosphere of the film, and finally gives a yes and no answer through the perspective of a foreigner, the benevolent see the benevolent, the wise see the wise, and it is thought-provoking.
4. The Homecoming of the Three Changes (2002)
Douban score: 7.4
Genre: Romance / Mystery / Horror / Fantasy
Starring: Dawn / Zeng Zhiwei / Yuan Liqi / Kim Hye-so / Jeong Pushuo and so on
Police officer Ah Wei and his eight-year-old son Xiang Tsai have just moved into an old police dormitory building and met a three-year-old girl living opposite him and her father, Yu Hui. Ah Wei found out that Yu Hui's family was very strange, until a Time Xiang Zai disappeared, Ah Wei broke into Yu Hui's house to find his secret.
This is the only horror film I have watched crying, and the atmosphere of horror has faded, leaving only touching warmth.
5. Hell (2002)
Douban score: 7.2
Genre: Drama / Thriller / Horror
Starring: Li Xinjie / Zhou Junwei / Lu Qiaoyin and so on
Blind woman Huang Jiawen can see people and things that ordinary people can't see after cornea surgery, and her life is seriously disturbed, and what is even more frightening is that she found that what she saw in the mirror was not herself, but another woman. Thus began the journey to find the truth.
The horror effect of the film is good, the plot is also more prominent in many horror films, and the plot is also ups and downs, fascinating.
6. Heterogeneous Space (2002)
Douban score: 7.5
Starring: Zhang Guorong / Lin Jiaxin / Li Zixiong / Zhou Jialing / Xu Shaoqiang, etc
Zhang Xin will always see their ghosts after the death of the landlord's wives and children, so he asks for help from the psychologist Ah Zhan, and in the process, a love develops between the two, but Ah Zhan, who has never believed in ghosts, eventually encounters ghosts.
My brother's acting skills are really impressive, and it feels like he redeemed himself at the moment he stood on the top floor. In addition to the horror elements of the film, the psychological struggle described in the film is also extremely interesting.
7. Ghost Domain (2006)
Douban score: 6.6
Genre: Suspense / Thriller / Horror / Fantasy
Starring: Li Xinjie / Li Caihua / Zhou Junwei / Liu Zhaoming / Zeng Yaqi, etc
Female writer Xu Xun fell into creative difficulties after the unprecedented success of her debut novel. When writing the novel of the supernatural story "Ghost Domain", the creative state was not good, and he always felt imperfect, deleted the first draft of "Ghost Domain" in the computer, but since then entered his own fictional "ghost domain".
The theme of the film is good, the connection between reality and illusion is natural, and I feel that Li Xinjie is really suitable for this kind of film, with big eyes, if you keep staring at it, it is really scary.
8. School Cemetery (2007)
Douban score: 5.8
Genre: Horror/Thriller
Starring: Xu Tianyou / Zhang Zhiheng / Fu Ying / Li Huimin / Chen Meishi, etc
Naran Girls' School has always been rumored to be caught in the vanished Registrar's Office and sealed on the wall if they violate the school rules. On this day, several male classmates were sent to Naran Girls' School, which has always forbidden students to fall in love, but some people still violated the school rules, and strange things began to happen.
The horror atmosphere of the film is very well rendered, and I still remember that I dare not go to school the next day after watching it.
9. The First Commandment (2008)
Douban score: 7.1
Genre: Drama/Action/Thriller/Crime
Starring: Yu Wenle, Zheng Yijian, etc
Criminal police officer Li Guoqiang killed a serial killer who had been wanted for many years and was transferred to the Miscellaneous Department because his testimony contained some supernatural phenomena that science could not explain. Here he met the supervisor, Sir Huang, who solemnly told him the "first commandment" of the department: There are no ghosts in this world! But in fact, on the contrary, in the process of law enforcement, they not only encountered many supernatural incidents, but even Sir Huang himself was caught in supernatural incidents.
Each story of the swimming pool, the old people's home, and the old theater has its own characteristics, and the sound effects are also progressive, making people unconsciously follow the tension. The open-ended ending of the film is also the highlight, "Is there a ghost in this world", which is understood by the audience themselves.
10. Zombie (2013)
Douban score: 7.9
Genre: Drama/Action/Horror
Starring: Qian Xiaohao / Hui Yinghong / Bao Qijing / Chen You / Wu Yaohan, etc
The film tells the story of an old actor who is accustomed to acting in zombie movies but has no film to shoot in the 80s, his family life is unfortunate, his wife and children are separated, he moves to a gloomy mansion, he only wants to end his life, and when his life is hanging on the line, he encounters a fierce ghost, but after encountering the reclusive Celestial Master Ayou.
Xiao Bai, a boy with albinism, Yang Feng, a woman who often spies on and eats sacrificial food, and Aunt Mei, who uses evil methods to help her deceased husband return her soul, each character is very impressive.
The whole film is different from the humorous and witty style of the previous zombie series, and it is somewhat tragic, which may be the director's tribute to the glorious era of zombie movies.
How many of these classic horror films have you seen?