Bangkok Haunted is a 2001 Thai

Cinema of Thailand

The cinema of Thailand dates back to the early days of filmmaking, when King Chulalongkorn's 1897 visit to Bern, Switzerland was recorded by Francois-Henri Lavancy-Clarke. The film was then brought to Bangkok, where it was exhibited...

 horror film

Horror film

Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...

 compilation, directed by Oxide Pang and Pisut Praesangeam

Pisut Praesangeam

Pisut Praesangeam is a Thai actor, film director, film producer and screenwriter. His films include Bangkok Haunted and Thai Thief.-As director:*Bangkok Haunted *Thai Thief -As screenwriter:...

. It is a trio of ghost stories, as told by three people sitting around in a darkened Bangkok

Bangkok

Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...

 bar.

Legend of the Drum

An antiques dealer discovers that a dancer

Dance of Thailand

Dance in Thailand is the main dramatic art form of Thailand. Thai dance, like many forms of traditional Asian dance, can be divided into two major categories that correspond roughly to the high art and low art distinction....

's musical spirit possesses an old drum in her shop.

Black Magic Woman

A lonely young woman is given an aphrodisiac

Aphrodisiac

An aphrodisiac is a substance that increases sexual desire. The name comes from Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of sexuality and love. Throughout history, many foods, drinks, and behaviors have had a reputation for making sex more attainable and/or pleasurable...

 perfume. It is extracted from corpses.

Cast

• Pimsiree Pimsee as Pagar
• Pramote Seangsorn
• Dawan Singha-Wee as Pan
• Kalyanut Sriboonrueng as Kanya
• Pete Thong-Jeur as Nop

Release and reception

At the time of its release in Thailand, Bangkok Haunted was the second-biggest grossing Thai horror film since Nang Nak

Nang Nak

Nang Nak is a romantic tragedy and horror film directed by Nonzee Nimibutr in 1999 through Buddy Film and Video Production Co. in Thailand, based on a legend. It features the life of a devoted ghost wife and the unsuspecting husband.-Plot:...

in 1999.

The film was screened at the London Thai Film Festival on October 13, 2002.

Reviewing the film at the festival, Variety

Variety (magazine)

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critic Derek Elley noted the film's atmospheric stylistic touches and technique, saying the first segment, Legend of the Drum was the strongest in terms of storytelling. Black Magic Woman is "largely an excuse for soft-porn sequences between some yucky shocks", Elley wrote. He said Revenge has weak plot development and had an over-reliance on "flashy effects".

Bangkok Haunted was released on Region 2

DVD region code

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 DVD on March 24, 2003 by Tartan Video

Tartan Films

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 and on Region 1 DVD July 26, 2005 by Panik House Entertainment.