Best Chinese horror movies

Phantom of the Theatre (2016)

A haunted theatre, filled with the vengeful spirits of a tragically-trapped performance troupe murdered in a fire 13 years ago, waits for the once-grand palatial playhouse to re-open with a new show - and bring in new victims.

The Maid (2005)

Alone for the first time and away from her family in rural Philippines, Rosa Dimaano arrives in the cosmopolitan city state of Singapore to work as a maid. Her employers Mr and Mrs Teo runs a Chinese Teochew dialect opera troupe takes well to their new domestic help. So do their mentally disabled son, Ah Soon. In Chinese superstition, the seventh month of the lunar calendar is regarded as the month when the gates of hell open for forsaken spirits to walk the earth for 30 days. Unknown to Rosa, she arrives on the eve and her hell is about to begin.

Junkrat Train (2021)

A Chinese Department of Health junior clerk Su Zhenghuai is with his eldest daughter Su Wei and son Su Yuexuan are on their way to visit relatives in the provincial city when they meet the long-lost second daughter Su Ling. Unfortunately, the train is attacked by rats. Su Yuexuan is bitten by a rat and goes into a coma. In order to save his young son and many bitten passengers, Su Zhenghuai and Su Wei decide to make the dangerous venture to Xiaobaihe Hospital to get medicine.

The Possessed (2016)

Two teenagers goes to the countryside to investigate the world of fortune-telling.

Headless (2023)

This film takes place during the Republic of China period and tells the story of Mu Yuan, who is on the brink of death. In his mind, he creates a new identity for himself as the police officer, Zhao Ren. As Zhao Ren uncovers the truth of a series of thrilling and bizarre events, Mu Yuan also completes his inner redemption before his death. This is a philosophical story with a gripping plot and about spiritual redemption. The message they’d like to convey to the audience is that only by bravely facing past mistakes and hardships can we truly resolve our inner turmoil and emerge from the shadows, and begin a new life. (Source: iQiyi)

Enter The Coffin (2023)

There are old ones and small ones, and the courier station contracted by them even accidentally caught fire and faced compensation. Ma Yuanhao, who was facing a mid-life crisis and had no other options, sought help from a master on the recommendation of his mother. Ma Yuanhao personally went into the coffin to calm down his grievances, and the changes in his family were temporarily changed. Who would have thought that the change would be short-lived, and that there is an ulterior secret behind the Ma family's old house. Is this really what happened? Just when Ma Yuanhao tried every means to change his destiny, he discovered that behind all this.

Mr Yin-Yang (2023)

There was once a man named Yin XIII, who was known for helping the suffering. According to rumors, he was good at solving supernatural phenomena and knew how to drive away evil spirits. Yin saw what ordinary people could not see. One day, he was invited into the Lin family home to solve the mystery of the ghost footprints.

The Haunting 3 (2023)

Folklore Strange Smell of The Strange Troupe (2023)

This film is set in a remote town during the era of the Republic of China, where the poor Xu Tianyou and his mother struggle to make a living. During a thunderstorm, Xu takes shelter in a pavilion where he encounters three mysterious men gambling with a box of silver coins. The winner would take all the coins inside the box. Xu joins the game but one of the players suddenly drops dead after losing, and Xu realizes that this was a deadly game. Afterwards, several servants in the town are found murdered and strange occurrences begin happening. Detective Han Ming and the mayor's daughter Zhang Paner team up to investigate and track down the killer.

Open the Coffin (2022)

The Door (2017)

A mysterious abandoned factory began the first day of shooting. When carrying the heroine Zhu Sha, deputy director, "the forefront of the film" program host a dream bus and other people arrived at the factory, shooting the venue was empty, landlord let everyone in the factory standby, he went out to during supper we buy, wait, deputy director bizarre but died in the bathroom

Ghost Sword (2019)

Qingyuetang, the largest evil sect of the rivers and lakes in the Qingyuan, suddenly destroyed the door and slaughtered the night. The churchlor Lei Lie was sucked into a corpse, causing a sensation in the entire rivers and lakes. The rivers and lakes rumored that "the magic soldiers are coming back, the hail is stalking the soul; "Fan Brahma, the World Supreme" is said to be the Demon Souls.

Strange Reports (2016)

Pu Songling, is a social journalist. In the course of his interviews, he often encounters strange stories that he cannot publish in the newspaper, so he sets up his own personal website, called "Liaozhai".

Bunshinsaba (2012)

A writer discovers that her husband is released from prison and is after her and her son soon she takes a hideout in an old house where mysterious events begin to happen.

The Puppet (2023)

Baby Blues (2013)

When a young couple moves into a home, they find a mysterious doll that changes their lives forever.

Deep Sea Mutant Snake (2022)

After his fiancé sudden death, Qin Yu is convinced Cass Corporation is somehow involved and is determined to find the truth. Booking passage on the same cruise ship as former Cass employee, Jason, Qin Yu follows him. Qin Yu hopes to secure the information he needs on Cass to be able to testify against them in court. But Qin Yu isn’t the only person on board hoping to gain intel on Cass. Desperate for a story, reporter Feng Li tails both Qin Yu and Jason, booking passage on the same cruise. Unfortunately, no one has much of a chance to gain information as the ship is suddenly attacked by giant mutant snakes. Escaping the attack, the survivors find themselves on the very island Cass Corporation has been conducting their illegal experiments. Hunted by monsters of all sorts, will any of the survivors find a way to bring Cass down and make it off the island alive?

King of Snake (2020)

Mu Sheng, Jinglan, Siyan and others gathered in the Snake King Valley due to an unexpected turmoil. Only the snake-like flowers in the depths of Snake King Valley can prevent all tragedies from happening. Understand the true meaning of "all things symbiosis".

Legend of Hunter (2021)

There are legends about the "Huangwei Hunters" amongst the people in the Northeast. They have lived for generations on the dragon veins in the Xing'an mountains and guarded the emperor's Qi movement. It is said that the hunters were not only skilled in the art of hunting, but also in the art of exorcising ghosts and spirits. In a remote mountain village in the northeast, a tragic family massacre occurred quietly. At the plea of the villagers, the last generation of the royal hunter Liu Erji (Shang Tielong) decides to go out to the mountains to investigate the truth

The Tattooist (2018)

‘The Tattooist’ follows the dark obsessions of a tattooist whose studio is acclaimed for its exceptional and intricately crafted tattoos. Those who receive his prized masterpiece are drugged, imprisoned, and then forced to fight their fears in a race against the clock to escape. Can they escape or will they become victims of The Tattooist?

Big Octopus (2020)

A small shop owner catches a little mutant Octopus and accidentally becomes involved in a conspiracy involving genetic mutation experiments and a giant kaiju Octopus.

Deadly Parasite (2022)

Devil In Dune (2021)

The film tells the story of a near future in which the earth is irreversibly sandy, as human emissions and rubbish exceed its carrying capacity. As plants and animals mutate to create the Earth's new masters, the "sand worms", which are slaughtering the planet and driving humans to the brink of extinction, the survivors are left to their own devices to find the only remaining refuge in the deep desert, the "Oasis". An exiled team of wealthy businessmen, scientists, security chiefs, mechanic families and gangsters set out on an adventure to find the Oasis in a special armoured vehicle, but the bloodthirsty insects are hot on their heels.

Snake 3: Dinosaur vs. Python (2022)

The construction team blindly developed the unknown island, which alerted the two fierce creatures on the island to be destroyed.

The Labyrinth (2022)

The subway train falls through the ground. The surviving passengers find themselves in the territory of a secret dungeon built by the Japanese during the war for scientific experiments. Dungeons where creepy insects, grown by mad scientists, still live to this day

Alien Invasion (2020)

Inspired by the myth of Cthulhu, it tells a fantasy adventure story triggered by a mysterious quantum mechanics experiment.

Monster's Battlefield (2021)

The soldier king Qin Yang's fiancée Ye Qin met with an unknown beast and died tragically. Gu Ping invites him to participate in Ye Qin's scientific research before her death. But Gu Ping is using Ye Qin's research results to combine the genes of unknown beasts to create the "Zero" dragon creature. The intelligent dragon creature, coupled with the extra-terrestrial beast evolved by devouring, an imminent city war is coming...

The Antarctic Octopus (2023)

Due to profit-driven commercial scientific research by humans, it led to the emergence of retaliatory actions from a giant squid in the depths of the Antarctic against the Antarctic international scientific research station. Han Lian, a member of the Antarctic transportation team, gets involved in this disaster. In order to rescue Rosa and his teammate Qiangzi, he engages in a life-and-death struggle with the giant squid and ultimately manages to escape.

The Captives (2024)

Following 20 years of being at war, a group of aliens instigate a sneak attack on the human race. In the face of this unprecedented disaster, the police stand up to the bugs and beasts to start a life-and-death struggle, sworn to protect their homeland.

Metamorphosis (2022)

A crazy scientist creates a dinosaur hybrid using different genetical material. After the giant monster escapes, it spreads chaos across the laboratory...