Bangkok Haunted (2001, Thailand)

"From the hub of modern horror... and pretty damn disturbing. The future of Hollywood Horror starts here." ~ BBC Review
Three women converge in a Bangkok pub to share individual tales of the supernatural. Drinks flow, secrets are revealed and a trio of stories illuminates what looms on The Other Side.
Part One: Legend of the Drum
Youthful antiques dealer Jieb is intrigued when she mysteriously receives a decades-old drum. Soon afterward, Jieb is plagued by disturbing dreams and the haunting murmurs of a disembodied female voice. Convinced that the drum is the catalyst for these strange occurrences, Jieb sets out to discover the origin of the instrument - only to be confronted by horrific realizations about herself.
Part Two: Black Magic Woman
Tired of single life in the big city, Bangkok beauty Pan longs for the happiness of true romance. Her prayers seem answered when she partakes of an exotic elixir called "Black Magic Woman". After just a few small dabs, Pan has no trouble attracting the man of her dreams, but what starts as affection quickly spirals into obsession, and Pan learns the price of becoming truly irresistible.
Part Three: Revenge
Nop is a hard working police cadet unable to shake the untimely death of an attractive woman named Gunya. While his superiors rule her hanging a suicide, Nop is convinced otherwise and pursues his own investigation. To his surprise, he finds himself guided in his work by a spirit, but not even otherworldly intervention can prepare him for the shocking truth of Gunya's demise.
Directors
Pisuth Praesang-Iam
(Legend of the Drum and Black Magic Woman)
After graduating from Bangkok University in 1989, Pisuth Praesang-Iam composed numerous scripts for movies and television before directing his first film, When She Loved Her, in 1996. Bangkok Haunted is his second feature.
Oxide Pang-Sung
(Revenge)
Based in Hong Kong, Oxide Pang-Sung has directed two Thai features, Who Is Running? (1997) and Bangkok Dangerous (2000), the latter of which won the FIPRESTIC Foreign Press Award at the Toronto International Film Festival. His 2002 thriller, The Eye, became an international phenomenon, spawning a sequel and prompting superstar Tom Cruise to obtain the rights for a Hollywood remake.
DVD Features
• Behind-The-Scenes: The Making of Bangkok Haunted: a documentary featuring interviews with cast and crew (running over half an hour long!) which explains many bizarre incidents which occurred on set during the production -many which rival the stories behind the making of Serpent And The Rainbow and The Exorcist.
• Cinema Pang: A Pang Brothers Biography by Art Black, which is the most comprehensive bio on the Pangs to date.
• Theatrical Trailers
• Poster and Still Galleries
• Production Notes
• Special Insert Card and Sticker
• Thai Cinema: An Essay by Art Black, which dissects the film industry in Thailand and discusses many other recent and worthwhile films (not just Panik House titles!)
• Optional English and Spanish Subtitles
• Separate Bilingual Menus in English & Spanish
• World Debut of film in its original intended 1.78:1 theatrical aspect ratio, as supervised by the film's producers
• Brand New 16x9 transfer with completely re-mastered video and audio (DTS, AC3, and Dolby Stereo)
• Special Packaging – first 10,000 units debut in a foil embossed, texture stamped O-Sleeve
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