Thai Horror Film Siam Square Shows the Horror of High School Romances…Plus There Are Ghosts
Jonathan Barkan
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Remember when Asian horror was all the rage? There were fantastic films being spoken of like Ringu, One Missed Call, Kairo, A Tale of Two Sisters, Whispering Corridors, Three Extremes, The Eye, Shutter, and so many more. It was the golden age of foreign horror that then saw nearly every single one of these titles get a remake that, for the most part, was garbage. Still, the originals are wonderful films that are well worth revisting for a nostalgic spookfest.
A new entry in the Thai horror world is Siam Square, which follows high school kids who get caught up trying to prove the existence of an urban legend. Of course, this backfires completely, and now they’re being picked off one by one.
A trailer for the film can be seen below, but I have to warn you that the English subtitles aren’t exactly the greatest. In fact, I’d go so far as to say that they ran the lines through Google Translate and just accepted the results without thinking twice.
Directed by Pairach Khumwan, Siam Square stars Morakot Liu, Eisaya Hosuwan, and Nothasit Kotimanuswanich. It just came out in Thailand, and an interview with Khumwan can be found over at The Nation.
Synopsis:
The so-called “Shibuya” of Thailand has been the center of Bangkok for half a century. The shopping centers, hip standalone shops, popular cafes, and restaurants are all there. With increasing competition in the University entrance examination, a lot of cram schools have shot up all over the area, leading to more traffic and activities for teenagers. But when night falls, it becomes the place of an urban legend.
They say that to pass the National Entrance Exam, you have to worship an evil spirit. By tying red threads onto a specific chair, you increase your chances of passing the exam. When a group of nonbelievers find the “red threads chair” in one of the so-called cram schools, they decide to perform the rituals and try to find out what happened.
During the same time, there is a rumor that the evil spirit of a girl who disappeared mysteriously over thirty years ago has now come back and is walking the empty streets late at night. When one of their friends is haunted and dies after an incident, the gang tries to find out what’s really going on. Who is the mysterious girl who turns up in the restroom on the day they did the ritual? Is there something really wrong with Siam Square?
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