Horror films in Asia have been noted as being inspired by national, cultural or religious folklore, particularly beliefs in ghosts or spirits.[1] In Asian Horror, Andy Richards writes that there is a "widespread and engrained acceptance of supernatural forces" in many Asian cultures, and suggests this is related to animist, pantheist and karmic religious traditions, as in Buddhism and Shintoism.[2][page needed] Although Chinese, Japanese, Thai and Korean horror has arguably received the most international attention,[2][page needed]
Asian horror films also makes up a considerable proportion of Cambodian and Malaysian cinema.[3][4]