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    Chinese Horror Movies

    The 40 most popular chinese horror movies, ranked. Click any film for ratings, reviews, trailers, and where to watch.

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    Mojin: The Lost Legend
    TMDB3.1

    Mojin: The Lost Legend

    2015 · 2h 7m

    country: China

    Three tomb raiders retire from their roles and move to New York to enjoy the rest of their lives. However, they are asked to resume duty in order to find out the reason behind the loss of a loved one.

    Anaconda
    TMDB3.6

    Anaconda

    2024 · 1h 24m

    country: China

    A struggling circus crew gets deceived by its former partner, as it embarks on a tour in Thailand. During the journey through a Southeast Asian rainforest, they encounter attacks by a giant python. They meet a mysterious man named Jeff who offers to help, but they soon realize he's a poacher. As they search for Jeff's boat, they face life-and-death struggles with the python and Jeff himself.

    Snake 5: Monster City
    TMDB2.9

    Snake 5: Monster City

    2026

    country: China

    After escaping prison during a monster attack, convict Wu Chuan must navigate a city overrun by prehistoric creatures and lead a desperate fight to save his trapped mother and stop an ancient beast from destroying the city.

    7 Guardians of the Tomb
    TMDB2.7

    7 Guardians of the Tomb

    2018 · 1h 30m

    country: Australia

    An innocent discovery of a well-preserved mummified Emperor from 200 BC China unearths a 2000 year old nightmare - a secret that should have remained buried.

    Blood: The Last Vampire
    TMDB3.0

    Blood: The Last Vampire

    2009 · 1h 31m

    country: China

    On the surface, Saya is a stunning 16-year-old, but that youthful exterior hides the tormented soul of a 400-year-old "halfling". Born to a human father and a vampire mother, she has for centuries been a loner obsessed with using her samurai skills to rid the world of vampires, all the while knowing that she herself can survive only on blood like those she hunts.

    The Imp
    TMDB2.6

    The Imp

    1996 · 1h 36m

    country: Hong Kong

    Shan is in search of her twin sister who disappeared leaving nothing more than a native doll. Along the way she meets a mobile film crew. They discover that something isn't quite right with the boarding house in which they're staying.

    Restart the Earth
    TMDB3.4

    Restart the Earth

    2021 · 1h 29m

    country: China

    When a drug to replicate plant cells creates a sentient form of flower, the planet is over taken by flora and humankind is depleted. A Chinese task force, a widowed father and his young daughter fight to survive in a mission to inject an antidote to the core of the plants to reverse their growth.

    The Water Monster
    TMDB2.7

    The Water Monster

    2019 · 1h 25m

    country: Unknown

    Shui Sheng witnessed his father being killed by the "water monkey" monster when he was young. Ten years later, the water monster reappeared and killed the younger brother and father of the heroine Xiang Lan. In order to save her, Shui Sheng launched a fierce battle to break feudal superstitions and to catch the water monster.

    Crazy Tsunami
    TMDB2.4

    Crazy Tsunami

    2021 · 1h 18m

    country: China

    A sudden tsunami came as a shock, trapping Jiang Peng and his daughter, Jiang Xiao Hu, in Chinatown of Southeast Asia. The two of them, with other inhabitants, took a brace to fight against the terrible monster that followed. However, after the life-and-death struggle, they found surprisingly a man-made calamity instead of a natural disaster.

    Snake Woman
    TMDB3.5

    Snake Woman

    2025 · 1h 15m

    country: China

    The elite hunters of the Wu Shang tribe venture deep into the enigmatic Old Mountain, only to be attacked by a mysterious creature. The sole survivor, "Snake Master," escapes with a horrifying truth—the attackers were monstrous beings with human heads and serpent tails. The mountain has long been shrouded in eerie legends of the "Snake Woman"—could they be real? Snake Master teams up with the mountain keeper, Chen Shu, and a squad of elite mercenaries to return to the mountain. But as their investigation unfolds, a bloody and brutal forbidden truth begins to surface. In this hunt… who is truly the prey?

    Ghost
    TMDB2.6

    Ghost

    2015 · 1h 21m

    country: Unknown

    A group of youngsters visit a deserted island which turns out to be filled with carnivorous ivy

    The Wrath of Vajra
    TMDB2.7

    The Wrath of Vajra

    2013 · 1h 55m

    country: China

    In the 1930s , a Japanese cult called The Temple of Hades was ordered to cooperate with the Japanese military to destroy China. They buy so many young children from poor family , who will be trained as a lethal killing machine and serve the Empire of Japan. One of them is Vajra , who was forced by his captors to fight for the food , and accidentally causing the death of his brother. Several years later , Vajra grown up and become one of the biggest killer in the Hades sect. Vajra escapes to China and joins Shaolin , where he receives spiritual enlightenment and determined to support China against Japan.

    Deep Sea Mutant Snake
    TMDB3.4

    Deep Sea Mutant Snake

    2022 · 1h 20m

    country: China

    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?

    Night Breakers
    TMDB3.6

    Night Breakers

    2021 · 18m

    country: Spain

    A group of people move through a labyrinth of tunnels in the urban underground. They cut through the darkness with the multiple flashlights strapped to their bodies. During their journey, they'll have to face the dangers that lurk in the darkness and, what is worse, themselves.

    The Lake
    TMDB3.0

    The Lake

    2022 · 1h 44m

    country: Thailand

    A little girl brings back the big egg she finds by a nearby lake to her home. However, the egg belongs to a mysterious and dangerous creature, and it soon starts searching for it.

    Snake Island Python
    TMDB3.2

    Snake Island Python

    2022 · 1h 17m

    country: China

    A group of people searching for a magical tree in a mysterious jungle, find they are not alone. Something is watching them, waiting for the perfect moment to strike.

    Million Dollar Crocodile
    TMDB2.1

    Million Dollar Crocodile

    2012 · 1h 27m

    country: China

    Xiao befriends Amao, a 36 foot crocodile, who lives on his fathers croc sanctuary. Soon his father is forced to sell the crocodiles to a gangster who plans to use them for high priced meals.

    Bugs
    TMDB1.3

    Bugs

    2014 · 1h 21m

    country: China

    In the near future, due to a huge demand for protein, scientists have developed a synthetic alternative that has rapidly spread around the world. Jams is a brilliant but fanatic geneticist and has managed to raise super bugs that can provide high-quality protein at a low cost. However, the reproduction of the bugs goes out of control, and they break out of the tubes, devour scientists, and turn into giant monsters. These monster bugs are hankering after flesh and blood and swarm into the sea, waiting to rage a holocaust.

    That Demon Within
    TMDB2.8

    That Demon Within

    2014 · 1h 52m

    country: Hong Kong

    By a strange twist of fate, dutiful Hong Kong policeman Dan saves the life of the leader of a violent gang of armed robbers. When they commit another crime, Dan is determined to put an end to their activities. He works with the leader, whom the gang had betrayed, to engineer a plan to wreak havoc within the gang and let the gangsters kill one another. But it becomes increasingly obvious to Dan and to his colleagues that Dan is suffering from a severe mental disorder, and Dan finds that instead of upholding the law as a righteous police officer, he has now become a fugitive wanted for murder.

    Time Raiders
    TMDB2.6

    Time Raiders

    2016 · 2h 3m

    country: China

    Time Raiders is based on the online novel series Daomu Biji written by Xu Lei. It tells the story of explorers searching for the secrets of immortality in ancient tombs

    Mojin: The Worm Valley
    TMDB3.1

    Mojin: The Worm Valley

    2018 · 1h 50m

    country: China

    Legendary tomb explorer Hu Bayi is on a dangerous mission as he seeks out the Tomb of Emperor Xian, located on an island of monstrous creatures in this mystical action-adventure.

    Giant Spider
    TMDB3.4

    Giant Spider

    2021 · 1h 24m

    country: China

    In a mysterious laboratory located in the desert, the experimental spiders used for genetic research mutate and turn into giant spider monsters, turning the laboratory into a giant spider's lair. A few days later, a special warfare team led by the captain Gao Qiang, escorting Dr. Chen, a scientist of the Kwon Plant Group, goes to the laboratory to rescue the trapped people and try to retrieve the relevant scientific research data

    Island Python
    TMDB2.5

    Island Python

    2025 · 1h 30m

    country: China

    The Blue Mountain Group plans to transform the peaceful and tranquil Xiangyang Street into a tourist resort, using the pretext of restoring the natural ecosystem to force residents to relocate. A biological disaster is triggered when research lab specimens escape. Amid the danger, the protagonist Han Jie fearlessly protects his two daughters and neighbors, subtly influencing and transforming everyone around him through his actions.

    Snake Infestation in Factory
    TMDB3.0

    Snake Infestation in Factory

    2025 · 1h 20m

    country: China

    A corrupt factory’s illegal grave-digging unleashes a deadly two-headed python, provoking a brutal snake attack on a nearby town. As security officials and factory leaders attempt to exploit the creature for profit, ordinary workers are forced to confront human greed and fight for survival when nature strikes back.

    Star Abyss
    TMDB2.8

    Star Abyss

    2024 · 1h 26m

    country: China

    An interstellar spacecraft was accidentally trapped in the Stargate Abyss. Only 4 of the 15 passengers were able to enter the hibernation cabin and get a chance to survive. Faced with precious survival quota, some people release the imprisoned alien monsters and attempt to massacre others by manipulating the monsters; others desperately resist the monsters, sacrificing their own lives to save more people. In this dark abyss, a just battle is beginning.

    The Paper Man Returns
    TMDB3.2

    The Paper Man Returns

    2023 · 1h 36m

    country: China

    Folklore journalist Lu Xiaosheng visits the Liansheng Paper Effigy Shop to investigate a strange tale. Twenty years ago, Qiao Yuanyuan died unjustly, and a paper figure made for her burial was said to bring her spirit back to kill her father. Only the craftsman’s apprentice knows the truth.

    Crazy Lizard
    TMDB3.2

    Crazy Lizard

    2024 · 1h 15m

    country: Unknown

    A young man climbs into the mountains to pick up a meteorite that has fallen there and is killed by something. The "thing" descends to the village and begins to eat the inhabitants one by one, terrorizing the entire island.

    The Shallows
    TMDB1.7

    The Shallows

    2025 · 1h 13m

    country: China

    A scientist passionate about extreme sports, Li Qiang, faces off against a ruthless predator at the top of the ocean's food chain in a life-and-death game. Beneath the ominous clouds, danger lurks just beneath the surface.

    Water Monster 2
    TMDB3.5

    Water Monster 2

    2021 · 1h 24m

    country: China

    Forensic doctor Qing Ling travels to Sheung Shui village to look into and investigate the true events behind her brother's disappearance. The villagers are living in mortal fear of the curse of a creature known as the Water Monkey.

    A Chinese Ghost Story
    TMDB2.8

    A Chinese Ghost Story

    2011 · 1h 40m

    country: Hong Kong

    Government official Ling Choi Sin journeys to the parched Black Mountain Village, to help its inhabitants find water. As he leads a group of volunteers up the haunted mountain, he encounters a bevy of sexy demons as well as a lovely girl named Siu Sin. After wooing her with some candy, he falls for her... and then realises that he is caught in a deadly triangle; another guy, a demon-hunter named Yan Chek Ha is also in love with Siu Sin. However, before the two men can settle their differences, they have to contend with the evil Tree Demon as well as a one-armed demon hunter who is determined to kill all the supernatural beings.

    The Door
    TMDB3.3

    The Door

    2021 · 12m

    country: China

    After a critical zombie attack, the only survived police must face an investigation from his superior that reveals a painful fact.

    Snow Monster 2
    TMDB3.5

    Snow Monster 2

    2022 · 1h 11m

    country: China

    Anna’s grandfather was a paleontologist, but since a research mission ten years ago, he has gone missing. Now Anna, a staff of the Institute of Biology, after an accidental discovery of clues left behind by her grandfather, she and Dr. Xie in the Institute found the owner of the car dealership Li Yuhang and his assistant Da Lei. This few people in an old SUV embarked on a journey to find the mysterious jungle. They trekked through the mountains and water. They went over the mountains to the no-man’s land, and encountered ancient plants and animals that have been extinct since ancient times, and after many dangers, they finally found the huge footprints, and a greater danger is coming…

    Haunting Soul from the Dark Building
    TMDB2.8

    Haunting Soul from the Dark Building

    1989 · 1h 33m

    country: China

    One of the few and of the better Chinese horror movies. The plot revolves around the ghost of a murdered girl, who haunts a creepy, retro basement. A sound technician and an actress encounter her unhappy soul when the come to the film in the now cobweb ridden, dilapidated building.

    Suicide Island
    TMDB0.5

    Suicide Island

    2024 · 1h 39m

    country: China

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    To Be Continued
    TMDB2.5

    To Be Continued

    2023 · 1h 48m

    country: China

    The short video "influencer" Leopard, who is determined to become popular, faces the dual dilemma of company bankruptcy and payment of compensation. Partners, Gouzi and Monkey, also propose to break up their partnership. The three brothers came to the thriller crew for a special invitation to secretly shoot, intending to do well in the "last vote". Unexpectedly, they captured an exclusive scene of an accident involving the female lead in the production team. The three brothers improvised and continued to secretly shoot, but they didn't expect a series of screams and sharp smiles to intensify.

    Zombiepura
    TMDB3.0

    Zombiepura

    2018 · 1h 25m

    country: Singapore

    When a mysterious virus breaks out in an isolated army camp, a lazy reservist soldier and his tough commander must work together to survive, and learn what it means to be real soldiers.

    The Maid
    TMDB2.8

    The Maid

    2005 · 1h 33m

    country: Singapore

    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.

    Monster's Battlefield
    TMDB3.4

    Monster's Battlefield

    2021

    country: China

    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...

    Evil's Return
    TMDB2.8

    Evil's Return

    2026 · 1h 23m

    country: China

    During the chaotic final days of the Tang Dynasty, Wu Ling refuses to believe the rumors that his sister Wu Shuang has become a malevolent spirit. Using a forbidden resurrection technique, he brings her back to life and devises a cunning plan in the shadowy Temple of the Plague God to uncover the real villains and restore justice.

    Beauty Head of the Haunted House
    TMDB2.8

    Beauty Head of the Haunted House

    1989

    country: China

    Centers around experiments on a disembodied, living female head. This is one of only a small handful of horror films produced by Mainland China in the 80s since genre films were banned there until the late 80s.

    About Chinese Horror Movies

    Chinese cinema

    Chinese cinema encompasses the Fifth Generation directors who broke through internationally in the 1980s, the wuxia martial-arts epic, and one of the largest domestic box offices in the world.

    Horror

    Horror is cinema's most reliable laboratory — cheap to make, endlessly reinvented, and unusually good at smuggling in subtext. Every few years a national wave redefines it: Italian giallo, Japanese J-horror, the Korean thriller, American indie horror.

    In this list

    Years covered
    1989–2026
    Best reviewed
    Mojin: The Lost Legend (6.2)
    Often also
    Action, Thriller, Adventure

    Common questions

    What are the best Chinese horror movies?
    By popularity across Flickfolio and TMDB, the top picks right now are Mojin: The Lost Legend, Anaconda, and Snake 5: Monster City. The full ranked list of 40 sits above — open any movie for ratings, reviews, and streaming availability.
    How is this list ranked?
    Chinese horror movies are ordered by overall popularity, which blends how often a title is viewed, searched, and logged. It updates as viewing habits shift, so the list reflects what people are actually watching rather than a fixed critical canon.
    Where can I watch these movies?
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