Two decades ago, the release of Shutter marked a pivotal moment in Thai cinema and the horror genre. Directed by the then-upcoming filmmakers Banjong Pisanthanakun and Parkpoom Wongpoom, Shutter has since become a staple of horror.
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Two decades ago, the release of Shutter marked a pivotal moment in Thai cinema and the horror genre. Directed by the then-upcoming filmmakers Banjong Pisanthanakun and Parkpoom Wongpoom, Shutter has since become a staple of horror. In 2024, to celebrate its 20th anniversary, the film returns to theatres in a remastered 4K version, reawakening a wave of nostalgia for audiences and reigniting the terror that made it a global sensation.
In the early 2000s, East Asian horror films dominated global screens, with Japanese films like Ringu (1998), Ju-on: The Curse (2000), and Dark Water (2002) leading the charge. Thailand, too, was making waves, and Shutter quickly became its most significant contribution to the genre. Critics worldwide lauded the film, which masterfully used photography as a conduit for the supernatural, a thematic device rarely seen in horror at the…