10 Foreign Horror Movies You Must Watch For Halloween

4. Thirst (2009)

Vampires have been hugely mistreated by Hollywood in recent years - hello Twilight - but the Korean horror Thirst takes huge strides to address this balance. After the success of his Vengeance Trilogy, director Park-Chan Wook dove straight into the horror genre with a unique take on vampire lore which rewrites the rules in a way that respects tradition, but still breaks new ground. Thirst follows a Catholic priest called Sang-hyun who is turned into a vampire after a failed medical experiment. As he struggles to deal with his transformation and the moral implications of his condition, Sang-hyun also falls in love with the wife of his friend. While the romance becomes integral to the plot, the bizarre love story is worlds away from anything depicted in your typical Hollywood vampire movie and is all the better for it. With effects that rival any Western production, Park-Chan Wook has redefined the modern vampire movie with an engrossing story shot in his beautiful trademark style. Among the terror and gruesome visuals is an intelligent and well-made film that's still accessible to horror fans worldwide. Hollywood needs to watch out because Korean cinema is coming to the fore of quality film making with productions that are made using a fraction of the cost.