Itâ€™s the witchy weekend, which means time to settle in and watch a film that scares the living daylights out of you! Weâ€™ve talked about the best slasher films streaming right now, spooky Halloween sitcoms episodes to watch, and Halloween horror icons. If youâ€™re still hungry for more, hereâ€™s a list of some great foreign Asian horror films, each featuring a kickass woman doing everything she can to keep the demons at bay.

Under the Shadow

The Host

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Bong Joon-ho is known for his films that intermix horror with social commentary, comedy, and tragedy. When the daughter of lackadaisical parent Park Gang-du is snatched by a river monster, he brings together his family of misfits to rescue her. While Gang-du is the lead, heâ€™s also tragically inept, and it’s the women who really shine here. Gang-duâ€™s daughter Hyun-seo is a tough kid, and his archer sister Nam-joo (played by Sense8â€™s Bae Doona) is the most self-sufficient of the group. Corny at times in both content and effects, the film nonetheless packs a surprisingly emotional gut punch at the end.

The Promise

The Third Eye

The Silenced

The Handmaiden

Park Chan-wook has many sumptuous and unnerving horror films, but The Handmaiden in particular straddles the line between thriller and horror and continuously upends viewer expectations. Set in 1930s Korea during Japanese occupation, it tells the story of Sookee, a pickpocket pretending to be an awkward handmaiden so her employer can swindle a Japanese heiress, Hideko. But nothing is what it seems, and the film winds you tighter and tighter across three acts until you reach the shocking, bloody conclusion.What movies did we miss that deserve a spot alongside these lethal ladies? Be sure to tell us your faves in comments below.

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