With the release of Haunted Mountains: The Yellow Taboo, here are other Taiwanese horror films and the allegedly true stories behind them
Urban legends, tragic accidents and historical wrongdoings have proved a rich font of inspiration for horror filmmakers, nowhere more so than in Taiwan.
The island’s tumultuous history and rapid economic progress have seen old traditions and old-world beliefs engulfed by modernity.
The past decade alone has seen a number of supernatural tales adapted for the big screen, nurturing a booming subgenre in supernatural horror.
With this week’s release of the Taiwanese film Haunted Mountains: The Yellow Taboo in Hong Kong, we look back on 10 of the most notable examples of this ongoing trend from Taiwan and the allegedly true stories that inspired them.
