Following an altercation involving a particularly dishonest transaction, her young son goes missing whilst playing amongst the cars. The plot sees Thai-American singer Nicole Theriault as a pushy saleswoman who neglects to tell her clients that most of the cars have been fixed up for resale after accidents. In contrast, the penultimate tale Salvage, by acclaimed helmer Parkpoom Wongpoom, offers another kind of supernatural sleight of hand that basically has the feel of Shutter in a used car sales lot. Its adrenalin fuelled shocks get the film firmly back on track, and again mark Sugmakanan as an important up and coming Thai terror talent.
Basically a short, sharp take on 28 Days Later and its kin, this segment works very well thanks to an escalating sense of tension and its sudden eruption into well-handled gore scenes. Part way through the journey, a banging noise comes from the back of the vehicle, and once the gruesome secret of its cargo is revealed, things quickly turn bloody.
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Here, he follows a couple of Japanese travellers, who hitchhike a lift from an edgy truck driver and his young charge. Thirdly is Backpackers from Songyos Sugmakanan, a piece which shows him trying his hand at a different type of horror to his slow burn ghost story Dorm. Still, being notably shorter than most of the other shorts, it never really outstays its welcome, and comes across as filler material rather than actually offensive or worthy of skipping. Although entertaining in its own modest way, and playfully ghoulish, this segment is arguably the weakest of the bunch, as despite its competent handling, the would-be twist ending is simply too familiar and clearly signposted from the first scene. Whilst his nurse is attractive, if incompetent, he is understandably uneasy at having a dying cult leader lying in the next bed, whose followers keep turning up to perform his final rites. Next up is Wisoot Poolworraluck’s Ward, revolving around Arthit (Worrawech Danuwong), a young man who ends up in the titular hospital room after injuring his leg. Unencumbered for the most part by dialogue, and with Purijitpanya making great use of the shadowy forest setting, it makes for unsettling viewing and gets the collection off to a very promising start.
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Well paced and featuring a better deployment of plot revelations than most full features, the short benefits from a truly eerie atmosphere, and a creepy sense of ambiguity that puts the viewers firmly in the shoes of its troubled protagonist. Unfortunately, the belligerent youth doesn’t take well to his shaved head and training, and soon runs into trouble after disturbing the Hungry Ghost Festival, causing the awakening of a terrifying spirit.
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