5 แพร่ง

Phobia 2
(2009)

Fear can be addictive.

Phobia 2 (a.k.a 5 แพร่ง) is a Thai horror film consists of five short films by five directors. It is the sequel to Phobia (4 แพร่ง) released in 2008. The theme follows the previous film, however this time it doesn’t seem to have any relation between the characters in each short film.

Novice

หลาวชะโอน | Paween Purijitpanya (ปวีณ ภูริจิตปัญญา)

A story of a boy who committed a crime, so his mother decides to put him in a monastery in hope to avoid being caught and sent to jail. the karma of his action is catching up with him quickly. will he be able to escape?

Ward

ห้องเตียงรวม | Visute Poolvoralaks (วิสูตร พูลวรลักษณ์)

The second story focusing on a young man in hospital because of his motorcycles accident. he is staying in a room with a dying-old-man whose brain already stops responding. in the middle of the night, young man starts to feel like he is not really alone in this room. he can sense the presence of another person, and it creeps him out.

Backpackers

Backpackers | Songyos Sugmakanan (ทรงยศ สุขมากอนันต์)

Two Japanese teenagers, boy and girl decide to go hitchhiking around Thailand. They manage to get a ride on a truck heading to Bangkok. Then they hear a strange, loud pounding noise arises from the trailer of the truck. What are they hiding in the back of the truck? The horrific truth is about to be revealed.

Salvage

รถมือสอง | Parkpoom Wongpoom (ภาคภูมิ วงศ์ภูมิ)

A car dealer earns her living by refurbishing used cars and sell them. But some of cars had terrifying accidents including being crashed and burned. several victims lost their lives in those cars. One night, she realizes that her son is missing. She tries to find him and she encounters the unexpected.

In The End

คนกอง | Banjong Pisanthanakun (บรรจง ปิสัญธนะกูล)

The story starts in a shooting of a horror film called “Alone 2” (แฝด 2), the sequel to “Alone” (แฝด / Twins). As they are finishing up with the last scene, one of the actresses passes out. She is immediately sent to the hospital and mysteriously dies. They must complete the film. Will they be able to?

Phobia 2 is highly entertaining as one of the best films in 2009. Each director has successfully managed to come up with believable concepts and executed them wisely. The sound effects and special effects are brilliant. Phobia 2 definitely is not an ordinary horror film, it comes with unexpected twists, especially the last one which is my most favorite; the script is hilariously amusing and Masha’s performance is awesome.