21 Amazing Psychedelic Horror Films

by Robert Lamb
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The Boxer's Omen (1983)
Club Silencio

Yeah, you better believe a Hong-Kong boxing film made the list. This 1983 production from Chih-Hung Kuei (director of "Corpse Mania" ) tells the story of an injured Thai boxer (played by the legendary Bolo Yeung) who joins his brother on a quest to vanquish the family curse. Not that crazy-sounding, right? Well from here "The Boxer's Omen" erupts into a phantasmagorical body-horror storm of flying heads, masochistic sorcerers and clawed sex zombies. I mean, you tell me what's happening in that screenshot. View the trailer to get a proper taste.

About the Author: Robert Lamb spent his childhood reading books and staring into the woods — first in Newfoundland, Canada and then in rural Tennessee. There was also a long stretch in which he was terrified of alien abduction. He earned a degree in creative writing. He taught high school and then attended journalism school. He wrote for the smallest of small-town newspapers before finally becoming a full-time science writer and podcaster. He’s currently a senior writer at HowStuffWorks and has co-hosted the science podcast Stuff to Blow Your Mind since its inception in 2010. In his spare time, he enjoys traveling with his wife Bonnie, discussing dinosaurs with his son Bastian and crafting the occasional work of fiction.