
The 8th Night(2021)
With prayer beads in one hand and an ax in the other, a monk hunts down a millennia-old spirit that's possessing humans and unleashing hell on Earth.


“Horror is awakened. Dark rituals descend. Death… is not the end.”
Tham searches for his brother Tae in order to deliver the news of their parents' passing. Tae is ordained as a monk at a temple on Don Sing Tham Island. On arrival, Tham meets Jate, the grandson of the former abbot. Jate makes hoon payon, enchanted effigies of the dead. Tham learns of a rumour that Tae vanished after murdering the abbot.

Phuwin Tangsakyuen
Tham

Poompat Iam-samang
Tae

Kunatip Pinpradub
Jate

Bhuripat Vejvongsatechavat
Monk Gla

Thasorn Klinnium
Mena

Sivawong Piyakesin
Luang Nha

Somyot Matures
Monk Tudd

Waratthip Kittisiripaisan
Novice Oul

Pannawit Phattanasiri
Novice Breeze

Nuttawatt Thanathaveeprasert
Novice Kun
Hoon Payon is a horror, thriller film released in 2023 exploring themes of black magic, suspense. Directed by Phontharis Chotkijsadarsopon, it stars Phuwin Tangsakyuen, Poompat Iam-samang, Kunatip Pinpradub. Tham searches for his brother Tae in order to deliver the news of their parents' passing. Tae is ordained as a monk at a temple on Don Sing Tham Island. On arrival, Tham meets Jate, the grandson of the former abbot. Jate makes hoon payon, enchanted effigies of the dead. Tham learns of a rumour that Tae vanished after murdering the abbot.
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