Vinyan Tsunami Horror

Last Updated on July 28, 2021

It was bound to happen sooner or later, but I hadn’t really thought it’d go down quite like this. I envisioned Micheal Bay-sized special effects and billion dollar budget for one of the first films based on the tragic Tsunami that destroyed parts of Thailand last Christmas. But a horror movie….?


Fangoria heard from French director Fabrice Du Welz, of THE ORDEAL fame, has announced his next picture is going to be called VINYAN (which means ‘drifter’s souls’), which goes a little something like this:


”VINYAN takes place in June 2006. Still not having accepted the loss of their son in the [tsunami] disaster, Janet and Paul Behlmer are back in Bangkok. Hanging onto the fact that his body has never been discovered, Janet desperately clings to the idea that pirates might have kidnapped their kid in the confusion that followed the catastrophe. Looking for someone to guide them in the Thai underworld, they bribe their way to a mysterious Mr. Gao, who takes them to Ranong, where a mercenary supplies them with a boat and crew to explore the pirate-infested shores of Burma. Slowly, they will lose themselves into a strange child-infested jungle and to their inner demons.”



It had me until all that shit about pirates… but sounds interesting none-the-less! He also goes on to say it’s a picture that dipps into hallucination, madness and horror- and stresses that it won’t be a very ‘easy’ viewing experience for the audience. Now that’s hardcore! Coming from the dude that brought us THE ORDEAL (which looks seriously f*cked up- in a good way!), I’d say we’re all in store for a treat.



The Tsunami subject will be a very touchy one for another decade or more, so I’m glad to see that this horror flick is going in a different direction that one might think. Definately shows their respect as filmmakers, as well as giving more respect to the genre. Here, here!