Incantation Archives - No Man Is An Island

What Taiwan’s Ghosts Tell Us: Horror Cinema in the Twenty-First Century

·September 3, 2026·8 min read

There is a moment in Dead Talents Society when its young ghost protagonist, desperate to establish herself in the afterlife, finally discovers how to frighten an audience. She throws herself from a haunted hotel, crashes spectacularly into a neon sign, and produces an explosion of sparks, blood and screaming Read More

The 10 Best Taiwanese Movies of 2022

English Film

·December 28, 2022·9 min read

Discover the top Taiwanese movies of 2022 across genres like horror, romance, history, puppetry, comedy, and more—streaming links included when available Read More

Taiwanese Horror Movie “Incantation” Offers Familiar Shocks, But Not Innovation

English Film

·July 12, 2022·3 min read

Incantation is the latest Taiwanese film to try bridging traditionally Taiwanese elements with contemporary horror (other recent examples include 2019 hit Detention). The film has been highly successful at the box office, becoming the highest-grossing Taiwanese movie of 2022 thus far. In fact, the film’s distributors tout it as being the highest-grossing Taiwanese horror movie of all time; the film made 23 million NT in its first three days in theaters. It may not be surprising, then, that Netflix will soon distribute Incantation internationally. Read More