Martial arts movies and horror don’t initially seem like genres that would blend well together, but on closer inspection, there are a whole host of films combining the two styles to awesomely cheesy effects. The most genre-defining martial arts movies focus on themes like revenge, perseverance, and the power of the human spirit as channeled through hand-to-hand combat. When crossed over with horror concepts like blood, gore, and supernatural entities, the resulting chaos often needs to be seen to be believed.
