Ghost Game tells a story of 11 candidates who join a scary reality show to challenge supernatural events and confront their fears. The winner will be rewarded 5 million Baht.

They are brought to an ancient war museum, which has been abandoned as it has been said that a group of people who visited it 20 years ago died a horrible death.

The candidates stay together in panic and the show ends with a shocking conclusion.

The Thais are getting better and better at making movies. While "Ghost Game" isn't exactly film noir so to speak, the use of 'the grainy look' through the shadows and dark corners of a gritty prison setting hints at the artform of the yesteryears. Or maybe director Sarawuth Wichiensarn was just trying to rouse up a scare. And while its plot isn't exactly original either, the entire cinematic atmosphere when put together is brooding, surreal and eerie and that is what's most frightening about "Ghost Game".

The movie itself is not really that scary in that you've seen these kinds of scenarios before. After all, this is an age old dare. Remember what we always used to challenge our friends, "If I gave you a million bucks, would you spend a night in a haunted house?"; only now, it has finally been put into cinematic reality. Director Sarawuth Wichiensarn has also cleverly slanted the whole premise into a modern-day situation. He has cleverly turned the popularity of today's reality TV into something we shouldn't enamour ourselves of or take too lightly, just for a chance at an elusive prize.

Here, the prize is Bht5 million and it is supposed to go to the last contestant still standing after a night of terror inside a former-prison-turned-memorial. Apparently, this is all for a 24-hour reality TV show. But the rules of the game are not that easy. For the 11 participants selected, they have to follow a set of rules whilst locked inside that prison and basically provoke the wrath of all the vengeful spirits who were tortured and killed there many years before. For me, I would think that this is downright foolish and dangerous, but for the 11 people in Thailand, they obviously think otherwise.

The 11 people who have their fates tied together are Dao, the reigning champ from the last season; and Yuth the runner-up. Both must compete against each for the prize money along with nine other new contestants from a variety of backgrounds: There is Jay the photographer, Ant, the lovely model, Yot the son of a psychic medium who knows a thing or two about warding off ghosts, Mick the young actor, Kate the pharmacist, Kem-tit the rich kid, Kwan the university student, as well as siblings Koong and Kung.

Needless to say, each one meets his or her nemesis/ghost in a variety of ways. One has a breakdown, another goes mad...until it all builds up to its astounding and gruesome finale.

There is a lot of blood and gore in "Ghost Game" but you'll be spared of being bathed in hemoglobin because everything is almost in various shades of black, even the blood. There is the employ of creative camera angles so audiences are never smacked in the face, full frontal by scenes of torn throats and ripped guts but the suggestion of the violence is blatant. In terms of special effects, this area is a little wanting as it is hardly used; thus the ghosts appear like human beings in make up. In a sense, this is the film's weak point because you can't really be scared if you know these are human beings in make up. But despite these little drawbacks, Wichiensarn manages to wind the tension so tight, it gets hard to breathe.

"Ghost Game" sparked an outrage when it opened in Thailand recently. This is because Cambodia alleged that in producing this film, Thailand was being disrespectful of the Khmer Rouge genocide that killed two million Cambodians. The skulls, the layout, the torture chamber instruments and the interior pictures of the victims on the wall of the prison setting resemble that of Toui Sieng prison to a 'T' and we all know what happened there.

These days, as money-driven reality programs such as "Fear Factor" and "Beauty and the Geek" dominate broadcast airwaves, it's no surprise that a game involving spooking the daylights out of people would eventually be created.

In "Ghost Game", 11 candidates who compete in a reality game show which thoroughly challenges their endurance for fear. In order to win the grand cash prize of 5 million Baht, the candidates have to complete scary tasks in the premises of a former Cambodian torture camp. Prior to entering the museum, the players were shown a 20 year-old footage of a group of visitors who died mysteriously on site. Ever since that particular incident, no one had dared to enter the vicinity of the accursed place. The players of "Ghost Game" soon experience a taste of the hellish nightmare that was going on in the camp decades ago. Panic soon turns to sheer horror when ghostly encounters ensue and a fellow participant goes missing.

A debut horror effort from one of Thailand's upcoming directors, Wichiensan's "Ghost Game" is a spooky exploration of the brutality of war and the realm of the spirit. Filmed in Rachaburi, Thailand, the war museum was created to resemble the notorious Tuol Sleng torture center during the Khmer Rouge era. Even so, the setting was realistic enough to evoke a chill or two: Imagine a creepy campsite hidden in the depths of a destitute, swampy forest reachable only by boat. Not to mention skull populated dungeons, rusty old bunks and rooms equipped with the simplest yet most excruciating torture instruments imaginable. "Ghost Game" is a game that is anything but fun.

Of the 11 members of the ensemble cast, only three of them were had truly memorable roles. They include Dao (Supatsiri Patomnupong) a perceptive and level-headed girl, Ant (Watcharin Jinamusi) a fiery ex-beauty queen and Yot (Parnwet Saiklay) the cheeky yet timid son of a psychic medium who dabbles with the occult.

While the film successfully captures the lingering anguish and helplessness of the prison inmates, the vivid scenes of nerve-wreaking pain and gore might not sit well with the frail-hearted. Curiously, the cast and crew reported numerous strange incidents occurring during the filming process. Are there really such things as ghosts? If so, will these tortured souls ever come to a rest? Watch "Ghost Game" and decide for yourself. It's a dare.