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Taweewat Wantha () is a Thai film director, screenwriter, film producer, actor, best known for Death Whisperer (2023) and Death Whisperer 2 (2024).
He was also influenced by the works of many filmmakers, such as E.T. (1982) by Steven Spielberg, crossovers like Jumborg Ace & Giant (1974) and Hanuman and the Five Riders (1974) by Sompote Sands, as well as the action-packed, stunt-driven films of Chalong Pakdeevijit.
He started out as an audiovisual staff member at a kindergarten.
In his early career, his works were often that struggled to reach a wide audience and rarely performed well at the box office; besides SARS Wars, this also included The Sperm (2007).
He rose to prominence with Death Whisperer, a supernatural Thai horror based on a storyline claimed to be drawn from true events of the past. The film was a major success, earning more than Thai baht200 million and becoming the second highest-grossing Thai film of that year. Its sequel, Death Whisperer 2 released the following year, was even more successful, grossing around ฿800 million.
For both Death Whisperer films, he openly admitted drawing inspiration from the popular Evil Dead franchise. This resulted in a distinctive mix of horror, action, and outrageous dark comedy that became his signature style.
Following the success, Major Cineplex and BEC World, the production companies, invited him to direct Death Whisperer 3. However, he declined, stating that he had run out of ideas to continue the story.
In early 2025, he founded his own Film studio under the name 13 Thirteen Studio, focusing on horror productions directed by a variety of filmmakers. The studio plans to release works on a regular basis, including Attack 13, First Camping, Klisada Paradise, Scarua The Movie, Saming Thi Soeng Sang, Raeng Wat Saket, Pret Wat Suthat, Home Sweet Home Return.
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