The Sundance Channel is launching a new season of Asia Extreme, featuring films with gore, violence and supernatural mayhem every Saturday night.

Premiering Aug. 7, the season includes the U.S. television debuts of five films from South Koreas thriving and diverse genre scene: "The Restless," "Shadows in the Palace," "Tazza: The High Rollers," "Voice" and "The Wig." The films air at midnight ET/PT.

In addition to these five presentations, the network will also offer 13 Asia Extreme titles free from Aug. 1-31 through an exclusive cable video-on-demand package. These titles include: "Bloody Ties," "Bloody Reunion," "Cadaver," "The Chaser," "Divergence," "Ichi the Killer," "One Missed Call" and "A World Without Thieves."

Here is the Asia Extreme premiere schedule:

Aug. 7: "Tazza: The High Rollers"
An unsophisticated young man (Seung-woo Cho) is drawn into the dangerous world of underground gambling after he is swindled by a group of conniving card-sharps. Seeking recoupment and revenge, he apprentices himself to a master card player (Yun-shik Baek) and gains a second ally -- and then some -- in a seductive gambling pro (Hye-Suo Kim). "Tazza: The High Rollers" is directed by Dong-Hun Choi.

Aug. 14: "Voice"
Promising singing student Yeong-eon (Ok-bin Kim) is mysteriously killed when she stays after school one night to practice her runs. Trapped as a ghost within the walls of her all-girl high school, Yeong-eon reaches out to her best friend Jee-myun (Ji-hye Seo) in hopes of solving the riddle of her death, and preventing future murders. "Voice" is directed by Ik-hwan Choi.

Aug. 21: "Shadows in the Palace"
Palace intrigue, murder and ghosts combine in this tale set among the court women of the Joseun Dynasty. After a trusted maid to the royal concubine is found hanged to death, royal medic Chun-ryung (Jin-hie Park) is stunned to discover not a suicide but a murder, one that points to disturbing secrets. "Shadows in the Palace" is directed by Mee-jeung Kim.

Aug. 28: "The Restless"
In the 10th Century, Gawk Yi (Woo-sung Jung) fights underworld demons as one of the ruling dynastys official demon-slayers. Poisoned by duplicitous villagers, Gawk Yi unexpectedly finds himself in Midheaven, where dead souls await reincarnation - and where a furious battle is raging between demons and Midheavens protectors. "The Restless" is directed by Dong-oh Cho.

Sept. 4: "The Wig"
Leukemia-stricken Su-hyeon (Min-seo Chae) has lost her hair to chemotherapy, and her devoted older sister Ji-hyeon (Yu Seon) gives her a luxurious black wig to boost her spirits. Though initially unenthusiastic, Su-hyeon becomes utterly dependent on the wig, which proceeds to transform both sisterslives in bizarre and terrifying ways. "The Wig" is directed by Shin-yeon Won.