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Oct 22, 2017 · Though HK and Taiwan were both productive, very few horror films were produced in mainland China during this time due to being banned by the government. It wasn't until the late 80s that genre films were allowed and even then under strict government censorship prohibiting depictions of violence / murder, horror and the supernatural.
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Nov 9, 2023 · Mr. Vampire, Sammo Hung’s Encounters of the Spooky Kind, and the Shaw Brothers’ own vampire movie created an alternative to Hollywood’s Dracula.
- Black Magic (Ho Meng Hua, 1975) The script follows an evil sorcerer who roams the forest and sells his black magic to locals. Eventually, a widow asks him to help her seduce a young worker.
- Encounters of the Spooky Kind (Sammo Hung, 1980) Films that combine horror with martial arts and comedy were highly popular during Hong Kong’s Golden Era, and this film is one of the most prominent samples.
- Hex (Kuei Chih Hung, 1980) Madam Chan is a woman facing terrible issues. She suffers from consumption and her husband is a despicable man who gambles, drinks and even beats his wife, at least when he is not torturing the servants, who eventually leave the house.
- Bewitched (Kuei Chih Hung, 1981) Wong Kin Sun, a detective in Hong Kong, investigates the death of a girl, only to find out that the perpetrator is her father, Lam Wai.
A Chinese restaurant worker wanted for murder in Hong Kong contracts Ebola in South Africa, becomes immune to it, and unknowingly spreads the virus there, then comes back to Hong Kong and continues to infect people with it. Director Herman Yau Stars Anthony Chau-Sang Wong Yeung-Ming Wan Fui-On Shing. 8.
- The Era of Vampires - 31%
- The Legend of The 7 Golden Vampires - 40%
- Re-Cycle - 43%
- Ab-Normal Beauty - 67%
- A Chinese Ghost Story - 67%
- Rigor Mortis - 68%
- Dream Home - 76%
- Vampire Cleanup Department - 78%
- Mr. Vampire - 80%
- Three...Extremes - 84%
The plot of this film is fairly straight forward, as four warriors are ordered to take on zombies who can transform into vampires. Although the film is a martial artshorror film, which is somewhat interesting, it is riddled with problems. RELATED: The 5 Best Opening Scenes (& 5 Best Endings) Of Horror Movies For starters, the film was criticized fo...
This martial arts horror film was a financial failure, but it brought in some interesting conventions that have made it memorable in its own right. In 1804, the titular vampires were resurrected by Dracula, and it's up to Abraham Van Helsing to stop them a century later. In spite of the legendary performance by actor Peter Cushing, the film was hea...
An interesting film that originally premiered in the 2006 Cannes Film Festival, it follows fictional author Ting-yin who wants to follow up from her trilogy of romance novels. Deciding to go for horror this time, she began witnessing weird things in her real life directly from the novel she is writing. Although the film was received well in certain...
This 2004 Hong Kong film is directed by Oxide Pang. The story follows an artistic teenager named Jiney who is known for her great photography. After taking pictures of a gruesome car crash, she bebcomes obsessed with the concept of death, taking her to a much darker path afterwards. Although some critics really liked the film for its mood and dark ...
A Chinese Ghost Storyis a 1987 romantic horror film that follows Ning Choi-san as he decides to stay at an abandoned temple for the night. Meeting and falling in love with a ghost girl named Nip Siu-sin, Ning ventures off to save her from an evil spirit. The Guardian has claimed the film as a breakthrough in Hong Kong cinema while also praising the...
One of the more recent films on the list, Rigor Mortis is a 2013 Hong Kong horror movie that focuses on a suicidal actor named Chin Siu Ho, and is considered a tribute to the film series Mr. Vampire. He attempts to kill himself in an apartment complex full of supernatural creatures. Critics have called the film flashy yet kind of predictable retrea...
Dream Homeis a 2010 slasher film that is directed and written by Pang Ho-Cheung, focusing on Cheng Lai-Sheung as she attempts to get enough money to get her dream home. However, after a spike in the market, she kills people out of anger and frustration. Although the film was praised for its dark premise and critique on capitalism, some found that t...
Another recent horror film, Vampire Cleanup Departmentis a 2017 Hong Kong horror comedy directed by Yan Pak-wing and Chiu Sin-hang. Split between a prologue and main story, it follows Tim Cheung, an intern vampire sweeper whose blood is resistant to infection. Later in the film, he falls in love with a vampire named Summer Yik Siu-ha. Critics found...
One of the most legendary Hong Kong horror films, Mr. Vampireis a horror comedy directed by Ricky Lau and produced by Sammo Hung. The film focuses on Master Kau and his students as they fight to stop the Jiangshi, corpses within Chinese folklore. RELATED: 15 Of The Scariest Virus Outbreaks In Movies The film was very well received within Asian shor...
Finally, the last and highest-rated film on the list is Three...Extremes. Releasing back in 2004, it is an anthology film that contains three distinct segments. Dumpling, Cut, and Box. While Cut was done by a Korean director and Box a Japanese one, Dumplingis courtesy of Hong Kong director Fruit Chan. RELATED: Zombies & 9 More Horror Movie Threats ...
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From a man who holds funerary urns hostage and a villain hitter who curses people, to a woman haunted by an incubus-like demon, these segments each tell a tale that’s made all the more creepy ...
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Jun 29, 2016 · Siu Ho, a former horror film star, suffers from severe depression over his failed career and the loss of his family, which leads him to a failed suicide attempt. After these acts, he finds himself living in an estate for retirees that is eventually proved to be haunted.
