Chinese opera
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Chinese opera
A young woman is released from prison, after serving an eight-year sentence for murder, and wishes to start her life over. Getting a job at a newspaper through a friend, she tries to settle in despite the pressures of being an ex-convict. When bizarre incidents begin to occur both at work and at home, the woman suspects that someone has a vendetta against her. NOTE: This is the 1985 IFD (Godfrey Ho & company) re-edit (with English dubbing) of Karen Yang Taiwanese thriller, Exposed to Danger.
Her husband really sucks, but not in the honeymoon way! A new bride finds her hubby has some ...err... skeletons in his closet that aren't covered in the pre-nup. Time to call in the mother in law to help settle this domestic dispute! A super rarity of Asian Horror Cinema!
Obscure Hong Kong horror.
HK horror film.
Ghost story from Hong Kong directed by Ng Wui.
A ghost tale very strongly inspired by Hitchcock's Vertigo.
Based on the life of Hong Kong serial killer Lam Kor-wan. He was arrested in 1982 after murdering four women.
Hong Kong movie
On the eve of his record breaking 444th on-screen death, veteran Hong Kong actor Richard Ng, forsakes a long lasting Chinese superstition - challenging the Chinese demon Sui to come and devour his soul. (Screamfest)
The story is about a family of vampires that due to genetic imbalance doesn't have fangs.
A romance between a man and a ghost woman,
HK horror film.
A Taoist priest herds his jiangshi charges across the country, but they are not all what they seem.
Hong Kong horror movie from 1968.
In 1989, there were rumors saying money became joss papers when a delivery guy returned to his restaurant after delivering food order to Room 4E of Sau Lai Building which was to be disassembled. Such rumors horrified restaurant staff members nearby as they all afraid that they would receive call from the ghost someday. Shui, who was a staff member from Chiu Fat Restaurant, however, manipulated people’s superstition, claiming that he received order from the ghost. He stole all the money after delivering food orders while replacing the money with joss papers. His boss and colleagues were shocked as they had never thought that their restaurant was chosen and cursed! Shui found that his trick succeed and thus decided to cheat money using the same tactics again and again...
HK historical drama
A group of students venture into a forest but as tensions rise a few of them become separated and in possession of a hunting knife which turns its owner into a psychopath.
After a fatal traffic accident, a community is haunted by a phantom figure.
It is a simple story with a deep meaning. When the beautiful chanteuse Hung (Law Yim-hing) is forced to marry Commander Lau (Lau Hark-suen), her brother (Cheng Wai-sum) interferes but is brutally beaten to death. Hung also falls to her death when she tries to escape. The siblings are only hastily buried in a coffin home, which is haunted soon afterwards. Hung's lover Wong (Wong Chiu-mo) later sneaks into the haunted house hoping to see her for one last time; Lau, meanwhile, insists on inspecting the coffin home and the corpses to prove that ghosts do not exist…The film creates an eerie and uncanny atmosphere with its well-designed camera angles, sound and editing. The haunting looks of the two ghost characters are a nod to Hong Kong's typically told horror stories.
After the passing of his wife, a man remarries and he and his new wife begin to suspect the old wife's spirit isn't at peace.
A violent criminals, led the 2 men planned to speed time robbery in industrial buildings jewelry company, when all over the hostages, including a security guard to fight against bandits escaped, strayed into the company next to a unit, three bandits broke into the hostage unit a mysterious man with a mysterious girl, originally is a mad doctor.
HK horror film.
A 22 year old American went to Hong Kong for work. He documented everything on his camcorder he got for Christmas in 2003. But the footage raises a lot of questions after it was found in a college kid's basement somewhere in the United States.
A pair of twin sisters, very different in character , with the younger sister being involved with multiple men, but the older sister being a virtuous character. When the sister dies violently, her husband sees the younger sister returning to the house on the night of her return, but eventually realizes that it was just a false alarm.
Mainland student Yi Yao comes to study in this busy city. Before her roommate arrives, she is all alone staying in a rented apartment of an old tenement building. Unfamiliar with everything, she tries hard to explore around only finding that the neighbours are noisy, weird and unhelpful; especially after the man living opposite to her getting killed. Being hungry and helpless, she locks up herself in the flat and acts strangely. Can anyone help her? Through a series of mysteries, social issues like Mainland students flocking to Hong Kong, overcrowding living area and indifferent neighbours are covered in the short film.
HK historical drama.
HK horror film.
Ghost story (originally released in parts 1 & 2) based on a Chinese opera.
Three tales taken from author Pu Songling's collection of famous classical ghost stories. Wu Qiuyue- Wang Ding falls in love with a ghost and fights with the guards of Hades to bring her back. Monk Lu Shan-A monk takes Wang Qi as pupil and teaches him the act of walking through walls. A Woman's Head- Li Sheng marries Rui niang only to discover that she is a headless ghost.
Hong Kong horror movie from 1950.
Famed director Zhu Shilin tries his hand at a horror film! The beginning of The Living Corpse immediately sets the tone with a folk duet clearly inspired by the popular 1956 musical Songs of the Peach Blossom River. The duet, in addition to Zhu's frequent use of long, empty shots and crisp editing, gives this horror film a traditional poetic charm and a strong folk flavor. Mise-en-scene and sound effects create a terrifying atmosphere, and successfully communicate the ghostliness of a world without ghosts.
Failed in business, Ma and his family go to a strange mountain village to open an inn. No guests arrive at the inn for several days. Finally, some guests come to stay, but they are all found dead the next day. Helplessly, Ma's family choose to bury the dead bodies and continue the business. Soon, more guests come to the hostel.
HK horror film.
HK horror film.
Hong Kong horror drama movie from 1964.
Hong Kong movie
Brilliant mix of martial arts and horror in this fantastic action packed film from prolific swordplay director Chin Sheng En. Don't pass this one up, an excellent rare film to add to your list
Hong Kong horror movie from 1963.
Edmond Poon, a Hong Kong renowned DJ who hosts psychic programs, supported by the metapsychology masters and warlocks from Southeast Asia who acts as advisors, leads a psychic exploring team to scout for little-known mysterious and supernatural cases or strange customs including Soul-grabbing Witchcraft, Menstruation Witchcraft (Indonesia), Headless Horseman in Prince Hotel, Suicide Curse in Aokigahara Forest (Japan), and MTR Dead Omen, Lone Ghost in Regal Hotel and Secret Organisation Shadow Team (Hong Kong), just to name a few. Many precious clips are uncovered for the first time providing gruesome viewing experience.
Feng Shui master Szeto Fat Ching leads the original cast of 2009's The Unbelievable to explore even more shocking and thrilling paranormal phenomenon in Southeast Asia with The Unbelievable Channeling The Spirits. Going deep into the tribes of Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Malaysia, the crew including Rachel Chan, Uny and Pochacco Lee go face to face with some of the oldest supernatural practices and experience first-hand Southeast Asia's paranormal activities.
Hong Kong horror movie from 1956.
Hong Kong horror movie from 1952.
Hong Kong crime drama thriller film.
Hong Kong horror movie from 1941.
HK drama film.
A group of thieves break into an industrial complex to pull off a jewelry heist, but stumble upon a hidden laboratory where unorthodox SARS and Ebola experiments are taking place on stolen cadavers, who soon mutate into blood-thirsty zombies.
A young boy in a dark room must face alone a mysterious threat.
HK historical drama.
In Northeastern China, a pair of filmmakers recording a shaman's succession become caught in a deadly ritual, as a terrifying nightmare unfolds.
Iris looks in the mirror every night to voice her frustrations, as if telling a close friend or family member her grievances, but something strange begins to happen. Iris discovers that someone is quietly solving her problems at work, which earns her praise from her coworkers and superiors, but this mysterious person is gradually invading her life—and her love life—forcing her to seek out the truth.
Horror movie from Lan Kwong Film Company.
Upon the death of an elderly master, a family has a dispute over the distribution of an inheritance / jewelry and are haunted by ghosts.
Hong Kong horror movie from 1939.
HK horror film.
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Chinese folklore has it that during ancient times, thousands of crows randomly attacked and killed inhabitants of Feng Village just outside of the Great Wall.
Married and with a son on the way, Zhang takes shelter in a big old house haunted by a ghostly female vampire.