Crazy kung-fu horror films
Some of the strangest films I've seen come from China/Hong Kong/Taiwan. Mad magicians in crazed combat, hopping vampires and zombies in need of a roundhouse to the kisser.
About the list: There is a rough grouping a work and within them titles are ordered chronologically. We start with the precursors (coming in two waves during the 30s and the 50s, inspired by Dracula movies by Todd Browning and Hammer, respectively), setting the stage for the really boom which started with Black Magic (which is the first of a set of three films, with one pseudo-sequel thrown in), then we move onto the supernatural kung-fu films that helped inspire the hopping vampire (jiang shi) craze, before throwing in some more off offerings (some of those without a lot of kung-fu make up for it in the horror).
References: Spooky Encounters: A Gwailo's Guide to Hong Kong Horror by Daniel O'Brien (2003), the best guide to this subject.
See also: ninja films and Asian zombie films. In addition Eternal Evils of Asia list lists occult horror films from southern Asia and Witches With Flying Heads has a rather specific subset of such films.
There is also Ghoul Sex Squad, an adult hopping vampire film that adding to this list causes problems.
About the list: There is a rough grouping a work and within them titles are ordered chronologically. We start with the precursors (coming in two waves during the 30s and the 50s, inspired by Dracula movies by Todd Browning and Hammer, respectively), setting the stage for the really boom which started with Black Magic (which is the first of a set of three films, with one pseudo-sequel thrown in), then we move onto the supernatural kung-fu films that helped inspire the hopping vampire (jiang shi) craze, before throwing in some more off offerings (some of those without a lot of kung-fu make up for it in the horror).
References: Spooky Encounters: A Gwailo's Guide to Hong Kong Horror by Daniel O'Brien (2003), the best guide to this subject.
See also: ninja films and Asian zombie films. In addition Eternal Evils of Asia list lists occult horror films from southern Asia and Witches With Flying Heads has a rather specific subset of such films.
There is also Ghoul Sex Squad, an adult hopping vampire film that adding to this list causes problems.
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- DirectorNick CheungStarsNick CheungAmber KuoLouis CheungA streetwise exorcist becomes an overnight sensation when his extraordinary exorcisms are recorded and go viral on the internet. However, this attracts not only the attention of the media but also creatures from the underworld.
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- DirectorHoi WongStarsMan-Lung LingChin-Ting LamChi-Ho SoAn anthology of three ghost stories starring up-and-coming actors and popular local YouTubers.
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