Our friends at the Projection Booth discuss the Mr. Vampire kung fu horror-comedy series! “Released in 1985, the original Mr. Vampire was directed by Ricky Lau and stars Lam Ching Ying as a Taoist priest who battles the forces of evil along with his two inept students. This […]
Friend of the Gutter Ed Glaser has some things to say about Tomas Tang’s Robo Vampire (1988) and its production history on Deja View! Watch here.
At Sup China, Tristan Shaw looks at the history of jiangshi / gyonshi / hopping vampire / “stiff corpse” moves from 1936 on and focusing on the iconic Hong Kong movie, Mr. Vampire (1985).
With the US release of Juno Mak’s Rigor Mortis, Grady Hendrix decides it’s time to revisit the hopping vampire movies of yore.
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