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TERROR HOTEL (2012) Overview

Terror Hotel – aka Love Hotel; Dread Hotel and Horrible Hotel – is a 2012 Chinese horror film written and directed by Laizhi Zheng (he also has a cameo role as a taxi …

MIDNIGHT GARAGE (2015) Hong Kong horror

Midnight Garage – original title: 三更车库 – is a 2015 Chinese horror film written and directed by Zhou Yaowu (Harpoon). It stars Alex Fong, Yoon So-yi and Gordon Lam (Tales from the Dark …

Ghost Weddings – article

In Chinese tradition, a ghost marriage (Chinese: 冥婚; pinyin: mínghūn; literally: “spirit marriage”) is a marriage in which one or both parties are deceased. Other forms of ghost marriage are …

POSSESSED (2006) Malaysian horror

‘Face the true horror of beauty’ Possessed is a 2006 Malaysian/Chinese horror film directed by Bjarne Wong from a screenplay he co-wrote with King Chi, Jeff Leong and Sam Wong. It stars Amber Chia, transsexual Harisu, Alan Yun, Steve Yap …

DUMPLINGS (2004) Reviews and overview

Dumplings is a 2004 Hong Kong horror film directed by Fruit Chan (Tales from the Dark 1; The Midnight After). It was expanded from a short segment in the horror …

BUGS aka BUGS 3D Reviews of Chinese sci-fi horror

Bugs is a 2014 Chinese science fiction horror film directed by Yan Jia. The movie stars Xia Zitong, Zhang Zilin, Eric Wang and Sphinx Ting. Also known as Bugs 3D and Shi ren …

Fu Manchu – literary and film character

Doctor Fu Manchu is a fictional character introduced in a series of novels by British author Sax Rohmer during the first half of the 20th century. The character was also …

CENTIPEDE HORROR Reviews of icky Hong Kong horror

Centipede Horror is a 1982 Hong Kong horror film directed by Keith Li (Vampire Kids) from a screenplay by actress Suet Ming Chan (Red Spell Spells Red), who also has …

LIFT TO HELL Chinese horror

Lift to Hell – original title: 电梯惊魂 – is a 2013 Chinese horror film directed by Ning Jingwu from a screenplay by him and Yunpeng Liu. The movie stars Hongxiang …

THE CHRYSALIS (2012) Reviews and overview

The Chrysalis is a 2012 Chinese horror film directed and co-scripted by Qiu Chuji. The movie stars Sandrine Pinna, Ren Quan, Lee Wei, Cui Jie, Wendy Gao, Christa Yan and …

CROCZILLA aka THE MILLION DOLLAR CROCODILE (2012) Reviews and overview

Million Dollar Crocodile aka Croczilla is a 2012 Chinese comedy monster movie directed by Lin Lisheng. The film stars Barbie Hsu, Guo Tao, Lam Suet. Review: First and foremost, Croczilla is a puzzling retitling of Million Dollar Crocodile, apparently China’s …