
Mr. Vampire(1985)
After the planned reburial of a village elder goes awry and the corpse resurrects into a hopping vampire, a Taoist priest and his two disciples attempt to stop him.


"Big Guts" Cheung, a man well known in his local village for his lack of fear, is put to the test after being tricked into spending the night in a temple full of spirits, zombies, and vampires.

Sammo Hung Kam-Bo
Bold Cheung

Paul Chung Fat
Priest Tsui

Wu Ma
Ah Chiu

Lam Ching-Ying
The Inspector

Peter Chan Lung
Priest Chin Hoi

To Siu-Ming
Ah Dooh / Ah To / Cocky

Huang Ha
Master Tam

Leung Suet-Mei
Cheung's Wife

Tai Bo
Adviser Lau

Chang Ching-Po
Uncle Fok
Encounters of the Spooky Kind is a action, comedy, fantasy, horror film released in 1980 exploring themes of martial arts, test of courage, possession, black magic, zombie. Directed by Sammo Hung Kam-Bo, it stars Sammo Hung Kam-Bo, Paul Chung Fat, Wu Ma. "Big Guts" Cheung, a man well known in his local village for his lack of fear, is put to the test after being tricked into spending the night in a temple full of spirits, zombies, and vampires.
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