
Encounters of the Spooky Kind(1980)
"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.



Lam Ching-Ying
Master Sheng

Stephen Tung Wai
Kuei

Peter Chan Lung
Piao

Chin Yuet-Sang
Wandering Ghost

Tai San
Fierce Ghost

Ka Lee
Guang

Chang Ching-Po
Opera Troupe Boss

Wu Ma
Hawker Customer

Paco Yick Tin-Hung
Opera Troupe Member

Law Ho-Kai
Chia
Hocus Pocus is a action, horror, fantasy film released in 1984. Directed by Chin Yuet-Sang, it stars Lam Ching-Ying, Stephen Tung Wai, Peter Chan Lung. This movie follows in the same spirit as Mr. Vampire, Dead and the deadly and Spooky encounters, mixing comedy and horror!
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