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Released in 1985, the original Mr. Vampire (opens in a new tab) 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 became a blueprint for dozens of other films -- some of them under the Mr. Vampire moniker and others not. We discuss the “official” Mr. Vampire movies as well as the unofficial entries, some copycat films, and many other jiangshi movies along the way.
Samm Deighan (opens in a new tab) (Daughters of Darkness (opens in a new tab)) and El Goro (opens in a new tab) (Talk Without Rhythm (opens in a new tab)) join Mike to discuss all manner of hopping vampires, beautiful ghosts, bad subtitles, and Taoist magic. Get your sticky rice ready!
Samm Deighan (opens in a new tab) (Daughters of Darkness (opens in a new tab)) and El Goro (opens in a new tab) (Talk Without Rhythm (opens in a new tab)) join Mike to discuss all manner of hopping vampires, beautiful ghosts, bad subtitles, and Taoist magic. Get your sticky rice ready!
Labels: Daughters of Darkness El Goro Lam Ching-Ying Samm Deighan Sammo Hung Shocktober Talk Without Rhythm Vampires
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- "Mr. Vampire OST Guitar Cover" - TK Viper
- "Mr. Vampire" - Glen Porter
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