Pulse 2001, wind chill, the uninvited 2009, the bunker. The two mens romantic rivalry escalates into fullscale supernatural. From sammo hungs spooky encounters to king hus valedictory painted skin, the 1980s hong kong ghost film cycle. Trailerasian horrorcomedy 1980 hong kong aka close encounters of the spooky kind director. But the wizards rival aids and defends cheung and a magic war rises. Grave encounters, film student alex wright is out to prove them wrong. Encounters of the spooky kind commentary by bey logan. B movie zombie attack background with twitch effect.
Encounters of a spooky kind was a highly successful blend of kung fu and comedy horror. But brisbanes bestknown ghost hunter, jack sim, who has amassed a register of about 800 haunted houses in queensland in more than 30 years of research, has a different take on the spirit world. This 1980 genre mixup is the precursor to the legitimately classic mr. Already the target of his friends practical jokes dealing with the supernatural, cheung gets the book thrown at. Our website provides a free download of spooky castle 11. But, thats just the beginning of his runins with the supernatural. Po sammo hung kampo longs to marry the love of his life, little chu yip. Theyve collected dozens of spinetingling tales from real nurses from across the united states. The film was produced by hungs production company bo ho film company. I was floating above my bed, looking down at myself, just observing my body while it lay motionless. No other officers would sit here, even though citizens are constantly doing 15. If youre looking for a spooky tale for some crisp autumn air reading, graves end wont disappoint, regardless of whether you believe its validity. Tsui harks a chinese ghost story in 1987 gave many western viewers their first taste of supernatural thrills, oriental style. Sammo hung is cheung, a small town fellow whose life becomes a walking house of horrors.
I was writing letters for my closest high school friends one night. Rent encounter of the spooky kind 1980 on dvd and blu. Use the full installer above first, then unzip this file and copy it into your spooky directory. The film starts as bold cheung sammo hung awakes from a nightmare about ghosts. I guess the list is in a vague order, but dont pay too much attention to it. Encounters of the spooky kind how is encounters of the. With sammo kambo hung, chingying lam, hoi mang, ha huang.
Encounters of the spooky kind 1980 trailer youtube. Close encounters of the spooky kind 2 gui yao gui 1990. Ricky lau koonwai directs this nameonly sequel to the 1981 cult classic. Encounters of the spooky kind film suggest new definition. Of course you can buy the vhs tape, but noone buys vhs anymore, theyre ancient. Encounters of the spooky kind is a 1980 hong kong martial arts comedy horror film written and directed by sammo hung, who also starred in the lead role.
Encounters of the spooky kind letterboxd social film. Remembering back on it, it seems like a place where you could film a brate slasher film, but that was not my concern. The horrorcomedymartial arts film is a popular hong kong cinema genre, and few films represent it better than directorwriterstar sammo hungs spooky encounters a. The gambling ghost 1991 by clifton ko 25 march 2020. With sammo kambo hung, fat chung, lung chan, ha huang. Spooky encounters screens at the 2015 udine far east film festival as part of their hk martial arts special focus. What had my attention was not the humming and buzzing of the washer machines and dryers or the unnatural white light from the fluorescent bulbs. About the author anthony gates currently teaches film and dabbles a little with film making.
While writing a letter for one of those friends, i felt a creepy chill that brought shivers down my spine as if the wind blew but it wasnt a windy. Sometimes simply called spooky encounters depending which release you. Encounters of the spooky kind how is encounters of the spooky kind abbreviated. Free spooky stock video footage 967 free downloads. Rent encounter of the spooky kind 1980 starring sammo hung kambo and ma wu on dvd and bluray.
The standard kungfu movie freeze frame ending will leave some. The chinese name for the movie accurately translates as ghost fights. Vampire 1985, its arguably classic sequels and a host of films with descriptive titles like. The horrorcomedymartial arts film is a popular hong kong cinema genre, and few films represent it better than directorwriterstar sammo. Impoverished teahouse worker and martialarts student abao is engaged to his boss daughter, little chu, and fights to protect her from the lecherous advances of the wealthy but repulsive master shi. Sammo is courageous cheung, a pedicab driver in a rural community who is known around town as the man who fears nothing. Best advice learned from this film when you need more chi stamp the ground and if two opponents are evenly matched the one with the higher alter will. Your heart will heala gentle guided journal for getting over anyone, by chrissy stockton, will help you uncover inner peace and the strength to move on. Free spooky stock video footage licensed under creative commons, open source, and more. His strategy was to play nice with these spooky figures and overcome his fears of the night.
Hopping vampires, seductive spirits and giant predatory tongues. Speaking of true creepy encounters, this incident occurred while i was in college. Spooky encounters is not scary or gorefilled by todays standards, but it is still a good spooky film that is a must for those into 1980s hong kong martial arts cinema or fans of sammo hung. The 33yearold said her regulars believe the cricketers in gravesend, kent, is haunted by former landlord murphy. Kids enter in the storage area of the ark where theyll encounter a few critters who are exploring noahs belongings. Encounters of the spooky kind 1980 horror cult films. The ghostly encounters episode guide includes recaps for every episode from every season and a full list of where you can watch episodes online instantly. Participants trigger the hotels spooky surprises with a series of hidden. The story behind these horror flicks is as scary as the movies themselves. Cheungs wife and boss are seeing each other, and decide to dispatch him with a wizard. Its a familyfriendly way to introduce kids to noahs ark and to get their imaginations running. All that being said, the movie is still watchable do to sammo hung alone and even some fun, however.
I was sitting in the flat of a hill, monitoring traffic. Overall though, great hk actioner with the taoism element thrown in and monster fighting, top stuff. Scary skeleton hand moving from the right of the scene. The legendary sammo hung directs and stars in spooky encounters, a wildy entertaining film combining action, comedy, and supernatural shenanigans into one spectacular hong kong cinema package. Encounters of the spooky kind ii is a 1990 hong kong martial arts comedy horror film produced, choreographed, starring sammo hung. Your guide to halloween events in brooklyn brooklyn eagle. Far east flix is temporarily closed to finish fulfilling the spring sale orders.
Its rare i ever get genuinely creeped out in a building, but the vibe of the dorm we were in was very off. Hong kong cinema encounters of a spooky kind sammo hung. The cellar was even boarded up to stop spooky happenings when she first took over. Hung plays chang, a town bumpkin who unwittingly is drawn into the realm of the supernatural after a trick by his buddies goes awry and conjures up a zombie. Encounter zombies, werewolves, witches and spirits on a haunted walk. The 1980 hong kong movie, encounters of the spooky kind, has all those elements and more. From sammo hungs spooky encounters to king hus valedictory painted skin, the 1980s hong kong ghost film cycle produced a stylish and distinctive body of work that compares with the best of universal and hammer. Spooky encounters, aka encounters of the spooky kind. Angelita a boy buys a mask that gives the power to avenge his little sisters death. Alex is as obsessed with the first film as the 20 million people who viewed its viral trailer on youtube. The latest version of the program can be installed on pcs running windows xp7810, 32bit.
Encounters of the spooky kind ii 1990 a martialarts student sammo hung battles supernatural forces to prevent a suitor from stealing the woman he loves. Search, discover and share your favorite spooky movies gifs. This film was released after sammo had worked on some of the all time great kung. The gravesend inn is produced by theatreworks, city techs resident theatrical troupe, with design, construction and operating support provided by students and faculty of the colleges nationally unique entertainment technology department, this themeparkquality halloween attraction has been thrilling children and adults alike since 2000. I know most people only think of martial arts flicks when hong kong is mentioned, but as spooky encounters shows, there is much more than fists and feet to be seen in these movies. Yet the film was a comparatively late entry in a wellestablished genre. Encounters of the spooky kind martial arts action movies. Complete install software, database, drivers, and all support files. Close encounters of the spooky kind 2 1990 mydramalist.
The film was produced by hungs production company, bojon films company ltd. It is sometimes listed as aka close encounters of the spooky kind 2. Free haunted stock video footage 875 free downloads. Encounters of the spooky kind ii 1990 movie moviefone. Also known as spooky encounters, its chinese name translates as ghost fights. Ahh yes, the perfect choice to wash away the bad taste of watching a highly atrocious and. Playing on the title of the popular close encounters of the third kind, sammo hung has decided to create something a little different called encounters of the spooky kind a mix of ghost like horror, voodoo and kung fu action.
It is sometimes listed as close encounters of the spooky kind, more. Theres quite a few highly regarded asian films ive not seen, so if theyre not on this list thats probably why. Encounters of the spooky kind 1980 aka spooky encounters trailer director. Gravesend inn haunted hotel things to do in new york. Cartoon halloween pumpkin with glitch fx animation. Well, this is proved false before the opening credits finish when he endures a particularly frightening nightmare of flesheating zombies. J2ee based event driven framework for internet services. Its definitely an interesting idea, although not too bad the movie didnt turnout as interesting as it sounded. A groundbreaking, genremaking, supernatural, kung fu horror comedy, starring, written and directed by sammo hung.
Due to the covid19 dilemma, my duplication supplies are constantly being delivered late. What better way to kick off the month of october than with terrifying tales from nurses all over. He grew up on horror movies but soon fell in love with asian cinema as well. Grave encounters 2 1 hours and 35 minutes movie 2012 for people who dont believe the events of grave encounters 2011. Of course, sammo hung does showcase some nice kung fu at times, but this is more of a supernatural comedy, as opposed to a typical action film. Click to reveal a promo code to save 15% off all subscriptions and credits. The first and most jarring was two years ago at an old dormitory of an abandoned military school. That wasnt all though, i also felt like i knew there were strangers in my house, walking from roomto.
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