

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.
Stunts
Yuen Wah's physically demanding vampire performance—no CGI, just pure athleticism.
Practical Effects
Glorious practical effects: glued-on eyebrows, visible wires, zero apologies.
Direction
Ricky Lau's razor-sharp comic timing in horror setpieces.
Director
Ricky Lau
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This film single-handedly created the jiangshi subgenre—hopping vampires became a Hong Kong obsession spawning dozens of sequels and imitators.
Lam Ching-Ying's Master Gau became so beloved that he reprised the role in over a dozen films until his death in 1997.