The One-Eyebrow Priest vs. a Euro vampire, horny ghosts, and one chaotic child vampire. Absolute madness.
Lam Ching-Ying returns as the famous "Vampire Buster," this time starring as the One-Eyebrow Priest. To save the village from paranormal menaces, he deals with and battles a host of mysterious creatures including: a little mischievous Chinese vampire; a lustful female ghost; the spirit of a woman murdered by a club owner and a European vampire and his blood-sucking pet bats.
Practical Effects
Glorious rubber bat puppets and hopping vampire child.
Stunts
Lam Ching-Ying's actual martial arts chops on full display.
Direction
Lam directing himself into iconic priest lore.
Director
Lam Ching-Ying
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'jiangshi' (hopping vampire) folklore here clashes with Western Dracula tropes, reflecting 1980s Hong Kong's colonial identity crisis.
Lam Ching-Ying was Sammo Hung's longtime stunt coordinator before becoming the definitive Taoist priest; this was his rare directorial credit.
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