Government official Ling Choi Sin journeys to the parched Black Mountain Village, to help its inhabitants find water. As he leads a group of volunteers up the haunted mountain, he encounters a bevy of sexy demons as well as a lovely girl named Siu Sin. After wooing her with some candy, he falls for her... and then realises that he is caught in a deadly triangle; another guy, a demon-hunter named Yan Chek Ha is also in love with Siu Sin. However, before the two men can settle their differences, they have to contend with the evil Tree Demon as well as a one-armed demon hunter who is determined to kill all the supernatural beings.
Visual Effects
Demon tongues that'll haunt your nightmares (and dreams?).
Costume
Siu Sin's ghostly white ensemble is ethereal perfection.
Stunts
Wire-fu chaos that defies gravity and common sense.
Director
Wilson Yip
Louis Koo
Yan Chek Ha
Liu Yifei
Nie Xiaoqian
Yu Shaoqun
Ning Choi-San
Louis Fan Siu-Wong
Thunder / Ha Suet Fung Lui
Wang Danyi Li
Ha Bing
Kara Hui Ying-Hung
Lou Lou
Gong Xinliang
Green Snake
Lin Peng
White Snake
Li Jing
Ti Nga, village idiot
Elvis Tsui Kam-Kong
Village head
Fung Hak-On
Second village head
Alan Chui Chung-San
Prisoner
Lu Yi
Demon
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is the third adaptation of Pu Songling's 18th-century story—the 1987 Tsui Hark version remains the iconic benchmark.
Liu Yifei reprised her ghostly role after playing the same character in a 2008 TV series, making her the definitive Nie Xiaoqian for a generation.
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