Jiangshi was a popular subgenre of horror films in Hong Kong cinema especially in the 1980s. Photo: handout
Halloween special: what are Chinese hopping zombies? Meet jiangshi, the undead horror film villains made famous in cult 80s Hong Kong movie Mr Vampire
Bruce Lee’s personal assistant Lam Ching-ying later became famous himself as the notorious vampire-slaying hero of the Mr Vampire trilogy, Magic Cop and Encounters of the Spooky Kind II – here’s everything you need to know about the menacing movie monsters
Jiangshi was a popular subgenre of horror films in Hong Kong cinema especially in the 1980s. Photo: handout