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The engine behind Shaw Brothers never faltered in enthusiasm, willing to blend concepts both wildly ambitious and cleverly inspired by other cinema hits. Their waning days in the 1980s were no exception, and perhaps their most eclectic. Here we present to you a spectrum of horrors from the Shaw system, encompassing everything from demonic possession, atrocities of World War II, ghost stories, rape and revenge, police infighting, mahjong competition, blind prophets, the wages of good fortune, mother hatred, and even cannibalism.
SEX BEYOND THE GRAVE
Combining heavy influences of Poltergeist, intense mahjong action, twentieth-century history, and a shocking dose of sleaze, SEX BEYOND THE GRAVE again proves that Shaw Brothers could craft singular entertainment from an array of influences. Written and co-directed by Tai-Heng Li (assistant director of Dirty Ho, writer/assistant director of Legendary Weapons of China) and photographed by An Sung-Tsao (The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter) and Mu-To Kung (Five Deadly Venoms), it stars Tony Liu (Human Lanterns), Kuan-Chung Ku (Bastard Swordsman), and Mabel Kwong (Possessed II). The winds and dragons at Vinegar Syndrome are delighted to bring you this spirited shocker, newly scanned and restored from its original camera negative, and featuring its original, unaltered film-sourced soundtrack.
HELL HAS NO BOUNDARY
Functioning as both a dark horror story and a study of maternal issues and feminine rage, HELL HAS NO BOUNDARY takes a possession story into realms of dread and trauma lasting generations. Directed by Chuan Yang (Seeding of a Ghost) and photographed by Chin Chiang Ma (Holy Flame of the Martial World), it stars Derek Yee (Magnificent Warriors), Kent Tong (Police Story), and features an astonishing Leanne Liu (The Lady Assassin) as May. Vinegar Syndrome is enthralled to present this demonic horror drama newly scanned and restored from its original camera negative, and featuring its original, unaltered film-sourced soundtrack.
HAUNTED TALES
Co-directed/co-written by Chor Yuen (Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan) and Mou Tun-Fei (Men Behind the Sun), HAUNTED TALES is a bracing horror anthology combining two different projects into an efficient package. Co-written by Szeto On (The Boxer’s Omen) and Alex Cheung (Man on the Brink), it features Li Ching (The Boxer from Shantung), Yun Ling (Killers on Wheels), Chan Shen (The 36th Chamber of Shaolin), and Chi-Ching Yang (Come Drink with Me). Vinegar Syndrome is eager to extend these chilling tales to you, newly scanned and restored from its original camera negative, and featuring its original, unaltered film-sourced soundtrack.