A Chinese Ghost Story (Sien nui yau wan) (1987)

Damn this was good. A hopelessly romantic love story, an absolutely bonkers Evil Dead-inspired horror movie, a badass wuxia pian and a wacky Hong Kong comedy all rolled into one, and somehow none of them feel out of place. Wu Ma does a rap musical number in the middle of…

Tao A

73 Really dug this overall - its romance is lovely and the horror/fantasy is well-balanced - but what put it over the edge were the zombie skeletons. What a treat.

SilentDawn

Have you ever watched Sam Raimi's Evil Dead films and though to yourself, man those were great but I wish there was more.. martial arts, flying, zither, cute romance, long flowy fabric, endless tongues, and a rapping taoist priest? Well you're in luck... I had a blast…

Nemu

Love is.. fighting a giant tongue-monster to save your undead crush from impending doom. 👅💥🤛🏻👻♥️ A Chinese Ghost Story was so much better than I expected it to be, and it was a lot funnier too! It is rightfully a cult classic.

Lou (rhymes with wow!)

Really just A Touch of Zen but done in the style of The Evil Dead. Which makes sense, given that both it and the King Hu movie are based on stories from the Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio collection. Tsui Hark and Ching Siu-tung's idolization of King Hu would become…

Sean Gilman

A fantastic mix of horror, comedy and romance! What A Chinese Ghost Story lacks in coherence, it more than makes up for with imagination and verve! The film begins with an atmospheric sequence in a haunted house, before moving onto a slapstick sword fight scene and that…

Slig001

I'm really grateful to @Nemu for a stellar recommendation, this is exactly what I needed. A Chinese Ghost Story surpassed my expectations in every way, as someone who grew up with Chinese films I'm ashamed i missed this gem. It's Evil Dead's mystical cousin dipped in wuxia…

AriseMac

Rule 34 says that Internet pornography exists concerning every conceivable topic. Well, A Chinese Ghost Story is horror, comedy, and Kung Fu having a threesome.

CinemaVoid 🏴‍☠️

The Daoist rap song is a banger; the flying heads at the end are really pretty creepy. First viewing of this since I was in high school; glad I finally refreshed myself so I can watch Kevin Chu Yen-ping's scene-for-scene parody Mr Ghost Cheater (1987).

Will Sloan