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Tales from the Dark 2 (2013)

Tales from the Dark 2 poster
Original title
李碧華鬼魅系列:奇幻夜
Directed by
Gordon Chan
Genre
horror film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
19
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 16 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This Hong Kong horror anthology has three stories. An insomniac woman buys a cursed pillow. A group of friends play hide-and-seek in an abandoned school. A man with an umbrella meets dangerous people on the streets at night.

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What happens

Tales from the Dark 2 (Chinese: 李碧華鬼魅系列: 奇幻夜; lit. 'Li Bihua's Ghost Series: Fantasy Night') is a 2013 Hong Kong horror anthology film directed by Gordon Chan, Lawrence Ah Mon and Teddy Robin. A sequel to Tales from the Dark 1, the film is also divided into three segments based on short stories by Lilian Lee. The first part, titled Pillow (枕妖), starred Fala Chen as an insomniac woman who purchases a cursed pillow after the apparent disappearance of her boyfriend (Gordon Lam). The second part, Hide and Seek (迷藏), is about a group of youngsters who return to their old primary school to play hide-and-seek at night. The final part, Black Umbrella (黑傘), starred Teddy Robin as an umbrella-carrying man who encounters lowlifes as he travels along the streets of Hong Kong late at night. The film was released on 8 August 2013, about four weeks after the release of the first film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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