Underplayed Gems

The Close Encounter of the Vampire (1986)

The Close Encounter of the Vampire poster
Original title
殭屍怕怕
Directed by
Yuen Woo-ping
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 12m
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A Hong Kong comedy horror film from 1986 about a hopping vampire from Chinese folklore. It blends slapstick humor with martial arts action as characters face the supernatural creature.

comediclightheartedcampyaction-orientedwhimsicalspooky but funfast-pacedplayful

What happens

The Close Encounter of the Vampire (Chinese: 殭屍怕怕; pinyin: Jiang shi pa pa), also known as The Close Encounters of Vampire, Dragon vs. Vampire, or Dragon Against Vampire, is a 1986 Cantonese-language Hong Kong comedy horror film directed by Lau Kar-leung. It is a jiangshi film based on Chinese folklore. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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