Halloween is about to come, and what's the best way to get the best scare? Binge watch classic Chinese horror movies that will surely send chills down your spine. Although China is known for being strict in passing films that promote cults and superstitions, here are the four best classic scary movies that successfully passed the film censors.
'The Mirror' (1999)
"The Mirror" started the collaboration of Hong Kong and Singapore in making films. This classic Chinese horror movie featured some scenes filmed in the said foreign country, per Goody Feed.
"The Mirror" tells the story of an ancient brothel in China, where a dead prostitute's blood poured on a cursed mirror. Back to the modern world, different people owned the mirror and got cursed.
'Enigma at St. Paul Hospital' (1990)
"Enigma at St. Paul Hospital" is one of the classic Chinese horror movies. It tells the story of Communist Officials' investigation about Nationalist weapon stores that eventually lead them to a creepy hospital. Set during the Chinese civil war in Chengdu, viewers will witness a lot of unexplainable happenings in this movie.
According to the South China Morning Post, online critics praise "Enigma at St. Paul Hospital" for its haunting musical score and shocking shots of the morgue. Also, the enigmatic portrayal of the morgue's warden adds to this classic Chinese horror movie's chilling experience.
'The Lonely Spirit in an Old Building' (1989)
"The Lonely Spirit in an Old Building" is a classic Chinese horror movie that filmmakers in the same genre use to measure their works. With a budget of just 700,000 Yuan, it earns in the box office five folds of its investment.
This classic Chinese horror movie is directed by Liang Ming and Mu Deyuan. "The Lonely Spirit in an Old Building" is about an elderly patient with heart disease. The patient died when watching a film about the weird adventures of a recordist and an actress who happened to record the sound effects of an old building, which about to get demolished. The recorded sounds capture ghoulish voices that led to dreadful events.
'A Chinese Ghost Story' (1987)
"A Chinese Ghost Story" is a classic Chinese horror movie that started the ghost story productions in Hong Kong. Based on the original story of another legendary scary tales, "Liao Zhai," it featured big stars like Leslie Cheung, Joey Wong, and Wu Ma.
Its IMDb page noted that "A Chinese Ghost Story" tells the tale of a man who experienced a series of bad luck that he had to spend a night in a haunted temple. Here, he meets a female ghost, whom he fell in love with. He will then find himself in a battle with an evil tree to save the woman's soul from its control.
