Episode 7: The Wong Jing Halloween Special

For this special, spooky episode of our Wong Jing series, John and Samm explore the horror comedies Wong Jing made in the late 1980s as a director, writer, and actor. We discuss films he wrote and acted in, like Lam Ngai-kai’s The Ghost Snatchers (1986), about a high rise building haunted by the ghosts of Japanese soldiers from WWII; Evil Cat (1987), about a demonic cat entity that must be defeated at all costs; and Ghost Busting (1989), about office workers who have to learn to fight off the ghosts swarming their building. We also dive into his directorial efforts like Mr. Possessed (1988), where Kenny Bee is tormented by a ghost who doesn’t want him to find a girlfriend; Ghost Fever (1989), where Wong Jing plays an asshole who cheats on his pregnant wife and is terrorized by angry ghosts as a result; and the insane Haunted Jail House (1989), part women-in-prison film, part sex comedy, and part horror movie. Thanks for listing and please follow Samm and John over at Patreon for more!