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How Sammo Hung found the magic formula for Hong Kong ghost films

Summary by South China Morning Post
Traditional Cantonese ghost films were anti-superstition. In films like the Mr Vampire series, Sammo Hung blended comedy, Chinese superstition and martial arts to give Hong Kong cinema-goers home-grown horror.

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How Sammo Hung found the magic formula for Hong Kong ghost films

Traditional Cantonese ghost films were anti-superstition. In films like the Mr Vampire series, Sammo Hung blended comedy, Chinese superstition and martial arts to give Hong Kong cinema-goers home-grown horror.

·Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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South China Morning Post broke the news in Hong Kong, Hong Kong on Saturday, October 1, 2022.
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