Hex Vs. Witchcraft (Cantonese version)
Shawscope Volume Four
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1h 40m
1980 • Hong Kong • Directed by Kuei Chih-Hung
Here director Kuei Chih-hung gets to combine his love of hilarious comedies with bone-chilling horror in a tale of a marriage made in hell! A compulsive gambler’s botched suicide attempt, results in his wedding to a ghost who haunts him in weird, wonderful, horrid, and hilarious ways. She even comes to the rescue after he’s robbed, leading to a fitting and funny conclusion to a singular comedic horror film of fate and phantoms. This is the Cantonese version.
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