Yes, it's that time of year again, and we turn our focus to modern Hong Kong horror, from the tail end of the Shaw Brothers right up to Fruit Chan's Coffin Homes. Meanwhile, Niina and Stephen share some of their favourites...
This episode's handy timecodes
00:00:49 - Episode introduction
00:02:18 - Why Hong Kong horror?
00:08:00 - Into the 80s
00:10:34 - Niina on Seeding Of A Ghost
00:13:51 - The evolution from Shaw Brothers
00:25:01 - The glorious descent into Category III
00:27:17 - The 1990s
00:38:07 - Post-handover and the 2000s
00:46:03 - Stephen on Hex
00:49:56 - The last decade
00:56:04 - The future of Hong Kong horror...(?)
01:03:17 - Outro
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