After returning from his escapades in the temple, he returns home only to find his place blood-stained, trashed and his wife supposedly murdered (although not there to confirm otherwise), and the police, led by the great Lam Ching-Ying ('Magnificent Butcher', 'Eastern Condors' -- sadly, he died in 1997), arrest him. He breaks out of jail and is soon on the run. However, all is soon set for the climactic battle, which is quite different to what you may have seen before...

This contains some brilliant comic moments (particularly the zombie that follows Sammo's every move -- almost!) and the choreography is undeniably among the best he's done that show his surprising range of mobility for someone his size. The ruck where he uses Monkey-style Kung Fu is amazing!


High kicking shenanigans and comedy kung-fu capers   October 27, 2001
 5 out of 7 found this review helpful

This was one of the films that spawned a series of inferior comedy/horror/kung fu cash-ins. This is by far the pinnacle of it's genre. It stars Samo Hung (Pedicab Driver, Martial Law, Magnificent Butcher) in the lead role. He is renowned for being fearless and no bet is turned down to prove this, even if it does involve ghosts and vampires. He is framed by his boss for the murder of his wife and has to find the real killer with the help of Chun Fa (Magnificent Butcher, Prodigal Son) whilst avoiding the police inspector on his tail played magnificently as ever by Lam Ching Ying (Mr Vampire, Big Boss). All in all this is a non-stop roller coaster ride of thrills, spills and shocks.


Trickshot reviews kung fu films!   June 24, 2000
 3 out of 3 found this review helpful

This is another great Golden Harvest movie directed by and starring Sammo Hung. The film blends slapstick horror comedy and kung fu action together with awesome results. A Hong Kong box office smash "Encounters of the spooky kind" is quoted as being a mix between "Evil Dead" and "Fist of Fury". It's a top Sammo film, not as good as some of his other stuff but far greater than the poor sequel that was made a decade later.