Mr Vampire
This is the Hong Kong movie version of a Chinese hopping vampire, a jiang shi, literally “stiff corpse.” They are actually more like a Western zombie, but let’s face it, “hopping vampire” sounds cooler.
I had to slo-mo through scenes from the 1985 Hong Kong classic “Mr Vampire” several times to get the details down, hence the name.
The yellow strip is a death blessing. They are placed on the forehead of the vampire to control them. This death blessing is removable, but I don’t recommend leaving it off! You never know…
Mr Vampire
This is the Hong Kong movie version of a Chinese hopping vampire, a jiang shi, literally “stiff corpse.” They are actually more like a Western zombie, but let’s face it, “hopping vampire” sounds cooler.
I had to slo-mo through scenes from the 1985 Hong Kong classic “Mr Vampire” several times to get the details down, hence the name.
The yellow strip is a death blessing. They are placed on the forehead of the vampire to control them. This death blessing is removable, but I don’t recommend leaving it off! You never know…