From Shaw to Snakes: The Venom and Violence of Early Chinese Language Horror Cinema

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The Synopsis

A look back at the largely undocumented period of early Chinese-language horror cinema, beginning in Hong Kong and the Shaw Brothers and graduating to Taiwan and the production of Calamity of Snakes in 1983.

The Cast

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From Shaw to Snakes: The Venom and Violence of Early Chinese Language Horror Cinema

The Genres

The Synopsis

The Cast

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