“Mr. Vampire”: How Lam Ching-ying’s Taoist Masterpiece Redefined Global Horror Cinema-The Cultural Alchemy of Jiangshi Legends and Its Unexpected Dialogue with Western Vampire Lore* In 1985, when Hollywood was still romanticizing Dracula’s gothic castles, Hong Kong cinema unleashed a groundbreaking horror-comedy that reanimated Chinese folklore with Taoist philosophy. Lam Ching-ying’s Mr. Vampire (一眉道人) remains a […]
