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1980·NR

You've heard of Voodoo! You've heard of Ninja! NOW HERE'S BLACK MAGIC IN KUNG FU!!!

ActionComedyFantasy1h 44m

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82%

Tomatometer

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82%

Popcornmeter

6.8

TMDB

Storyline

"Big Guts" Cheung, a man well known in his local village for his lack of fear, is put to the test after being tricked into spending the night in a temple full of spirits, zombies, and vampires.

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Axelle Carolyn on ENCOUNTERS OF THE SPOOKY KIND

Axelle Carolyn on ENCOUNTERS OF THE SPOOKY KIND

Details

DirectorSammo Hung

ReleasedDec 24, 1980

StatusReleased

Original languagecn

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

$731.8K

Parental guideNRUS

Studios

Bo Ho Films

Orange Sky Golden HarvestParagon Films

Cast

Sammo Hung

Sammo Hung

Bold Cheung

Paul Chung Fat

Paul Chung Fat

Priest Tsui

Wu Ma

Wu Ma

Ah Chiu

Lam Ching-Ying

Lam Ching-Ying

The Inspector

Peter Chan Lung

Peter Chan Lung

Priest Chin Hoi

To Siu-Ming

To Siu-Ming

Ah Dooh / Ah To / Cocky

Huang Ha

Huang Ha

Master Tam

Leung Suet-Mei

Leung Suet-Mei

Cheung's Wife

Tai Bo

Tai Bo

Adviser Lau

Chang Ching-Po

Chang Ching-Po

Uncle Fok

Yuen Miu

Yuen Miu

Ah Mu / Prison Guard

Ho Pak-Kwong

Ho Pak-Kwong

Peeping Tom

Where to watch(NG)

Stream

Criterion Channel

Reviews

3 reviews · 2 critics

2 fresh · 0 rotten

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Gavin Spoors

RTFILMHOUNDS MagazineAug 4, 2025

Encounters of the Spooky Kind still holds up incredibly well since its release 41 years ago and that is mostly thanks to Hung.

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Rob Aldam

RTBackseat MafiaJun 7, 2021

Its success is largely down to Hung, who writes, directs and stars.

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Information

Title

Encounters of the Spooky Kind

Released

Dec 24, 1980

Rated

NR

Region of Origin

Hong Kong

Original Audio

cn

Runtime

1h 44m

Status

Released

Studios

Bo Ho Films, Orange Sky Golden Harvest

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