A Wicked Ghost
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A Wicked Ghost is a 1999 Hong Kong horror
film directed by Leung Hung-wah and starring Francis Ng
, Gigi Lai
, Gabriel Harrison, Edward Mok, Nelson Ngai and Celia Sze. It was followed by the sequels A Wicked Ghost II: The Fear
in 2000 and A Wicked Ghost III: The Possession
in 2002.
. During the game, the only member of the group not to participate, Ming, sees a female ghost with long hair. Soon after, one of the companions dies of a heart attack in the bathroom. Magazine editors, Jack and Cessy (Ming's older sister), hear about the case and investigate, discovering that the other three players have also died since.
Fearing that Ming might also die, they seek help from an expert on the supernatural, Fa-mo, and compile all the clues they have so far hoping to solve the mystery. They learn about a village called Huangshan, which experienced a bizarre massacre nearly 100 years previously. In the village, Cessy learns about a famous actress of Cantonese Opera
who lived back then. Instead of serving as an example to the village, this actress was a foul and despicable person, who plotted to become a member of the village's most wealthy family by setting a trap for the wife, Cho Yan-may, and killing her. The actress then abandoned the body on the mountain. When the actress died, but the vengeful ghost of the wife didn't leave. Within three days she murdered 66 villagers.
This time around, whilst building a new construction on the mountain, the bones of the vengeful ghost were pushed in to the water source on the side of the mountain. It's because of this that Cho Yan-may is once again killing people. The two examine the site and realise that the ghost can't personally kill others, she can only cause wild hallucinations in people who have drunk the water and cause them to kill themselves in violent and odd ways. However, this realisation comes too late, as Cessy and her husband have already drunk water from the polluted source. Ming, though, resolves not to sit and wait for death, she goes to the pool with the intention of dredging out the ghost's bones, however she fails and is drowned in the pool.
At this point, the only one to have not drunk the water is Fa-mo. In order to save Cessy, whom Fa-mo has always secretly loved, he conquers his own fears and drinks from the pool without hesitation. Whilst facing the hallucination of Cho Yan-may, he manages to save both himself and his beloved Cessy by inciting the ghost's sympathy for his deep love.
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
film directed by Leung Hung-wah and starring Francis Ng
Francis Ng
-Career:Like so many of Hong Kong's actors, Ng has his roots in television. He graduated from TVB's training classes in 1985. He acted in minor roles working gradually upwards in the television hierarchy, but his looks did not fit in the conventional leading man role...
, Gigi Lai
Gigi Lai
Gigi Lai is a Hong Kong actress and Cantopop singer. Lai was under a contract with the television station TVB and she retired in October 2008. She is popularly nicknamed by the Hong Kong media as the "Goddess of Beauty" ....
, Gabriel Harrison, Edward Mok, Nelson Ngai and Celia Sze. It was followed by the sequels A Wicked Ghost II: The Fear
A Wicked Ghost II: The Fear
A Wicked Ghost II: The Fear is a 2000 Hong Kong horror film directed by Francis Nam and starring Joey Meng, Angie Cheung, Ken Wong, Joyce Chan and Chow Yan-yan. It is preceded by A Wicked Ghost in 1999 and followed by A Wicked Ghost III: The Possession in 2002.-Plot:Three police officers attempt to...
in 2000 and A Wicked Ghost III: The Possession
A Wicked Ghost III: The Possession
A Wicked Ghost III: The Possession is a 2002 Hong Kong horror film produced by Stanley Tong, directed by Hung Chung-hap and starring Gigi Lai, Cheung Tat-ming, Grace Lam, Yip Sai wing, Wayne Lai, Patrick Keung, Jenny Yam and Joyce Han...
in 2002.
Plot
Four bored companions decide to contact a ghostOuija
The Ouija board also known as a spirit/fire key board or talking board, is a flat board marked with the letters of the alphabet, the numbers 0-9, the words "yes", "no", "hello" and "goodbye", and other symbols and words are sometimes also added to help personalize the board...
. During the game, the only member of the group not to participate, Ming, sees a female ghost with long hair. Soon after, one of the companions dies of a heart attack in the bathroom. Magazine editors, Jack and Cessy (Ming's older sister), hear about the case and investigate, discovering that the other three players have also died since.
Fearing that Ming might also die, they seek help from an expert on the supernatural, Fa-mo, and compile all the clues they have so far hoping to solve the mystery. They learn about a village called Huangshan, which experienced a bizarre massacre nearly 100 years previously. In the village, Cessy learns about a famous actress of Cantonese Opera
Cantonese opera
Cantonese opera is one of the major categories in Chinese opera, originating in southern China's Cantonese culture. It is popular in Guangdong, Guangxi, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore and Malaysia. Like all versions of Chinese opera, it is a traditional Chinese art form, involving music, singing,...
who lived back then. Instead of serving as an example to the village, this actress was a foul and despicable person, who plotted to become a member of the village's most wealthy family by setting a trap for the wife, Cho Yan-may, and killing her. The actress then abandoned the body on the mountain. When the actress died, but the vengeful ghost of the wife didn't leave. Within three days she murdered 66 villagers.
This time around, whilst building a new construction on the mountain, the bones of the vengeful ghost were pushed in to the water source on the side of the mountain. It's because of this that Cho Yan-may is once again killing people. The two examine the site and realise that the ghost can't personally kill others, she can only cause wild hallucinations in people who have drunk the water and cause them to kill themselves in violent and odd ways. However, this realisation comes too late, as Cessy and her husband have already drunk water from the polluted source. Ming, though, resolves not to sit and wait for death, she goes to the pool with the intention of dredging out the ghost's bones, however she fails and is drowned in the pool.
At this point, the only one to have not drunk the water is Fa-mo. In order to save Cessy, whom Fa-mo has always secretly loved, he conquers his own fears and drinks from the pool without hesitation. Whilst facing the hallucination of Cho Yan-may, he manages to save both himself and his beloved Cessy by inciting the ghost's sympathy for his deep love.
Cast
- Francis NgFrancis Ng-Career:Like so many of Hong Kong's actors, Ng has his roots in television. He graduated from TVB's training classes in 1985. He acted in minor roles working gradually upwards in the television hierarchy, but his looks did not fit in the conventional leading man role...
as Mr Mo - Gigi LaiGigi LaiGigi Lai is a Hong Kong actress and Cantopop singer. Lai was under a contract with the television station TVB and she retired in October 2008. She is popularly nicknamed by the Hong Kong media as the "Goddess of Beauty" ....
as Cessy - Gabriel Harrison as Ming
- Edward Mok as Jack
- Chow Yan-yan as Cho Yan-may
- Nelson Ngai as Po Wan-tin
- Celia Sze as Annie
- Lui Tat as Li Chiang
- Cheung Yue-lee as young Li Chiang
- Lam Suk-yan as Biggie
- Joseph Tang as Rubbish
- Man Yeung as Big-bee