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From Shaw to Snakes: The Venom and Violence of Early Chinese Language Horror Cinema
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.
Creators
Naomi Holwill — Director
Top cast
Godfrey Ho
Hsiang Yun-Peng
Kam Kwok-Leung
Sean TierneyKEEP DISCOVERING
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