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Jiangshi of Mr. Vampire

Also called: hopping vampire
FilmUndeadHopsA bad death or burial1968 to 1999

Mr. Vampire is the Hong Kong comedy-horror that established the conventions of the jiangshi film, built on the hopping corpse of Chinese folklore. Set in Republican-era China, it pits a Taoist priest and his students against one. Its success produced four sequels and many imitations.1

⚔️ Battle it
First appeared
1985
Released 1985
Source work
Mr. Vampire (1985)
Ricky Lau (producer Sammo Hung)
Age rating
15 (UK)
Made in
Hong Kong
What causes it
A bad death or burial
A body in an exhumed family grave is found intact and has become a jiangshi.
How you become one
Those it kills or wounds can turn.
How it moves
Hops
It hops.
Weak spots
  • paper talismans
  • enchanted ink
  • fire
  • glutinous rice (treats a victim's wound)

When did it first appear?

Ancient world
Middle Ages
1500 to 1899
1900 to 1967
1968 to 1999
2000 to 2009
2010 to today
1985

Released 1985

field notes

What the sources say

1

Based on the jiangshi, the hopping corpse of Chinese folklore1

2

A Taoist priest contains it with talismans and lines of enchanted ink1

3

Lam Ching-ying's priest with a single eyebrow became his signature role1

4

The breakthrough film of the 1980s jiangshi genre, establishing its conventions1

5

Four sequels by the same director followed between 1986 and 19921

6

It set off a vampire craze in Japan1

Could you outrun it?

Speed class from how the sources describe it (hops), not a measurement.

You, walking about 5 km/h
Jiangshi of Mr. Vampire about 5 km/h
You, jogging about 10 km/h
A fit adult sprinting about 24 km/h
A fast cyclist about 37 km/h

Sources

  1. Mr. Vampire - Wikipedia

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Same era: 1968 to 1999

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