Simon Abrams

A Guide To Hong Kong Category III Shockers: Leading Ladies

Let's hear it for the real stars of the genre — Julie Lee, Carrie Ng, Chingmy Yau, Amy Yip, Cindy Yip, and more.

A Guide To Hong Kong Category III Shockers: Sexual Violence

The looming, inescapable threat that became a staple of the umbrella genre.

A Guide To Hong Kong Category III Shockers: The Many Faces of DR. LAMB Star Simon Yam

The Rainy Night Butcher may not be an actual medical doctor...

A Guide To Hong Kong Category III Shockers: Terrors Ripped From The Headlines

MEN BEHIND THE SUN and other realistic-looking monsters.

A Guide To Hong Kong Category III Shockers: EBOLA SYNDROME Star Anthony Wong Haunts Your Dreams

Ebola! Ebola!

A Guide To Hong Kong Category III Shockers: Ghosts, Black Magic, And The Supernatural

Hong Kong's disreputable 1990s are back, with a vengeance.

DEATH RIDER IN THE HOUSE OF VAMPIRES (And Midnight Movies In 2021)

The SAW Films Don't Play Fair, And That's Why We Love Them

An ode to the franchise's punishing sense of melodrama and labyrinthine rug pulls.