Shadow of the Ruins

Dark and windy night, the village is haunted, the villagers do not dare to go out, so they invited the magician to catch the ghost, after a day, the night, the magician was eaten by the ghost, leaving a pile of bones and brains, the villagers buried the bones and brains of the magician. The villagers then went back. It was another night, and suddenly, the villagers heard a sound in the earth. One villager went down and was eaten by a ghost. The villagers were sad. Another villager offered himself to learn to become an immortal, the villagers sent him away, and he finally returned to the village after a trek through the mountains, and at night he relied on the spells he had learned to finally destroy the ghost.

Directed by Chiu Shu-San, Shadow of the Ruins leans on a strong ensemble — Kwong San-Siu, Liu Mung-Kok, Chow Chi-Sing — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.

The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about horror titles of 1937.