Episode 45: Corpse Mania

Update: 2025-10-03

Description

In this episode we take a departure to Hong Kong's mighty Shaw Brothers studio, for Kuei Chih-Hung'a grisly 1981 horror Corpse Mania/Shi yao.

CW: Violence, gendered violence, gore, necrophilia.

Availability on disc and streaming: Blu-ray.com

Our theme music:
Silent Night (Dark Piano Version) by myuu
Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0
Free Download/Stream Music promoted by Audio Library

Giallo Reading List (special Hong Kong edition)
Planet Hong Kong: Popular Cinema and the Art of Entertainment by David Bordwell

Hong Kong Action Cinema by Bey Logan

The Essential Guide to Deadly China Dolls compiled by Rick Baker and Toby Russell, edited by Lisa Baker

So Deadly, So Perverse: 50 Years of Italian Giallo Films by Troy Howarth
Volume 3: Giallo-Style Films From Around the World

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Episode 45: Corpse Mania

Episode 45: Corpse Mania