''The Imp'' (兇榜;

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directed by

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Plot

With a pregnant wife at home, Keung has been struggling to find a job when he finally finds work as a security guard in a commercial building. Strange incidents occur in the building and his colleagues begin to one-by-one die in horrible ways due to an

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warns Keung that he will be the next victim and teaches him how to avoid the fate. But Keung discovers the imp is trying to possess his baby. Failing to stop this, the ending shows him trying to kill the baby with an axe.

Cast

Chan Shen Chan Shen (11 March 1940 - 26 April 1984) was a Taiwanese-born Hong Kong film actor. He is best known for his roles as gangsters or villains in Hong Kong action cinema in the 1970s. Already an established film actor in Taiwan, he entered the Ho ...

- Old uncle Han *

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- Fatty *

Charlie Chin Charlie Chin Hsiang-lin (; born May 19, 1948) is a Taiwanese actor. Background Born in Nanjing, China in 1948, he first had his break when he moved to Hong Kong with his family at an early age. At only 12 years of age Charlie moved to Taiwan to j ...

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(credited as Wah Ngor) * Yu Yi-ha

Reception

Devon B. from ''Digital Retribution'' awarded the film a score of 1/5, writing, "''The Imp'' is a somewhat slow movie that lacks any real eeriness until the climax." Peter Nepstad from ''The Illuminated Lantern'' awarded the film 4/4 stars, praising the film's characterizations, and slow build of supernatural tension.

References

External links

* * 1981 films 1981 horror films 1980s Cantonese-language films 1980s supernatural horror films Hong Kong supernatural horror films Demons in film 1980s Hong Kong films {{1980s-horror-film-stub