TALES FROM THE DARK

TALES FROM THE DARK Part 1, 2013

Hong Kong |DCP, Color, 114’ | Cantonese
Directors: Simon Yam, Chi-Ngai Lee, Fruit Chan
Cast: Simon Yam, Jeannie Chan, Dada Chan, Kelly Chen, Tony Leung

Having made its world premiere in New York Asian Film Festival(2013), “Tales From The Dark Part 1” features three different cautionary ghost stories that adapted from writings by Chinese author Lilian Lee with the directing of three different directors.
The first story “Stolen Goods” is directed by Simon Yam and the lead role played by him. Kwan lives in a shabby room full of children’s toys. He is haunted by ghosts and after he gets fired from his job, he decides to make money by stealing the urns of ashes and blackmailing the families into buying them back from him.
The second story is directed by Lee Chi-Ngai and titled “A Word in the Palm”. Mr. Ho is a fortune teller and he has the ability to see ghosts. He starts to investigate the mystery of a teenage ghost who’s haunting her former swim teacher.
And the final story is titled “Jing Zhe”, directed by Fruit Chan. A fortune-teller is asked by a woman to perform a ritual that curses the people who deceived her.

"This somewhat uneven but engrossing mini-triptych should please fans of Asian horror without necessarily scaring their pants off". – Variety Magazine