The Imp (1981 film)

The Imp (兇榜; Taiwan name:魔界轉世/魔界轉生) is a 1981 Hong Kong film directed by Dennis Yu.

Plot

Keung has a pregnant wife but he has been unemployed for a long period. One day he has a new job as a security guard in a commercial building. But strange incidents start happening and his colleagues die in horrible ways one by one by an imp. A geomancer tells Keung that he will be the next victim and teaches him how to avoid the fate. But Keung begins to discover the imp becomes his wife's baby. Fails to stop this, he tries to kill the baby by an axe.

The movies mix the traditional ghost story with new cinematic techniques, which makes it a most realistic and breath-taking thriller at its time.

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