Bringemovies
← Browse Movies
Encounters of the Spooky Kind
TITLE DETAILS

Encounters of the Spooky Kind

1980-12-24 · 104 min · ★ 6.8

Action · Comedy · Fantasy · Horror

"Big Guts" Cheung, a man well known in his local village for his lack of fear, is put to the test after being tricked into spending the night in a temple full of spirits, zombies, and vampires.

Open detail page

Trailers are previews, not full movies.

No authorized playback source configured. Use the legal watch options below.

Production details

Directors
Sammo Hung Kam-bo
Production companies
Bo Ho Films, Orange Sky Golden Harvest, Paragon Films
Countries
Hong Kong
Status
Released
Revenue
USD 731,753

Top Cast

Sammo Hung Kam-boSammo Hung Kam-boBold Cheung
Paul Chung FatPaul Chung FatPriest Tsui
Wu MaWu MaAh Chiu
Lam Ching-yingLam Ching-yingThe Inspector
Peter Chan LungPeter Chan LungPriest Chin Hoi
To Siu-ningTo Siu-ningAh Dooh / Ah To / Cocky
Huang HaHuang HaMaster Tam
Leung Suet-MeiLeung Suet-MeiCheung's Wife
Tai BoTai BoAdviser Lau
Chang Ching-PoChang Ching-PoUncle Fok
Yuen MiuYuen MiuAh Mu / Prison Guard
Ho Pak-KwongHo Pak-KwongPeeping Tom
Fung Ging-ManFung Ging-ManPeeping Tom
Wellson Chin Sing-WaiWellson Chin Sing-WaiPoliceman
Ka LeeKa LeePoliceman
Ng Min-KanNg Min-KanPoliceman
Chow Gam-KongChow Gam-KongPoliceman
Pan Yung-ShengPan Yung-ShengPrison Guard
Siu Tak-FooSiu Tak-FooPrison Guard / Man at Inn
Benz Kong To-hoiPrison Guard

Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.

Where to watch

Availability provided by JustWatch via TMDb. Offers can change. Provider links are listed on TMDb; full playback requires a separately authorized source.

Streaming

Criterion Channel

View authorized watch options on TMDb

Recommendations

Kung Pow: Enter the Fist
★ 6.6
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist2002Action · Comedy

A movie within a movie, created to spoof the martial arts genre. Writer/director Steve Oedekerk uses contemporary characters and splices them into a 1970s kung-fu film, weaving the new and old together. As the main character, The Chosen One, Oedekerk sets off to avenge the deaths of his parents at the hands of kung-fu legend Master Pain. Along the way he encounters some strange characters.

Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu - Day of the Departed
★ 7.8
Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu - Day of the Departed2016Action · Fantasy

When Cole returns to Yang's haunted temple to seek revenge on a former Airjitzu Master, he accidentally uses a powerful Dark Magic blade that unleashes the spectral forms of Ninjago's greatest villains and traps himself in the temple. The Ninja must return the ghosts to the Departed Realm before it's too late.

Death Becomes Her
★ 6.8
Death Becomes Her1992Comedy · Fantasy · Horror

Madeline is married to Ernest, who was once her arch-rival Helen's fiancé. After recovering from a mental breakdown, Helen vows to kill Madeline and steal back Ernest. Unfortunately for everyone, the introduction of a magic potion causes things to be a great deal more complicated than a mere murder plot.

Vampire Cleanup Department
★ 6.1
Vampire Cleanup Department2017Action · Comedy · Horror

Attacked by vampire, Spring, a born loser is saved by three street cleaners. When he wakes up, he finds himself in a government secret facilities hidden in a garbage collection station. Spring then discovers that he has a special immunity to vampire attack, making him a perfect candidate as agent of the secret organisation, the Vampire Cleanup Department.

Out of the Dark
★ 6.9
Out of the Dark1995Comedy · Horror

After being haunted by evil spirits inside a residential building, a security guard seeks help from a mysterious exorcist, who turns out to be an escaped mental patient.

Secret Society of Second-Born Royals
★ 6.6
Secret Society of Second-Born Royals2020Action · Comedy · Fantasy

A rebellious teenage princess discovers she has superhuman abilities and joins a secret society of extraordinary second-born royals tasked with protecting the world.

The Asphyx
★ 6.0
The Asphyx1972Fantasy · Horror

Hugo is a brilliant turn-of-the-century scientist, loved and respected by his family and friends, admired by his colleagues. But he is a man quickly becoming obsessed with a curious and frightening question...What is the mysterious apparition found in the photographs of his dying subjects?

Hulk: Where Monsters Dwell
★ 6.6
Hulk: Where Monsters Dwell2016Action · Fantasy

This All Hallows’ Eve, Nightmare is bent on conquering our waking world by crossing through the Dream Dimension, and converting each dreamer into a monster. Can Dr. Strange, Hulk and the Howling Commandos hold the line and put an end to his nefarious scheme?

Dragon Lord
★ 6.5
Dragon Lord1982Action · Comedy

Dragon and his madcap pal Cowboy spend their days getting into mischief, frustrating the elders, chasing girls, and competing in the village sport. When Dragon overhears a fiendish plot by smugglers to sell China's national treasures overseas, the pair leap into action. Also, Cowboy's wealthy father is kidnapped by the villainous and lethal Big Boss, and the scene is set for a furious martial arts showdown.

The Paper Tigers
★ 6.7
The Paper Tigers2020Action · Comedy

Three middle aged men polish their martial arts skills to avenge their fallen master.

The Duel
★ 5.8
The Duel2000Action · Comedy · Fantasy

The sword saint requests a duel with god of sword at the apex of the forbidden city to determine the worlds best. As the date of the duel nears troubles befall the imperial town until everything is revealed at the climactic fight.

Future Cops
★ 6.1
Future Cops1993Action · Comedy

In the year 2043, an evil crime lord is trying to take over the world. Only one government official stands in his way, and plans to send him to prison, so The General and his minions Kent, Thai King, and Toyota travel to the year 1993 to kill the official before he has a chance to get into office. During a battle with The General's minions, the Future Cops Lung, Broom Man, Ti Man, and Ah-Sing hear of their evil plan and devise a plan of their own to travel back in time to protect the official.

The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It
★ 6.9
The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It2007Fantasy · Horror

Cassie, a 13 year old Gothic girl, is trying to fit in at her new school. To entertain herself, she plays a series of pranks on the popular kids and her younger brother, Max. When she goes to a Halloween store looking for new tricks, she finds a little book called "The Evil Thing"

R.L. Stine's Monsterville: The Cabinet of Souls
★ 6.6
R.L. Stine's Monsterville: The Cabinet of Souls2015Comedy · Horror

Teenage friends must resist the spell of an evil showman staging a house of horrors show in their small town.

The Mad Monk
★ 5.9
The Mad Monk1993Action · Comedy · Fantasy

The gods in heaven complain to the Jade Emperor about the malicious practical jokes played on them by Dragon Fighter Lohan.

Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King
★ 7.6
Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King2008Comedy · Fantasy

Scooby-Doo and Shaggy must go into the underworld ruled by The Goblin King in order to stop a mortal named The Amazing Krudsky who wants power and is a threat to their pals: Fred, Velma, and Daphne.

Monster House
★ 6.7
Monster House2006Comedy · Fantasy · Horror

Monsters under the bed are scary enough, but what happens when an entire house is out to get you? Three teens aim to find out when they go up against a decrepit neighboring home and unlock its frightening secrets.

Snake in the Eagle's Shadow
★ 7.3
Snake in the Eagle's Shadow1978Action · Comedy

Everyone abuses and humiliates a downtrodden orphan until he befriends an old man, who turns out to be the last master of the snake fist fighting style. Jackie becomes the old man's student and finds himself in battle with the master of the eagle's claw style, who has vowed to destroy the snake fist clan.

R.I.P.D.
★ 5.9
R.I.P.D.2013Action · Comedy · Fantasy

A recently slain cop joins a team of undead police officers working for the Rest in Peace Department and tries to find the man who murdered him.

The Curse of Bridge Hollow
★ 6.6
The Curse of Bridge Hollow2022Comedy · Horror

A Halloween-hating dad reluctantly teams up with his teenage daughter when an evil spirit wreaks havoc by making their town's decorations come to life.

Similar titles

Seven Samurai
★ 8.5
Seven Samurai1954Action

A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend themselves, and the villagers provide the soldiers with food.

The Idiots
★ 6.5
The Idiots1998Comedy

A group of perfectly intelligent young people decide to react to society's cult of aimless, non-creative and non-responsible form intellect by living together in a community of 'idiots'. Their primary activity becomes going out into the world of 'normal' people and pretending to be mentally incompetent. They take advantage of this situation to create anarchy, and, by every possible means, to make those around them miserable.

Kikaider Reboot
★ 6.8
Kikaider Reboot2014Action

In the near future, the brilliant Dr. Komyoji is enlisted to lead the ARK Project—a scientific endeavor dedicated to forging a brighter tomorrow through robotics. However, the doctor’s mysterious death puts those plans to an abrupt hold... Not long after, the grieving Komyoji children wander into the crosshairs of a black ops squad on the hunt for their father’s research. But from within the cross fire emerges Jiro—a bleeding-edge android programmed to protect the siblings! Now on the run, the Komyojis soon discover their father’s once hopeful ambitions have taken a DARK turn...

Poster unavailable
Not rated
The Skin of Your Teeth2009Horror

Four survivors of the zombie apocalypse hide out in a farm. They try to find a way to escape and survive. Things don't work out as planned. Will any of them make it?

The Story of Yuan Tiangang
★ 6.6
The Story of Yuan Tiangang2024Action · Fantasy

Three hundred years ago, the elegant and spirited young man Yuan Tiangang, born with a doomed fate, unintentionally caused the death of his loved ones from a young age. As a result, he decided to gamble with fate and mastered the skill of "Chenggu Bone Divination," using it to target those whose lives were not supposed to end prematurely. At that time, it happened to be the end of the Sui Dynasty, with widespread chaos in the world. How will Yuan Tiangang change his destiny and become a notorious but respected leader amidst the turmoil of the late Sui Dynasty?

Rider of Revenge
★ 8.5
Rider of Revenge1971Action

The story of Rider of Revenge revolves around a convict on the death row, who has killed many people and hidden a huge stash of loot somewhere. Several parties race against time and each other to get him out of jail, including the dashing daughter of the chief constable (Shang-Kuan Ling Feng), an upright lone swordsman (Tien Peng), a chivalrous young man (Chiang Pin), and gangsters coveting the treasure.

Kebab Connection
★ 6.6
Kebab Connection2004Action · Comedy

In Hamburg, Ibrahim "Ibo" Secmez, of Turkish descent, wants to direct the first German kung-fu movie. For now, he makes commercials for his uncle's kebab restaurant. Titzie, an aspiring actress and Ibo's German girlfriend, finds she's pregnant. Ibo is uncertain about fatherhood - compounded by his father's disowning him for getting a German girl pregnant - so Titzie sends him packing. He makes attempts at getting it right, but as the birth approaches, he's still not ready. In the background are three thugs in search of good tripe soup and a Capulet-Montegue feud between the kebab joint and a Greek taverna across the street. Can Ibo be the glove upon that hand?

Wong Fei-Hung Goes to a Birthday Party at Guanshan
★ 7.0
Wong Fei-Hung Goes to a Birthday Party at Guanshan1956Action

Wong Fei-Hung Goes to a Birthday Party at Guanshan is a Wong Fei-Hung movie starring Kwan Tak-Hing.

Wong Fei-Hung and the Lantern Festival Disturbance
★ 8.0
Wong Fei-Hung and the Lantern Festival Disturbance1956Action

Wong Fei-Hung and the Lantern Festival Disturbance is a 1956 Wong Fei-Hung movie directed by Wu Pang.

Poster unavailable
Not rated
Book Without Words1965Action

Book Without Words is a 1965 Cantonese martial arts film directed by Chan Lit-Ban and starring Cheung Ching.

Planet Terror
★ 6.7
Planet Terror2007Action · Horror

Two doctors find their graveyard shift inundated with townspeople ravaged by sores. Among the wounded is Cherry Darling, a dancer whose leg was ripped from her body. As the invalids quickly become enraged aggressors, Cherry and her ex-boyfriend El Wray lead a team of accidental warriors into the night.

The Story of Wong Fei-Hung, Part 4: The Death of Liang Huan
Not rated
The Story of Wong Fei-Hung, Part 4: The Death of Liang Huan1950Action

The Story of Wong Fei-Hung, Part 4: The Death of Liang Huan is the fourth movie in Kwan Tak-Hing's Wong Fei-Hung series.

Handsome Vagabond
★ 7.0
Handsome Vagabond1982Action

After serving three years in prison for a murder he didn't commit, an angry streetfighter seeks justice. Two sworn brothers oppose a gang of killers running a gym.

Wrath of the Dead: Prologue
Not rated
Wrath of the Dead: Prologue2014Action · Horror

When hell rises... One man will go to war for the survival of the humanity!

Hocus Pocus 2
★ 7.1
Hocus Pocus 22022Comedy · Fantasy

29 years since the Black Flame Candle was last lit, the 17th-century Sanderson sisters are resurrected, and they are looking for revenge. Now it's up to three high school students to stop the ravenous witches from wreaking a new kind of havoc on Salem before dawn on All Hallow's Eve.

A Sword Named Revenge
★ 5.0
A Sword Named Revenge1981Action

Two swordsmen from separate sects band together to kill Ruthless Chi, head of another sect.But did he really die? Events show that the Ruthless killer stills controls the strings and its up to the swordsmen to reveal his true identity.

Stuck on You
★ 5.4
Stuck on You2003Comedy

In Martha's Vineyard, Mass., conjoined twins Walt and Bob Tenor make the best of their handicap by being the fastest grill cooks in town. While outgoing Walt hopes to one day become a famous actor, shy Bob prefers to stay out of the spotlight. When a fading Hollywood actress, Cher, decides to get her show "Honey and the Beaze" cancelled, she hires Walt -- and his brotherly appendage -- as her costars. But their addition surprisingly achieves the opposite.

Lady in Black Cracks the Gate of Hell
Not rated
Lady in Black Cracks the Gate of Hell1967Action

Ghost-faced To is murdered in a mortuary after paying a visit to Muk Lan-fa. A set of teeth is found missing from another dead body. Lan-fa’s sister Sau-chen follows the leads on a business card To left behind to a dental clinic which suddenly bursts into flame. The news of her sister’s abduction by the infamous Japanese criminal Katsu Saburo soon reaches Lan-fa. Working together with her police friend Ko Cheung to crack the case, Lan-fa analyses photo evidences in minute detail. The duo order the retrieval of a pole that has survived the explosion intact while lying in wait at the clinic. Sau-chen, who has escaped, saves the duo from the chiller where they are detained. Inspector Yeung retrieves the operation plan concealed in the pole and the secret codes in the set of teeth, but the spook is shot dead by Katsu before he could reach the Hell’s Gate and the treasure buried there. Constable Kwan, and others and wipes out the gang at the Hell’s Gate.

Beyond Fear
★ 6.2
Beyond Fear1993Action

A martial arts expert turned wilderness guide has to defend her tour group against two killers out to retrieve an incriminating videotape.

Hard Target
★ 6.5
Hard Target1993Action

When a woman's father goes missing, she enlists a local to aid in her search. The pair soon discover that her father has died at the hands of a wealthy sportsman who hunts homeless men as a form of recreation.

Your favorites

Recently viewed

Watch

Choose an authorized server.

Full video from an operator-configured authorized source. Official trailers use a separate player. If a server fails, retry or select another authorized server.

Legal watch options

Official trailer

Trailer preview only. Press Play to start.

Privacy choices

Favorites stay in your browser. Movie images load from TMDb. YouTube trailers contact YouTube only after you allow external media and choose a trailer. Advertising consent, if ads are enabled, is managed separately by the operator’s certified CMP.

Privacy policy

After allowing external media, choose the trailer button to load its player.