![]() ![]() It was popular enough that it inspired a 1976 sequel that many commentators (myself included) believe far outdoes its predecessor. BLACK MAGIC (JIANG TOU), made in 1975, was like many of Meng’s films made for the legendary Shaw Brothers, and their imprint is evident in BLACK MAGIC’S fast pacing and exploitive content. ![]() In a career that spanned several decades, he crafted classic Asian exploiters like THE FLYING GUILLOTINE (1975), THE MIGHTY PEKING MAN (1977), a portion of the anthology series THE CRIMINALS (1976-77) and THE RAPE AFTER (1986). Meng Hua Ho (1923-2009) was one of Hong Kong’s most prolific exploitation movie director. t actually plays like a warm-up to the wilder and more provocative Shaw horror fests that followed in its wake. Of the many Hong Kong horror pictures made by the Shaw Brothers during the seventies, BLACK MAGIC is far from the best, even if it is the best known.
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