The Living Corpse

Famed director Zhu Shilin tries his hand at a horror film The beginning of The Living Corpse immediately sets the tone with a folk duet clearly inspired by the popular 1956 musical Songs of the Peach Blossom River The duet in addition to Zhus frequent use of long empty shots and crisp editing gives this horror film a traditional poetic charm and a strong folk flavor Miseenscene and sound effects create a terrifying atmosphere and successfully communicate the ghostliness of a world without ghosts