The Devil (Xie mo)

The Devil – 1981 – Hong Kong/Taiwan

A hotel is haunted by a female ghost with a shattered, disfigured face. Whoever sees her becomes possessed, develops oozing boils, and vomits black slime and worms until they die. The ghost takes a special interest in a handsome man named Mr. Coo (I’m not actually sure how his name is spelled). Mr. Coo is a conman and murderer who marries the hotel owner’s daughter to steal her family’s fortune. He also murdered the ghost, before she was a ghost. With the help of a kind witch, the ghost gets her revenge and Mr. Coo dies in a lengthy worm vomiting scene.

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