Long before the success of the Hong Kong action blockbuster Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In, Soi Cheang Pou-soi made his mark directing innovative low-budget horror films.
We recall three of the director’s notable early releases.
1. Horror Hotline … Big Head Monster
Cheang had garnered some attention with the idiosyncratic, ultra-low-budget horror film Diamond Hill in 2000, but it was 2001’s Horror Hotline … Big Head Monster that made his name.
It impressed Hong Kong critics because it was…


