Seeding of a Ghost

**This is part of my 2022 HORROR Fridays**

What I expected of Seeding of a Ghost was a mess of body horror, bodily fluids, and general gross out horror.

What I got, was, of course, some of the above, but also a rather effective horror movie. There are of course things that are rather cheesy, but for some reason it works for me. Even the slow beginning works to heighten the tension, because you know some weird shit is coming. There are actually some scenes in Seeding of a Ghost that made me slightly queasy. Very few horror movies does that to me...

I've not seen much of the Shaw Brothers horror movies, and know very little about them. Seeding of a Ghost had a certain infamy, so when I had the chance to borrow the 88 Films release, I couldn't pass it up. The transfer looked very good, so this is the release to get at the moment.

Finally...Does Seeding of a Ghost deserve its infamy? To some degree...sure, BUT...it looks its age. Take that statement how you want...

Leans far too heavily into the soft-core porn (and way too rapey) in the setting up of the plot. Once it gets past all that and into the black magic stuff the movie actually takes off and goes all in with the shock factor. The dated practical effects are still gory enough to have the desired impact.