Summary
In "Haunted Pillow," TVB starlet Fala Chen is still obsessed with her lover (Gordon Lam) after their breakup and invariably suffers from insomnia. She gets hold of a Chinese herbal pillow that eventually helps her fall asleep again but it also draws her near something unexpected. "Hide And Seek" casts a group of young newcomers into an abandoned school campus where they meet longtime janitor Mr. Chan who takes shelter at the school. Playing hide-and-seek after midnight, the teenagers go missing, one after another. In his self-directed piece "Black Umbrella," Teddy Robin makes solving conflicts on the street at night his mission and marks each closed case with his signature black umbrella. Before he calls it a day, he meets a prostitute who forcefully pulls him upstairs for business and unfortunately things spiral out of control.
Details
Release Date: September 20, 2013
Runtime: 90 minutes
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ZH
Rating: ⭐ 6.0/10 (14 votes)
Tales From The Dark

Tales from the Dark 2
In "Haunted Pillow," TVB starlet Fala Chen is still obsessed with her lover (Gordon Lam) after their breakup and invariably suffers from insomnia. She gets hold of a Chinese herbal pillow that eventually helps her fall asleep again but it also draws her near something unexpected. "Hide And Seek" casts a group of young newcomers into an abandoned school campus where they meet longtime janitor Mr. Chan who takes shelter at the school. Playing hide-and-seek after midnight, the teenagers go missing, one after another. In his self-directed piece "Black Umbrella," Teddy Robin makes solving conflicts on the street at night his mission and marks each closed case with his signature black umbrella. Before he calls it a day, he meets a prostitute who forcefully pulls him upstairs for business and unfortunately things spiral out of control.

Tales from the Dark 1
In the first of a two-part film project, three short stories from acclaimed Hong Kong writer Lilian Lee are adapted for the big screen in this horror anthology.
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Cast

Fala Chen
Chow Ching-Yi

Gordon Lam Ka-Tung
Yun Ho-Hong

Tony Ho
Dr. Kwan

Joman Chiang
Mabel

Fatkuk Chan
Fatty Keung

Sham Ka-Ki
Char-Siu

Kiki Tam
Ceci

Ronny Yuen
Tat

Yatho Wong Yat-Ho
Sissy

Jacqueline Chan
Little Bo

Teddy Robin
Uncle Lam

Aliza Mo
Jenny

Cheung Kwok-Keung
Minibus driver

Kelvin Kwan
Druggie robber

Vincent Wan Yeung-Ming
Landlord Bo

Paco Yick Tin-Hung
Keung

Lam Chiu-Wing

Newton Lai Hon-Chi

Crystal Kwok



