Reviewed by: dleedlee Date: 02/18/2004 Feudal tyranny raises its head again. Twenty years prior, a woman is driven mad by her family and abandoned by her husband when she gives birth to a girl instead of a desired boy. The mad woman, is thought to be dead, but her ghost is held responsible for recent deaths. A superstitious grandfather (Lo Dun), hopes to extend his lineage to a fourth generation through his grandson's wife (Pak Yin). Grandson (Cheung Wood Yau) and wife don't care what the gender of their baby will be but hope to please their grandfather. During a difficult delivery, grandfather brings in Taoist priests to perform magical rites and delays in bringing in a Western doctor (Lui Kei). Meanwhile, the grandfather's brother and wife (Ko Lo-Chuen and Ma Siu Ying) plots against the couple in hopes of raising their own family fortunes. They convince the village that Pak Yin is the real mad woman. The villagers, in a night scene reminiscent of Frankenstein, gather their torches to capture her and burn her at the stakes. Wong Man Lei gives an exceptional performance as the mad woman and Lui Kei, in an untypically serious role, shows what he's capable of given the right direction. The film maintains a wonderful sense of atmosphere throughout. Director Chor Yuen gives an on screen introduction as the flashback scene opens the film. Reviewer Score: 7