Blood Reincarnation (1974): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1974, Blood Reincarnation is a horror film directed by Ting Shan-Hsi, running about 98 minutes.

What it’s about. A horror anthology. In the first, a man and his pregnant wife help an old woman bury a covered pot in a field. Believing that the pot contains treasure, they kill the old woman, only to find that it contains nothing but bones. The pregnant woman goes into labor over the dead woman's body, and blood from that event drips onto the corpse. The baby, when born, is fully able to bite his father's finger off and kill him. The second episode concerns an adulterous couple who, when discovered by the woman's husband, nail him up in a box and try various means to dispose of him, all of them somehow lacking finality. The final episode concerns a man who is wrongly accused and executed for a murder he did not commit. Using a bit of magic as he dies, he is able to return to his home for a few days as a very vigorous ghost.

Who’s in it. Blood Reincarnation stars Dean Shek as Ah Tak Chang, Wang Lai as Chang's Midwife, Shirley Wong Sa-Lee as Ah Heung and Chin Tsi-Ang, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.5/10, Blood Reincarnation has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Blood Reincarnation page.

If you liked it. Fans of Blood Reincarnation tend to enjoy Psycho, The Silence of the Lambs, The Shining and Alien.