Long before Anthony Wong was serving human Chinese “pork” buns in Untold Story (1993), Lo Lieh was kidnapping woman and making beautiful Chinese lanterns out of their freshly peeled human skin.

Suen Chung’s Human Lanterns has a fine balance of well-choreographed martial arts, a hint of horror and a pleasant amount of gore. As you’d probably expect, action is still the main showcase of the movie. With a title like Human Lanterns, you’d expect a lot of explicit imagery; there is, but not a whole lot, but as long as you’re expecting a “kung fu movie” first, you’ll be pleased if you’re hunting for a dose of shock value.

Human Lanterns also stars Lau Wing (Four Riders), Chen Kuan Tai (Killer Constable), Tien Ni (A Queen’s Ransom), Sun Chien (House of Traps) and Lo Meng (Rebel Intruders).