Starring Yuen Biao, Gloria Yip, Loletta Lee, Shintaro Katsu, Hiroshi Abe and Ngai Suet. Directed by Lam Nai-Choi and Lau Sze-Yue. Action by Yuen Bing. A Golden Harvest production.

This not-so-hot sequel to PEACOCK KING (1988) has Ashura (Yip), aka Hell’s Virgin, walking the earth, while Peacock (Biao) gets frozen in a block of ice in Hell.

Things to look out for in this movie include some (iffy) Buddhist lion statues that come to life, a Mogwai-like imp (which farts yellow gas), a matter transportation device and a huge gargoyle.

For much of the movie the imp creature is merely a rubber, hand-operated model, but, thankfully, in later scenes an animated, more effective version of the critter is used.

The gargoyle that Hell Concubine (Suet) transforms into is actually quite an off-the-wall, full-scale model creation. This big beastie has wings, an external ribcage, a glowing eyeball in its abdomen and Hell Concubine’s face situated in its forehead!

All in all, the action and effects in the original film were better than what is on show here. Oh well.