We’re joined by researcher Katarzyna “Kasia” Ancuta to learn more about the Chinese creature known as the Jiangshi – but more famous in the West as “Hopping Vampires.” It turns out that their history is being complicated by their appearances in pop-culture! Jiangshi Movies: (affiliate links) Encounters of the Spooky Kind Mr. Vampire Rigor Mortis The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires Additional Reading: The Hun and Po soul Scared Stiff: Jiangshi and Chinese Vampires – from the Palgrave Handbook of Vampires Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio by Pu Songling (wiki) The Shibian (The Animated Corpse) by Pu Songling (project gutenberg) Penanggal (pen-nan-gal) Manananggal  (Mana nan gal) Pop (Thai Ghost) – wiki Krasue (Thai version of Manananggal)  “pop krasue” in episode audio – sounds like “pi-krasue” Previous Episodes Related: Chinese Ghosts Mr. Vampire is available on DVD and Blu-Ray now, but you might have to track down an import.  Or you can watch it streaming on The Criterion Channel.   Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/monstertalk--6267523/support.