In a small town the only son of the local influential family is found dead and naked in the bed of wine shop proprietress Cheng Niang.His father Lin Chi-Hsing insists it is a murder committed by Tseng Chai-Chu,Cheng Niang's husband.Tseng claims that he is innocent.However Cheng Niang has disappeared.Old Lin then tries to bribe the Magistrate Tang to sentence Tseng to death and execute him immediately.Cheng Niang learns about her husband's death and hangs herself.Magistrate Tang is conscience-stricken and begins seeing the ghosts of Tseng and Cheng Niang every night..."The Bedevilled" is a fantastic slice of HK horror produced by Golden Harvest with plenty of charm and some delicious sleaze.The ghost of Cheng Niang is dressed in red and in one strikingly imaginative scene Cheng Ninag puts her own severed head on a mirror table.8 hangings out of 10.
