Yet another story from the often referenced "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio" by Pu Songliong (also see A Chinese Ghost Story for a similar take), Ghost Of The Mirror is a nice break from Taiwan romance considering Brigitte Lin is being directed by one of the makers behind her debut Outside The Window. Techniques employed very much brings an unsettling and creepy nature to scenes involving the well somehow luring in victims. It's heavy sounds on the soundtrack coupled with this recurring image but the effect is undeniably real. So is the back and forth commitment by the audience as we don't know what harm or if harm will come to Shih Jun's character. It's only when director Sung employs more crude techniques such as a green light hitting Brigitte Lin whenever Young Noble is in danger and the big special effects ending involving the dragon takes you out of the movie. It's entirely understandable Sung wanted to show and not only tell but despite an emotional hook still being present in the film, it no doubts detracts from a valiant effort technically.