The Bridge Curse

The Bridge Curse (Chinese: 女鬼橋) is a 2020 Taiwanese horror mystery thriller film directed by Lester Hsi [zh], starring Summer Meng, J.C. Lin, Chang Ning [zh] and Vera Yan [zh]. It is based on the legend of the haunted bridge at Tunghai University.^[1]

The Bridge Curse
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Directed by	Lester Hsi [zh]
Written by	Chang Keng Min
Produced by	Chang Keng Min Chuang Chi Hsiang
Starring	Summer Meng J.C. Lin [zh] Chang Ning [zh] Vera Yan [zh]
Edited by	Chen Chien-Chih
Music by	Wen Tzu-Chieh
Production companies	Lots Home Entertainment Double Edge Entertainment Pegasus Entertainment
Release date	27 February 2020 (2020-02-27)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	Taiwan
Language	Mandarin

The film received a video game adaptation, The Bridge Curse: Road to Salvation [zh], which was released on Steam on 25 August 2022.^[2] The film received a sequel titled The Bridge Curse: Ritual [zh].^[3] A sequel video game, titled The Bridge Curse 2 The Extrication, was released on Steam on 9 May 2024.^[4]

Cast

• Summer Meng as the Reporter
• J.C. Lin as Chuan
• Chang Ning [zh] as Hsin-chiao
• Vera Yan [zh] as Sannu
• Ruby Zhan [zh]
• Ko Cheng [zh]
• Joe Hsieh [zh]

Reception

Han Cheung of the Taipei Times wrote that while the film "has the right elements, ideas and technical capabilities", and the final twist "definitely will get people talking", it "needs better structuring" and "could be much scarier".^[1]

Douglas Tseng of today rated the film 3 stars out of 5 and wrote that "a late-game revelation helps make this otherwise routine shriek-fest slightly more interesting than it deserves to be."^[5]

Brian Costello of Common Sense Media rated the film 2 stars out of 5 and called it "unoriginal".^[6]