[8] The film was released in Taiwan on 23 August 1986, followed by a theatrical run in Hong Kong from 25 September to 2 October 1986 earning HK$3,570,701.

[1] Reviewer Simon of the14amazons.com gave the film a rating of 1 out of 5 stars, writing, "There's not much action and what there is is not very good - far below the standard of MR. VAMPIRE, and with none of the ingenuity of Yuen Clan fare such as MIRACLE FIGHTERS and TAOISM DRUNKARD.

"[10] A review by Kenneth Brorson on sogoodreviews.com reads, "Despite setting the majority of the last half hour in daylight and bringing in familiarity when the story dictates the crippled master is training his new disciple, the prior, dark terror ride extends and is pretty jarring via various dream sequences threatening to take out main characters earlier than we expect.

"[7] In a brief summary review, Kenneth Brorson wrote, "The Yuen clan were more than capable of supernatural and creative shenanigans (The Miracle Fighters, Taoism Drunkard etc) so involving kids and a hopping vampire in a production they have tons of credits on, you would expect something magical at least every now and again.

"[11] A review by Thomas Weisser in Asian Trash Cinema 001 (1992) reads, "A routine comedy horror film set in medieval China.