Straight from Hong Kong horror films, the nu gui or ghost woman, was wronged in life and is back from the dead to get vengeance by sucking the life essence of her enemies. These were often the ghosts of women that were murdered or abused by their husbands. Because of that, many urban legends say that these ghosts will kill men but only scare women. More modern female ghosts are based on Sadako from the Japanese film The Ring, as Japanese culture has a large influence on Chinese popular culture. 