A ‘villain hitter’ in Hong Kong curses my enemies by writing their names on a piece of paper, then hammering it with a shoe.
Villain hitting is folk sorcery that’s popular in Hong Kong and China, and the bewildering ritual involves fire, prayers and flogging strips of paper.
I met this villain hitter in a shadowy underpass in Hong Kong. The profession is considered to be a humble career, and is mostly performed my older ladies who spend their weekends cursing strangers.
