{
  "id": 6760030,
  "title": "‘Rest in eternal peace’: veteran horror actor, filmmaker Simon Loui dies at age 62",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/rest-in-eternal-peace-veteran-horror-actor-filmmaker-simon-loui-dies-6760030",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-11T12:21:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3367244/rest-eternal-peace-veteran-horror-actor-filmmaker-simon-loui-dies-age-62"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Veteran Hong Kong actor and filmmaker Simon Loui Yu-yeung, better known to fans as the “King of Ghosts” for his prolific work in horror films, has died at the age of 62. Long-time friend and fellow actor Frankie Ng Chi-hung revealed to reporters on Friday that Loui’s wife, TV and radio personality Ma Li, had confirmed the filmmaker had died in a hospital in Guangzhou on Monday after losing his…",
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        "outlet": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
        "title": "‘Rest in eternal peace’: veteran horror actor, filmmaker Simon Loui dies at age 62",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/rest-in-eternal-peace-veteran-horror-actor-filmmaker-simon-loui-dies",
        "published": "2026-09-11T12:21:11.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}