Ghost stories of the Chinese Studio

Name: Ghost stories of the Chinese Studio
Author: nihaoo.app

by nihaoo.app

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Never trust a beautiful face in the fog. When Wang, a young and naive scholar, encounters a helpless, ethereal maiden wandering the foggy streets of Taiyuan before sunrise, his heart overrides his reason. Moved by her tears and captivated by her striking beauty, he secretly hides her away in his private courtyard study, completely unaware of the chilling warning from a passing Taoist priest: A black cloud of death hangs over his head. Driven by a sudden, creeping doubt, Wang peeks through a tiny tear in his window screen. Inside his dimly lit study, the beautiful woman is gone. In her place sits a grotesque, green-faced ghoul with teeth like a saw, carefully painting red color onto the lips of a full sheet of human skin. For Wang, the terrifying truth comes too late. But for his faithful wife, Chen, a gruesome death is only the beginning of a desperate, stomach-turning trial to bargain with a madman and claw her husband's soul back from the underworld. Discover this chilling classic from ancient Chinese folklore, masterfully retold in crisp, accessible, and high-impact modern English. Perfect for fans of dark fantasy, supernatural suspense, and Eastern mythology.