Introduction to the work "The Corpse Digger: Notes on Mysteries of the Yellow River"
Under the turbulent waves of the Yellow River, there are unknown taboos and secrets hidden. College student Chen Mo returns home during the summer vacation and is forced to help his grandfather, who is a body hunter. However, in a heavy rain and flood, he recovers the body of a woman wearing a century-old red wedding dress. The ancient bronze mirror held tightly in the female corpse's hand actually reflected Chen Mo's twisted and weird smile.
That night, the evil shadow in the mirror entered his dream, dragging him into the bottom of the cold river again and again. Elderly people in the town died mysteriously one after another, and fragments of bronze mirrors were scattered around the scene. Chen Mo discovered that all this was related to a covered-up "Yellow River King" sacrifice a hundred years ago, and that his family was the key to unlocking the curse.
He must follow the incomplete notes left by his grandfather before he disappeared, go deep into the mysterious "Shuifu Cave" under the Yellow River, and face the evil spirits that devour life and the nightmare of distorting space. Between the whispers of the red-clothed ghosts and the centuries-old sins of his family, can he break the curse of reincarnation and survive the conspiracy in the deep water?
Core highlights:
Folk horror: Incorporate folk elements such as industry taboos such as those who fish for corpses from the Yellow River "not to fish out corpses when they are erect, or work to stop during thunderstorms", the legend of water monkeys, and river god sacrifices.
Cthulhu-style fear: The unknown underwater space and the indescribable evil spirits of ancient gods create a sense of psychological oppression.
Suspense and mystery solving: Through the clues of grandfather's notes and the bronze mirror, you can unravel the centuries-old truth.
The struggle of human nature: Oscillating between fear and responsibility, the protagonist grows from a materialistic college student to a corpse collector who protects one side.
