Supernatural Tales from Northeast China: Republican-Era Edition

During the Republic of China era, the forests between the White Mountains and Black Waters stretched wild and vast, while the settlements beyond the passes concealed countless strange folk tales. The taboos for entering the old forests, the rules for walking at night in the villages, the inexplicable noises beneath frozen rivers, and the bizarre happenings on heated brick beds were all uncanny customs passed down by the people of the Northeast. Ordinary folk lived by the old ways, but some crossed paths with evil spirits or broke taboos, becoming entangled in one inexplicable tale after another. The folk legends rooted in the soil of the Northeast were no fantasies, but uncanny truths carved into the land beyond the passes. Follow these stories into the abandoned villages and wilderness of the Northeast during the Republic of China era. See the sinister events hidden in the snow and wind, and learn how the people of the region found a way to survive.