Never Open It at Night: Modern Liaozhai

Fifty stories, fifty fears. They are not in the wilderness, they are on your mobile phone, in the elevator, or in your late-night takeout order. Zhang Zhen's narration makes you feel like this happened in the unit next door. Don't open it at night, because when you look at it, it becomes true. Don't say I didn't warn you. Book Review: Ghosts in the Cracks of Everyday Life The ghosts in this book are not in the barren mountains or abandoned old houses. They're on your phone, in your elevator, and in that late-night takeout order. They are the apps you can't delete, the bus you can never wait for, and the person on your balcony who looks exactly like you. Fifty stories, each one crawling from the cracks of everyday life. When writing these stories, I have been thinking about a question: What are modern people afraid of? We are not afraid of the dark, the cemetery, or the night road. We are afraid that our mobile phones will run out of battery, we are afraid of working overtime until early in the morning, and we are afraid of living alone but always feeling like there is someone in the house. Those ancient fears have taken on new guise and have taken up residence in our mobile phones, computers, and smart speakers. This book is for these fears. Some readers asked me: Why can't people fall asleep after reading your story? I said: Because those things can really happen. Is there an APP on your phone that cannot be deleted? Will the last bus you are waiting for really come? That workstation you sit at every day, and the people who sat there before, where are they now? I have no idea. You don't know either. This is what fear looks like in its truest form - it doesn't scare you, it just makes you think. The more I think about it, the more I fear. These fifty stories are fifty things that make you think. Don't read it before going to bed, don't read it alone, don't read it if you are timid. But don't blame me if you read it. Blame yourself. Because you opened this book. It's you who put those things in your head. Now, they're there. Waiting for you to turn off the lights. Waiting for you to close your eyes. Waiting for you to remember, this story is not over yet. ——Suitable for reading during the day, but it is recommended to open the curtains.

The story in each chapter is very interesting and unconventional! Recommended