Tags: Chinese folk supernatural / mortician / Gu arts to suppress evil / Chinese-style horror / episodic stories / ruthless protagonist
I am a mortician. My work is to prepare the dead, lay them to rest, and see them buried.
I could see sinister spirits from childhood, and people regarded me as an ill omen.
My family passed down the Book of Burial Gu, which raises Gu with corpse qi, refines Gu with yin energy, and feeds it on lost souls.
Corpse-Suppressing Gu, Soul-Guiding Gu, Evil-Breaking Gu, Ghost-Devouring Gu, Yin-Yang Gu…
Others fear ghosts, evil spirits, and the dead.
I deal with the dead for a living, making a trade of preparing corpses and raising Gu.
A ghost bride in red, a corpse demon in a mountain village, a malevolent spirit in an ancient tomb, underworld bailiffs, sinister feng shui traps…
One strange folk mystery after another, one grisly case after another.
I use my mortician’s skills to soothe the dead, and my life-bound Gu to crush evil spirits.
I walk between yin and yang, crossing the boundary between life and death.
People fear and respect me, and call me the Corpse Gu Craftsman.
I ask only this:
The dead are owed their due, and the living will pay. I will settle every score with the forces of evil!
