by Pu Songling
First published 2016
Strange spirits haunt the Liaozhai Studio, a fantastical collection of supernatural tales from 18th-century China. Bizarre creatures - from shape-shifting foxes to murderous goblins - stalk the pages, tormenting and captivating the unsuspecting humans who cross their paths. In these uncanny stories, the boundary between the natural and the inexplicable blurs, leaving readers to question the nature of reality itself. Pu Songling's masterful storytelling plunges us into a world where the ordinary and the extraordinary collide with thrilling, chilling results.
Genres: short-stories, fantasy, horror, supernatural
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, suspenseful
Tropes: supernatural-elements, uncanny
Setting: China, Liaozhai Studio
Period: 18th-Century
305 pages · Hardcover · China Intercontinental Press