Zhiguai: Chinese True Tales of the Paranormal and Glitches in...

"Surprisingly scary and moving...guaranteed to unnerve and unsettle you." —Ginger Nuts of Horror "In translating these stories, the editors establish an immediate and 'shocking similarity' between the experiences of Easterners and Westerners. The slim volume is a delight to read for any fortean." —Fortean TimesDiscover the China that before now was only whispered about in the dark.In this collection, award-winning writers and translators Yi Izzy Yu and John Yu Branscum share paranormal and glitch in the matrix tales from across present-day China. Confided by eyewitnesses, these true stories uncannily echo Western encounters with chilling dimensions of reality and supernatural entities. At the same time, they thrillingly immerse the reader in everyday Chinese life and occult beliefs.Zhiguai: Chinese True Tales of the Paranormal and Glitches in the Matrix includes such accounts as:*The reincarnation of a teenager whose fate eerily mimics his predecessor’s*A girl who dies in the womb but nevertheless continues to communicate with her twin*Terrifying shifts into demonic parallel universes *Walls desperately painted with blood to save a family from tragedy*Huge populations that disappear into thin air*The revenge-seeking ghosts of murdered cats*Weird temporal shifts*Occult murdersFrom the terrifying to the uncanny, this collection will not only change your understanding of China but of reality itself.

Ginger Nuts of Horror

"Surprisingly scary and moving...guaranteed to unnerve and unsettle you."

Fortean Times

"In translating these stories, the editors establish an immediate and 'shocking similarity' between the experiences of Easterners and Westerners. The slim volume is a delight to read for any fortean."

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