What was the most classic trope in Chinese horror?
Ghost marriages ranked right near the top.
A ghost marriage meant finding a spouse for a deceased man or woman. That spouse might also be dead, or they might be alive.
Such a terrifying, even cruel, custom had naturally become the source of countless supernatural legends.
Influenced by those ghost stories, Chinese people naturally found this kind of scene especially terrifying.
Skeleton wraiths, Satanic demons—
In the face of a ghost marriage, all of them paled in comparison.
"Come on... was this game designer a freaking psychopath? Holy shit!"
Even Liu Peiqie's voice trembled.
Seeing this, the barrage filled with gasps—
'Sheng Zige really is a total psycho.'
'What a bastard. He knows exactly what Chinese people are afraid of.'
'An old mansion—the ghost-hunting map better suited to Chinese babies.'
'Feels like Sheng Zige doesn't even need to do anything. Just put up those paper effigies and paper horses with a couple of dim red lanterns, and players will start imagining things on their own.'
'This map is seriously a little too much. Fine, scare the players, but I'm just watching the stream and my back is already cold.'
'I've turned on every light in the house.'
'I'm going to pee first.'
'I've wrapped myself tightly in the blanket. Ghosts can't hurt people inside blankets.'
'You really understand comprehensive defense.'
'Just be careful not to let your feet stick out from the bed...'
'You people are so superstitious. Unlike me—I'm watching this stream on my knees before Lord Guan's shrine, and I'm not scared at all.'
Accompanied by the footsteps of the four men, they crossed the courtyard and arrived at the main hall's entrance.
Teacher Ma, at the front, raised his EMF and checked it. After confirming there were no