Haunted House

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

• Zhang Ze transmigrates into the world of I Have a Haunted House and discovers that he is located directly across from Chen Ge's famous haunted house in Hanjiang City 1.
• Forced by the Terror World Haunted House System, he rents a closed-down bumper car venue at New Century Amusement Park for an annual rent of 30,000 yuan to build a competing haunted house 1.
• He draws the 'Murderous Painting' item from the system roulette, triggering his first 2-star supernatural place quest and officially establishing his business 1 7.
• After successfully launching his first scenario, Crow's Nest, his haunted house rapidly gains notoriety for its extreme realism and terrifying actors, even causing reviewers from Mystery Case Tracking Studio to faint 19 20 24.
• He progressively expands his attractions by opening new scenarios, including Midnight Police Station, The Ring, and the Second Ward, engaging in an intense business and psychological rivalry with Chen Ge while managing a crew of supernatural employees 49 86 105.

Appearance

• Described as a young man with a non-local accent and a thin build ("thin as a beanpole") who often wears casual clothing 1 108.
• Distinguishing Features:
  • Possesses bloodshot eyes with a supernatural gaze capable of piercing through illusions and scanning targets 49 89.
  • Bears ghostly, pale hands with slender fingers and abruptly chopped wrists as a result of his system rewards 1.
  • Frequently associated with massive flocks of black crows that circle overhead and act as his surveillance network 18 45.

Personality

• Cunning, pragmatic, and highly calculating, treating his haunted house operations with the cold efficiency of a strategic gamer.
• Possesses a bold and competitive streak, openly challenging Chen Ge and refusing to be intimidated by real supernatural forces or public accusations of murder 7 50 107.
• Maintains a dry, deadpan sense of humor when facing dangerous criminals or hostile streamers, often turning their terror into part of his attractions.
• Despite his ruthless manipulation of targets like the killer Zhang Peng, he shows strict standards for his employees, refusing to harbor individuals with tainted criminal histories 36 146.

Abilities & Skills

Horror Art & Spatial Manipulation

• Grants Zhang Ze absolute control over the World in the Painting and painted constructs 31.
• Applications & Limits:
  • Can paint physical surveillance cameras, doors, and false footage into existence to deceive authorities and blackmail media figures 31.
  • Capable of altering the structural boundaries of his haunted house to trap customers or isolate targets in pocket dimensions 45.

Crow's Vision & Surveillance Network

• Integrates his consciousness with the countless crows inhabiting his scenarios 45.
• Applications & Limits:
  • Provides a 360-degree, blindspot-free visual feed of his entire property and the surrounding amusement park 20.
  • Enables him to remotely monitor visitors, track targets like Zhang Peng, and coordinate staff movements without physical presence 36.

Ghost Eye & Psychic Penetration

• A specialized optic perception ability 52 89.
• Applications & Limits:
  • Allows him to pierce through disguises, see hidden entities, and scan human targets down to the soul level 89.
  • Capable of instilling primal fear or psychological shock into opponents, forcing even arrogant streamers and hostile entities to back down 52 89.

Make Nightmare Dreams Come True

• A reality-warping consciousness power unlocked through employee maximum favorability 110 119.
• Applications & Limits:
  • Connects human consciousness to parallel fictional or paranormal dimensions, such as the Mystery Revival universe 120.
  • Traps targets within generated simulation environments where they must survive under strict systemic rules 120.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Severed Human Hands: A pair of pale, bloody female hands drawn from the system roulette that absorb supernatural ghosts 1 6.
• Damaged Videotapes (Lost Media No. 008 & No. 009): Cursed cursed-media items obtained from system rewards 25 33.
• Charred Toy Straw Hat: A keepsake prop connected to an arson incident in the Third Ward used to influence ghost children 58.

Relationships

• Chen Ge — Competitor and eventual uneasy ally; their fierce rivalry drives the commercial and supernatural escalation of New Century Amusement Park 1 119.
• Uncle Xu — Amusement park manager; maintains a cooperative relationship with Zhang Ze, appreciating the massive visitor traffic and revenue Zhang Ze's haunted house brings to the park 1 31.
• Shen Yue — Ticket seller and probationary employee; loyal and straightforward, she manages the front desk and handles daily visitor reception 32 34.
• Old Zhou — Haunted house NPC guide; a former victim of the cursed painting who now assists with running the Crow's Nest scenario 16 21.
• Li Yang — Haunted house employee and NPC; assists in luring and scaring visitors within the forest scenarios 22 23.
• Little Door — Haunted house resident and employee; holds a deep hatred for the killer Xiong Qing, providing Zhang Ze with high affection and special mission unlocks 105 110.
• Lin Xiaomei — Investigative reporter from Mystery Case Tracking Studio; initially antagonistic and skeptical, she repeatedly visits his haunted house and provides accidental publicity 19 25.
• Zhang Peng — Criminal from the Fuan Apartments Massacre; manipulated by Zhang Ze into entering the haunted house, where he is subjected to an endless cycle of torment and terror 34 36.

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Transmigration and Establishment Arc: Zhang Ze transmigrates into the novel's universe, activates the Terror World Haunted House System, and rents the bumper car venue across from Chen Ge to open his competing business 1.
• The Murderous Painting & Crow's Nest Arc: He completes his first 2-star supernatural place quest, recruits haunted house staff from the painting, and shocks the media by scaring high-profile investigators unconscious 7 16 24.
• The Criminal's Nightmare Arc: He takes revenge on the fugitive Zhang Peng by trapping him inside the Door-After World to study the psychological breaking point of a murderer 34 36.
• Expansion and the Haunted House Major Arc: Zhang Ze continuously introduces new multi-ward scenarios, coordinates short-drama promotions with actress Bai Xiaoxiao, and ultimately organizes the first-ever Haunted House Major esports-style speedrun tournament 86 126.

Notable Quotes

"As a haunted house worker, pursuing the ultimate horror effect is my fundamental goal. I guarantee that my haunted house is scarier than Boss Chen's haunted house across the way!" 19

"If something happens to you by accident in the future... I'll take over your haunted house too." 7

Trivia

• His haunted house was originally a run-down, dust-covered Bumper Car Venue before being converted by the system 1 32.
• He frequently draws comparisons from park visitors and media to the cartoon rivalry between the Krusty Krab and the Chum Bucket 19.