The Cursed

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Summary

The family of the town mayor of Yulin is brutally massacred and dismembered. Trainee police officer Bai Jun accompanies his uncle to inspect the scene, but in the wardrobe he encounters a woman in white—a ghost—and is cursed by a vengeful spirit in red. His grandmother realizes he has run into "something unclean," and from then on Bai Jun is dragged into a series of bizarre incidents: monstrous corpses in mountain villages, wronged souls in dry wells, little ghosts carrying a palanquin, red wax binding spirits, deadly infant spirits in hospitals, and a headless woman in a funeral home appearing one after another. To break the curse and uncover the origin of the vengeful spirits, he struggles to survive step by step through horror and death loops, ultimately reaching the final chapter.

Editor's review

A typical long-form supernatural novel in the folk-taboo style. The opening massacre and the wardrobe ghost grab the reader immediately, the atmosphere is built directly, and unit-style eerie tales come one after another—suitable for readers who love Chinese-style horror and bizarre suspense. The protagonist's police identity lets the investigation and ghost-encounter lines run in parallel. Weaknesses include a strong sense of repetition in the unit structure and a rushed ending; the author states that due to limited energy, the work was not completed as originally planned, so readers seeking rigorous deduction or a fully developed long arc should be prepared.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers who enjoy Chinese folk horror and folk taboo themes
Readers who prefer unit-style eerie tales with one bizarre incident after another
Readers who can accept a long serialized supernatural novel that has been completed
Readers interested in exorcism, curse-breaking, and a protagonist's growth under a curse

Not a good fit for

Timid readers who fear ghosts and dislike bloody dismemberment and horror descriptions
Readers who prefer rigorous honkaku mystery and demand logical closure

Reading tips

Treat the opening massacre as a prologue and focus on how Bai Jun is gradually drawn into the curse and the chain of events
Reading by unit chapters is easier; you can pause after each eerie tale concludes
The rushed late-stage ending is due to the author's limited energy—don't expect every foreshadowing to be neatly resolved

FAQ

Is this book scary? Can a timid person read it?

The book directly depicts fierce ghosts, dismembered corpses, and folk taboos; the horror level is quite high, so the timid should proceed with caution.

Who is the protagonist?

Trainee police officer Bai Jun, who is cursed by a vengeful spirit in red after encountering a ghost at the massacre scene.

Is the story completed?

It is completed, over seven hundred chapters, ending with a final chapter.

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About the author

Meiyou Yingzi Author

Meiyou Yingzi is the author's name; the English name is given as Meiyou Yingzi. Nationality, dates of birth and death, and other personal details are unknown, and publicly available information is limited. The library currently holds two works by this author, Gui Ming (Ghostly Fate) and Xiong Ling Ren (The Fierce Spirit), commonly classified under premium fiction, horror and thriller, and suspense and mystery. Judging from the available bibliographic information, the author's writing centers on horror and suspense, building eerie and unsettling atmospheres and using supernatural elements and layered suspense to drive the plot. The two works share similar themes, both revolving around paranormal events while combining tension with a sense of deduction. Because background information about the author is scarce, their true identity, writing history, and overall development cannot be confirmed; readers and researchers can only infer stylistic tendencies from these two works.