Ghost Coffin

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Summary

My name is Yin Shisan. My family has made coffins for generations and also takes on jobs cursing petty villains, reading feng shui, finding dragon veins, and occasionally robbing tombs. The story begins with a widow from the neighboring village hanging herself strangely from an old tree at the village entrance: after her death her grudge does not disperse, and people in the village die one after another. Mr. Kong comes to ask my grandfather to work through the night to make a willow-wood coffin painted a bleak red and studded with black dog's blood. Just before the coffin is to be carried out, my mother gives birth to me at the door of the coffin shop, and my life becomes entangled with these yin affairs. Thereafter, under the name Yin Shisan, I am drawn into one eerie incident after another involving evil spirits and strange tomb happenings, from rustic ghost tales all the way to secrets of dragon veins and feng shui, until everything is resolved in a choice between life and death.

Editor's review

Suitable for readers who enjoy rustic paranormal tales, coffin-shop craftsmanship, and tomb-raiding and feng shui elements. The opening's haunted widow and coffin-making details have a lively folk flavor, and the protagonist's bantering narration adds some satisfying punch. Weaknesses: the plot is rather scattered, and the later involvement of feng shui and dragon veins feels somewhat jumpy; the prose is colloquial, so readers of serious horror may find it insufficiently steady.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers who enjoy folk paranormal tales and rustic weird tales
People interested in feng shui, coffin shops, and tomb-raiding themes
Web-fiction readers who prefer first-person bantering narration

Not a good fit for

Readers seeking rigorous horror atmosphere and literary quality
Readers who dislike tomb-raiding and supernatural-superstition elements

Reading tips

Read the first few chapters to get a feel for the rustic paranormal and coffin-shop setup before deciding whether to go deeper
Skim the feng shui and dragon-vein parts; focus on the passages where the protagonist deals with paranormal incidents
Note that chapter titles include phrases like “please recommend” and “please bookmark”; simply skip them

FAQ

What genre is this book?

A paranormal-horror web novel with feng shui, tomb-raiding, and folk-taboo elements, narrated in the first person.

What does the protagonist Yin Shisan do?

His family runs a hereditary coffin shop; he can make coffins, read feng shui, find dragon veins, and occasionally rob tombs.

Where does the story begin?

It begins with a widow from the neighboring village hanging herself, the village becoming haunted, and Mr. Kong asking the protagonist's grandfather to rush out a coffin.

Is it suitable for timid readers?

It has haunted and corpse descriptions; timid readers are advised to read it in daylight or skip the horror passages.

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About the author

Jiangshan Wange Author

Jiangshan Wange is a web-fiction author about whom little public information is available; the real name, nationality, and dates of birth and death have not been disclosed. Judging from the five works held in the collection, the author's writing spans military fiction, alternate history, futuristic science fiction, and horror thriller. Representative titles include The Strongest Arms Dealer, The Strongest Arms Dealer (alternate title), My Life as an Arms Dealer, Iron-Blooded Strife in the War of Resistance, and The Ghost Coffin. Several of these works center on the figure of the arms dealer, focusing on weapons transactions, power struggles, and commercial adventure; Iron-Blooded Strife in the War of Resistance draws on the War of Resistance era and follows a passionate warfare路线, while The Ghost Coffin moves into horror and thriller territory. Overall, the author is skilled at building plots around strong genre elements with brisk pacing, appealing to readers who favor male-oriented and premium fiction.