Bǐ xiān jīnghún

Xiao Wu, Mu Fan, Liu Sisi, and Ling Fei’er are two couples who rent an old, traditional courtyard house.

One night, the power went out, so the four decided to play the `Pen Spirit´ game. But in doing so, they broke two major rules of the game: they asked the `Pen Spirit´ how it died and forgot to send it away at the end.

(T/N; 笔仙; Bixian, the actual meaning in English is ´Pen Fairy, but the translator feels that the Fairy is identical to a visible creature that has positive energy and is often depicted with beautiful creatures, for example: Tinkerbell, etc. But in this story, looking at the storyline, this is a story about a spirit summoning game board or the same as OUIJA, with a lot of negative energy and dark vibe. So, the Translator will use the word ‘Pen Spirit’ instead of ‘Pen Fairy´.)

They were warned that if they didn´t properly send off the `Pen Spirit´, it would haunt them relentlessly. This curse would only end with their destruction.

A mysterious old woman dressed in black, an eerie black cat, strange looks from their neighbors, lurking shadows, a landlord who lives in a cemetery, and haunting songs that play in the dead of night—all these leave the four trapped between nightmare and reality, on the verge of collapse.

Who has been possessed by the ´Pen Spirit´? How can they lift the curse? Behind the string of terrifying events, who—or what—is lurking in the shadows?

This novel has been made into a film with the title ´Death is Here´, directed by Guan Er. The film was released in all cinemas in China on June 8, 2012, and online playback platform: IQIYI.