Fresh out of pharmacy school in Tokyo, Haruka takes a job at a small pharmacy in a remote village, where the air is clean, the people are kind, and the nights are darker than anything she knew in the city. Her favorite part of the work is visiting an elderly patient who lives alone deep in the forest. But after two weeks away on a family emergency, she returns on a stormy morning to find something she can’t explain waiting for her in that house.In this episode of Hong Kong Horror, I share Haruka’s true experience from rural Japan, then look at what happened through a Chinese cultural lens, including the beliefs about yin and yang, the soul, and the weeks after death that might explain what she saw. Was it something to fear, or something else entirely?Turn down the lights, get comfortable, and let me know your theory in the comments before I share mine.New episodes every week, so subscribe and turn on notifications if you’d like to join the Hong Kong Horror family.

Late night taxi drivers in Hong Kong see things most of us can't even imagine. But what happens when a simple drop off takes you too deep into a rural village during Hungry Ghost Month?Tonight, we follow Uncle Ming, an older night shift driver who picks up an injured woman on a humid summer night. Her destination is a walled village past an old temple, but navigating the pitch black alleys leads Ming into a terrifying predicament.Turn down the lights, get comfortable, and let’s dive right into this one.

Welcome back to another episode of Hong Kong Horror. Tonight, we’re diving into two terrifying, viewer submitted stories.In our first story, we follow Gary, whose reckless teenage years in the 90s left his Yang energy completely depleted, opening a door to strange occurrences in his life. Then, we hear from Sana, whose experiences similar things on the other side of the world. For her, what started as a heavy, dark presence in a Kolkata alleyway when she was just six years old slowly escalated into a terrifying case of possession and a sinister declaration from the other side.Are these random encounters, or something much darker? Turn down the lights, get comfortable, and let's break down the folklore behind these terrifying true experiences.What do you think was really going on with Gary and Sana? Let them know your theories in the comments below!