Patrick Lugo
Happy Little New Year!
February 10th marks Little New Year ( 小年). The celebration of Little New Year takes place a about a week before the Lunar New Year. In northern China the Little New Year is celebrated on the 23rd day of the 12 lunar month for 4723, Year of the Green Snake. In southern China it is celebrated on the 24th day instead. Perhaps …
Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio
Read 1 of the nearly 500 “marvel tales” found in Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio the 1880 translation of Liáozhāi Zhìyì (聊齋誌異) by Herbert A. Giles. London – It’s a collection of stories or by Qing Dynasty writer Pu Songling (蒲松齡)
Jiāngshī (殭屍) the hopping vampire
Yaoguai Wednesday continues with a spotlight on Asia’s most iconic undead creature of folklore the Jiāngshī (殭屍) or hopping vampire. Don’t be fooled by it hopping it is also capable of giving chase by running, and if sufficiently ancient, flight.
Yaoguai Wednesday week 1
With the season of the UNDEAD Kungfu Ghost Killer upon us, let’s look at the creatures he contends with. first up: The Face Swiper (Shuāliǎnguǐ 刷臉鬼) #UKGK
ALIVE! October 1st – UNDEAD KUNGFU GHOST KILLER!
on October 1st 2025 we’ll be launching A TIger’s Tale’s very first Splatter-tacular Spinoff Comic, perfect for the season – UNDEAD KUNGFU GHOST KILLER #1. UKGK.site will take you there.
The Tale of Zhong Kui
Zhong Kui (鍾馗) is a Taoist deity in Chinese myth, traditionally regarded as a vanquisher of ghosts and Yaoguai. He is depicted as a large man with a big black beard, bulging eyes, and a wrathful expression. Zhong Kui is often accompanied by the five bats of fortune, the Wufu (五福), or the five blessings: “health” (康寧), “wealth” (富), “long life” (壽), “love …