Chinese Ghost Stories: The Underworld Lawyer

This ghost story was completed in China in 1679. The protagonist, Shen Du, lost his father to a wrongful conviction. With no one willing to hear his grievance in the mortal world, consumed by unyielding despair, he ventured down to the Underworld to file a lawsuit. The journey of seeking justice in hell was fraught with countless hardships, and the tale follows his arduous struggle to clear his father’s name in the end.