Currently in preparation for physical publication and screen adaptation—stay tuned! There are no ghosts in this world; the science of trace evidence can explain every supernatural case. A hidden genius, expelled from the police academy, now unveils the secrets behind bizarre and bloody crimes: the Phantom Banquet Case, child ghosts kept by celebrities, murders driven by voodoo, the “Ghost of the Month” phenomenon, the predator case… This is the first major work from Black Rock to employ forensic trace analysis in decoding supernatural mysteries, and stands as their most professional work of criminal investigation and detective fiction to date..

Octopus Neighbor Updates— A Collection of Stories Featuring Non-Human Male Leads All male protagonists are hopelessly in love, possessive, and extremely jealous and exclusive toward anyone around the heroine. 1. The Experimental Monster (Completed) Things began to go awry when the laboratory produced a new experimental subject. He possessed delicate, almost human features and a flawless body. As the assistant renowned for her gentle nature, she was assigned to care for him. But the creature, once curled up in the darkness and watched over by her alone, gradually developed a gaze that grew shadowed and unbearable... 2. The Butterfly Boy (Completed) He was a beautiful youth trapped in a spider’s web, his features striking and vivid. After Yuwan went to great lengths to rescue him, she never expected anything in return. Yet, the boy clung to her, his back adorned with gem-like, iridescent wings that trembled gently, mirroring the blush on his face whenever he looked at her. 3. The Bride of Good Fortune (Completed) Tingyu was to marry the eldest son of the Zhou family. Though it was called a marriage, it was in truth a union meant to bring luck to the family. When Tingyu met her soon-to-be husband, he was already lying deathly pale in his coffin, devoid of breath. Still, the wedding proceeded. Tingyu suppressed her terror, quietly counting the hours until the wedding night passed. Yet, in the flickering candlelight, she saw with her own eyes the man who had been buried rise before her, dressed in wedding robes, smiling gently. 4. The Incubus Brother (Completed) While living with her mother at her stepfather’s house, Jiangjiang was often drawn to a fragile, beautiful boy. The housekeeper told her he was the illegitimate son of her stepfather, his past filled with hardship. Pitying him, she cared for him and tolerated his ways. Yet, beneath his obedient façade, the “little brother” gradually revealed a malice long hidden. By the time Jiangjiang sensed something amiss, he had already entangled himself around her, refusing to let go. Worse, he harbored deep resentment towards any male friends or acquaintances she had. 5. The Aberrant Mushroom (Completed) Wen Yan, together with other survivors, arrived at a renowned university now overtaken by endless strands of white mycelium. It was one of the few remaining safe havens. Hungry to the point of pain, Wen Yan was approached by a gentle young man holding a handful of mushrooms. With a shy smile, he secretly cooked her a pot of fragrant mushroom soup. Moved to tears, Wen Yan eventually fell asleep. Only then did the gentle youth allow his gaze to linger on her face without restraint, as white mycelium silently spread around her, weaving an invisible net that enclosed her completely. 6. The Octopus Neighbor Ever since saving an octopus trapped in the sand by the sea, Shang Jing’s life had become increasingly strange. First, there was the persistent dampness in her home; then, she would wake to find her legs and arms slick with some sticky moisture. Even the new neighbor next door looked at her with a gaze that grew more intense and blatant with each passing day. 7. The Obsessive Childhood Friend An unknown pathogen swept through the city, transforming people into monsters capable of killing at any moment. Qiu Li, trembling with fear, could only trust her childhood friend. But one day, the gentle, bashful boy suddenly became a monster himself, with four pairs of black bristled limbs like spider legs sprouting from his back. They reached for her—and then pulled her into a monstrous embrace. 8. The Serpent Boss On every night she was forced to work overtime, she felt a dark, oppressive gaze upon her. Yet whenever she looked up, she saw only the office of her boss, tightly concealed behind blinds... 9. The Innocent Merman, the Drowned Lover, the Doll Companion, the White Wolf Mother... ———————— Stories of a similar kind can be found in “Monster Lovers,” already completed with eight tales featuring mermen, tentacles, spiders, lizards, and robots. Curious readers are welcome to take a look!.

A gifted graduate fresh from the police academy, by a stroke of fate, encounters the Third Aunt—a spirit medium who once saved his life as a child. A mysterious piece of obsidian jade transforms him into an extraordinary police officer, and certain things become forbidden to him..

I am a girl from the countryside, lacking the glamour and beauty of a star, yet blessed with a kind heart. What brought me joy was being hired as a worker at our village’s agricultural factory. However, one night as I was returning home, I encountered a deadly female ghost, and ever since, I fell into a stupor. It was not until a fox spirit goddess appeared one day and rescued me that my fate changed—she possessed me, and from then on, I could suddenly see all manner of terrifying ghosts..

In the endless realms, amidst soul-bound trials, SCP anomalies, and a cybernetic wasteland, steam-powered airships reign supreme in the skies, unleashing countless bombs to obliterate the murmurs and babbling nightmares lurking beneath the ocean's abyss. Space stations in synchronous orbit plummet and shatter, exposing and crushing the malign aberrations hidden within the darkness. Before twisted idols, penitents kneel, licking their bloodied wounds in remorse, as they purge the miraculous evils born of suffering. I wander between illusion and reality, becoming the very nightmare that humanity most dreads, savoring each forbidden dream named taboo, until I finally reach the end of all cycles—the Great Beyond. "Father, if I told you I could bring things out from artificial dreams, would that sound insane?" "My child, when I was young, I too dreamed wonderful dreams of battle, and when I awoke, I brought my son into the world with me. It's a perfectly normal and healthy experience..." Behind the confessional’s black silk veil, the priest's mechanical eye flickered with a dangerous crimson glow, while beneath his dark robe, an electromagnetic firearm subtly raised its barrel. "You may have misunderstood what I meant..." The young man rose and drew open the curtains. The neon-lit, rainy night outside was instantly transformed into a world of steam-powered airships, colossal ancient dragons, and countless monstrous aberrations. The man smiled and said, "I really can bring them out.".