A legend haunts Fenghe Village: whenever two deaths occur, a third will follow. To break this fatal cycle, the villagers perform an ancient rite known as the Straw Man Ritual. When Yan-Yu arrives in search of her missing sister, what she finds unsettles her—red coffins displayed outside every home, straw figures mysteriously shifting positions, and a strict curfew that forbids anyone from going out after 10 p.m.
As her investigation deepens, the village’s unspeakable secrets begin to surface. From the moment one sets foot in Fenghe Village, escape is no longer possible. With suspicious villagers and knife-wielding scarecrows, what was once a sightseeing spot becomes a chilling hunting ground.
Rendered in a dark, richly detailed realist style, artist Xuan Lee adapts Scarecrow from Zuiluili’s horror series Whispers in the Night. Drawing on traditional Chinese customs and beliefs, the story leads readers into a world of cult ritual, occult practices, and human sacrifice—a place where the boundary between the living and the dead grows terrifyingly thin.