The concept of “ghost” in Taiwan goes beyond scary story characters and earthbound souls to embrace the idea of life persisting in another form. Thus, the ghostly characters in this archetypical work of Taiwanese paranormal fiction seek assistance rather than salvation from the mortal realm to end their earthly encumbrance. This is the solid foundation that underpins the ghost-mortal relationship in Spiritspeaker Studio.
Across the ages, ghost stories have offered a platform for raising and discussing difficult social and human issues, shining hope into life’s darker corners, and speaking out for justice. In Spiritspeaker Studio, spirit-permeated smartphones add an interesting new twist on the human-ghost relationship in an expansive story revolving around the trials and tribulations of dysfunctional families and the issue of sexual predation, the latter of which leads readers smoothly into Book 2.